... regarding this subject i feel i am qualified to reply... But I would have started it; How good are Cherubs to sail!
I have sailed lot of different boats, and windsurfed many boards, raced competitively, both at club and at national level... and so from memory, here are some of them boats what I owned down the years. Single handers inc; Mark, Laser, Moth, Contender, Topper, RS300. Twin boats; Mirror, Enterprise, National 12, Laser 2000, Fireball, Merlin, 505, Lark.
I am now in my 2nd season of sailing a Cherub and currently own 2 old boats, 1 wood =2622 Kokopelli (1984) and 1 carbon kevlar =2663 Sweet Dreamzzz (1995).
The reason I got the Cherub was due to my son, being bored of sitting in a dingo and wanting the 'extreme speed factor'. So my decision was limited... him being little and me being 'FB' size.
So after 2 years what are my thoughts. Well I hope Joe stays small enough - long enough so I wont consider moving onto a bigger boat. Yes i know there are loads of classes out there (and I honestly have sailed most of them at some time or other and the performance, for me, just doesnt give that 'grin')...
But back to the Cherub... Yes it is that good. On the right day the old boats can be nearly as fast as the new boats depending on the rig and sails you use. The grin factor is extreme, the quality of time is extreme. My advise to anyone thinking of having more fun sailing would be to jump in a Cherub and have the blast of your life! You dont have to be an athlete, in fact they can be very forgiving. Bang for Buck, I couldnt think of anything I would rather not tell the wife about.
As well as the boat the 'Cherubists' are also a pretty ace bunch and we all enjoy the secret together. My advise to anyone thinking of having a go is keep looking at the forum to find out where a blast might be for to have a go. It might change your life. It has mine! Dinghy show soon... warm weather on the way!!! 3rd season soon - cant wait!