Best Value For Money Single Hander <£1k

Originally posted by chris_wht rs600 or contender have got to be my leading choices

IMO it is very unwise to part with anything less than about two grand if you want a Contender (unless you like boats that break all the time and then break you when hauling them up any slipway steeper than the slightest or slight slopes).  A grand will buy a lot of grin with RS600 or Lasers, I have also had a huge amount of fun and great racing in two sub £1k National 12s in past years, where the class have racing for older numbers along side the newer stuff and there is decent take up (or was anyhow, haven't been paying so much attention recently)

Its likely, of course, that the more complex the £1,000 pound boat you buy is the greater the maintenance overhead, which is something to consider.

Originally posted by sawman I think I did a similar threat last year, john. the general consensus being that for the budget a laser is the safest option - more predictable, always going to find someone else to race against

And you'll not lose much when you sell it.

For pure giggles and entertainment you get one hell of a bang from a 600

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