Thank you for that Mary. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

He'll be sailing this:





That is his Topper. In the UK the RYA program starts the kids off in Optimists and Toppers. Some start in RS Fevas. They then move up to Laser 4.7s for the singlehanders or 29ers for two-up sailing. Some kids elect to sail Hobie Dragoons and then move to the H16 with spin.

After that it's the Olympic classes. Rob has already avowed that he wants to sail Tornados, as I did (only better <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />). So I guess if he keeps his place in the squad, he'll go the Dragoon/H16 route.