From: Alan Yeomans Re: Dabchicks vs Laser

Below is the reason we sold my sons dabchick three years ago.

The problem with the dabchick from my sons point, and I think from a lot of kids is one of height and weight. He sailed a Dabchick until he was fifteen but always found it awkward to sail and was always towards the back of the fleet and therefore lost interest in sailing. He then took over my Laser, and I have not got it back since he is now eighteen. The speed in which a Laser can get up on to the plane is exciting for kids plus the fact that they can race against the local top sailors including Olympic hopefuls (their heroes) is a big draw. From my point I my spending less time repairing boats (I wondered sometimes was my hobby sailing or woodwork) and more time sailing my Enterprise and sailing on my friends keelboat. On the point of price I think the cost of a competitive second-hand Laser is far cheaper than a Dabchick and is basically maintenance free.