Ovington Laser

If non sustainable they will not survive - conversally if  'alternatives' are blatantly over-priced ditto for that version.  The model that LPE are likely to pursue is of  'excellent value' and go for club level and institutional volume sales.  The ILCA model no doubt will stress their 'circus' credentials - after all something like £3k extra is 'well worth it' surely ?!  However if in the next decade sailing gets dropped from the Olympics or possibly the ILCA boat gets replaced while sailing is retained it is doomed.   Personally I'd lean in the direction of the volume model that is less vulnerable to critical decisons made by other organisations.   So if ILCA prices start getting discounted you can draw your own conclusions as to exactly how their commercial model and sentiment are developing !!

The inkjet cartridge pricing model makes massive sense in a class like a laser, and there can be little doubt that the markup on things like sails and spars in percentage terms must have been significantly larger than on the hull.

Going forward LPE are not going to have that boost and you wonder how sustainable their price for the boat can be? 

warranty

you know that a 16st bum hasn't been working those decks in tacks and pummelling the cockpit floor.

But I agree, the right used one - even quite old - is now a good buy