Hartley Wanderer v Laser Stratos CB

   Looking at purchasing one of the above dinghies, an early Hartley Wanderer or a 2007 Stratos centreboard in good condition.Looking for a dinghy that carries weight well being a 17.5st helm, hopefully is fairly competitive on PY for our club racing but is fairly stable.
I know both are fairly heavy out of the water but my last boat was a K6 so used to it.
Just wondering on your thoughts about the 2 different dinghies

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Corms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Corms Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Hartley Wanderer v Laser Stratos CB Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 4:57pm
	Looking at purchasing one of the above dinghies, an early Hartley Wanderer or a 2007 Stratos centreboard in good condition. Looking for a dinghy that carries weight well being a 17.5st helm, hopefully is fairly competitive on PY for our club racing but is fairly stable. I know both are fairly heavy out of the water but my last boat was a K6 so used to it. Just wondering on your thoughts about the 2 different dinghies
	Neil

Wiclif Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 04 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wiclif Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 6:28pm
	Stratos every time, it is a nice boat to sail and will carry your weight a lot better than the shorter Wanderer. It will also feel more lively. Just be aware that it may be difficult to get new Stratos specific spares as the Stratos is no longer in production I think it also has a good handicap. Go for it!

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 6:39pm
	The Stratos is bigger than a Wayfarer, so a very different beast to a Wanderer, which is more 2000 sized.
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RS400atC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3011	Post Options Post Reply Quote RS400atC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 8:49pm
	With respect, if you have weight to carry, more waterline lenght won't be a mistake IMHO. The Wanderer is not a big dinghy. RS Vision? Why not a Wayfarer? Osprey?