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    Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 5:11pm
Yea you can get a trapeze kit for the 2k
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Maybe a laser 2000? Fairly big and sounds ideal to me. You can reef it, race it, cruise and muck about in it. Has a spinny but not sure about a trap.
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only trouble is the boats come form new zealand.
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NS14 sails equally well singlehanded or two up.  It has very small sails, no spinnaker and no trapeze, so is ideal if your crew is inexperienced.  It is also about 5 stone lighter than a Vago and is purpose designed for husband/wife, father/daughter combo's.  It is roughly the same speed as a Fireball, so quick for its type, but not rocket fast - quicker tha the Vago though. 

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If you want slow prehaps a Miracle. But for what you may want the Vago may well be the best choice. I have no experience with them personally but there is one at the club thats always beaten by my 420 apart from downwind!

 



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all the usual as jim said.
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I guess key questions include where do you sail, how fast do you want to go, do you intend to race, how seriously do you intend to race...
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I've sailed the Vago quite a bit and I've got mixed views on it. It can be quite entertaining in a blow, but I don't feel it lives up to the marketing (suprise, suprise). I've always used the jib when singlehanded as I've had issues bearing away after a tack without. I've not seen many people manage to single hand on the wire - mostly it ends up with a broken tiller extension! I also know of a couple of issues with the rudder - the bolts on the pintle seem to have an issue with shearing.
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Here on the forum, you might not get the most unbiased views about the Vago. But to me it tries to be everything anyone would want in a boat. Family sailing, trapeze racer for 2 or singlehanded trapeze boat with spinnaker.
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