Andy, thanks for the input. I had dismissed (perhaps mistakingly) Sunfish. I had a Dolphin a few decades ago and it was pretty slow. I later owned a windsurfer, that was fast. Once I learned to sail the windsurfer I only bothered driving to lake on windy days.
I guess I was thinking these higher performance boats are more akin to my wind surfer experience than my Dolphin experience. Am I mistaken? Have YouTube videos of sailing on coast in high wind gave me the wrong idea?
I appreciate your thoughts on this.
do people use roof racks for Aero? Not having to own and store a trailer might tempt me up.
I would advise simplicity and portability (ie, light weight) in the beginning for you. The reason is that this will open up as many sailing spots for you as possible. Therefore, as many different sailing conditions as possible.Should I consider RS100, or even a Hobie? In a way the thought of learning a foresail is intriguing, but I may have my hands full anyway with just a main.
I really just need to see one in action... it’s too much $$ to go in blind....
* Edit: After reading your post again, I'm wondering if you were asking the following.When just sailing for fun, would I be sailing an aero on a beam reach (like a windsurfer), instead of a broad, then close hailed tacking?
I would say that an Aero is faster on a beam reach than a Laser. But I get the feeling you may be assuming that you will be able to plane at speed on a beam reach on an Aero. Is that what you meant?Is that different than a laser? Ie does an Aero perform better on a beam reach?