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A new sailboat from LP? Maybe trying to compete with the RS Areo?
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Hi Tag, I really like the RS Quest too. It's roomy but still not too big and the jib and spinnaker might be a lot of fun.If I was buying a brand new Sunfish-sized boat, it for sure would be a Rocket.
But honestly if I *was* going to buy a new sailboat, it’d probably be a RS Quest - much more comfortable for taking a couple people out on the water.
Since a new Melges 14 costs about $9,000, I assume the $30,000 boats you are finding are Melges 24s? Or maybe Melges 20s? Both are very different than Sunfish and Melges 14s.A used Melges, with several sails and a trailer, can be had for $30K. How many fleets of Sunfish would that kind of money buy?
If you want a Melges 14 and don’t want to pay $9,000 for a used one, you can buy a new one here for under $9,000. Melges 14 • Shoreline SailboatsEven a used Melges 14 is $9,000, and one Melges 20 I'd overlooked exceeded the $30,000 Melges 20 price I'd quoted earlier. Scows, which I like, are plentiful at the link.
Link: Used Boats - Melges
I've ordered a Rocket for July delivery that is heading to the bay area. @norcalsail Get in on the action and we can get a fleet started.If I was buying a brand new Sunfish-sized boat, it for sure would be a Rocket.
But honestly if I *was* going to buy a new sailboat, it’d probably be a RS Quest - much more comfortable for taking a couple people out on the water.
True - It is all about the class, fleets and people. Just wish LP didn't build the new ones!If I were going to spend money on a new boat, it would be a Sunfish, with its enormous popularity since 1953, the Class Association and this Forum.
The Rocket does look cool, "The boat was designed and developed by Steve Clark, President of Vanguard Sailboats 1987-2007, and his son Dave Clark, the president of Fulcrum Speedworks." Possible the direction that the Vanguard Sunfish would have tacked had it not been for the One Class Design philosophy.