"Bart Senior" scribbled thusly:
What are the best boats for one-design racing?


One-design classes....

Seriously, there are so many different ones because there
are so many different desires people have. I happen to
dislike Flying Scots but it's a great boat for big people
who don't want to hike or trapeze. OTOH I love the Lightning
but it's complex & expensive & hard on the crew.


The categories a

1. Performance Dinghy

OzOne wrote:
Intrnational 14


Great boats but they're really not one-design. It's a
demanding boat but also very rewarding.

I would nominate the Johnson 18... it's a boat that is fast,
will beat beach cats and can plane upwind, yet with no trap
it presents a high need for tactical thinking at every stage
of the race. It's also simple and inexpensive to campaign.

I would like to try one of these.
http://www.boats.com/new-boats/ldcra...80/details.jsp

How about a singlehand dinghy?


2. Small sailboat under 29 feet

OzOne wrote:
Soling


Colgate 26, Sonar, Laser 28, MacGregor 26


3. Mid sized sailboat 30-39 feet

Etchells


Yep


4. Yacht class 40-50 feet

OzOne wrote:
Farr 40


Haven't seen enough of one to say. They have a reputation
for being kinda fragile.


5. One man catamaran

Hobie

Yuck

Cheshire or Nacra 18sq or A-cat


6. Two man catamaran

Nacra


Tornado


7. Under 40' crewed catamaran.

Ohhhhhhh
Lightspeed 32


Reynolds 33
Volvo GP 40



Bonus: Your pick for the hottest one-design class in the foreseeable
future.


The Laser

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