Walt wrote:

I'm not familiar with the Topaz. Is it like a Topper? If it is,
there's no comparrison with a Laser.

The Topaz is beamier - more like an arrowhead shape in plan. It's a sit-on,
wet dinghy with an open transom. I haven't sailed a Laser, but my experience
of the Topaz was that it was okay in a breeze, but frustrating in light
air - too slow and too tippy. I found it rather cramped and uncomfortable
when I couldn't lean out. Review, blurb, photos, at...

http://www.ybw.com/sp/features/topaz/
http://www.splashdance.com/topaz.htm


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