Singlehanded skiff? Which one?

This MPS & 700 PY's are an age old debate.

There has only been 2 events where any number of boats have raced each other and that is the tide ride ...

http://www.mustoskiff.com/reports-and-news/2006/tide-ride.ht m

Both were pretty much a MPS whitewash. But was that the boat or the level of skill in the fleet?

My personal view is that the 700 PY should be raised to match the MPS.

Your budget will get you a more competitive RS600FF than a foiling Moth of the same price. The 600 is a one design so as long as it's in good condition it will be up to speed. You can get a foiling Moth for under £4k, there's one on the Moth site for £3600, but it's a 14 year old design so although it will foil it won't be competitive once you master it, so be prepared to have to sell it and buy a more up to date design at some point.

 I think the jury's still out on which is harder to sail and they seem to be similar in performance in breeze, with the Moths foiling earlier in lighter winds, but the best advice for either boat is start with a lowrider then either convert to foils or trade up. It's a lot easier to convert a 600 to foils than a Moth as the 600 has a ready to assemble kit that just requires basic drilling and bolting, but to convert an old Moth you need to customise everything to fit.

Nothing wrong with being ambitious!

Do it - getting wet doesn't hurt (much)