RS Quest

Pick the RS Quest when a whole family, or an instructor and two or three pupils, want to go out together. RS developed it with the UK Sea Cadets to replace their aging training fleet, and its wide 4.29 m hull is about as stable as dinghies of this size get, with a self-draining cockpit big enough for four adults. The polyethylene construction keeps maintenance close to zero, and the standard asymmetric spinnaker gives progressing sailors something to learn once the basics are solid. RS calls it the best-selling dinghy of its type worldwide, so used boats from schools and clubs come up regularly. At 140 kg it needs a launching dolly and a few hands, not a roof rack.