My first boat (other than a Hobbie 14) was an O'Day 19 (often called the Weekender). It met my wife's need of a portapotty inside a cabin. It met my desire to trailer and set up quickly (about 20 minute). With 300 lbs lead spread along the keel and a swing centerboard. It floats in 12 inches of water. I still have this boat. Our second boat was a Capri 22. It was that step up to a wing keel and more stability in higher winds and lets me venture out into the ocean. I started racing in this boat - not as a competitive person, but to simply increase and practice my skills. During several races the wind speed was over 30 knots. I call the Capri 22 a J/22 wannabe. It is really fun to daysail but we have stayed overnight in it - more like camping. I still actively sail this boat. It is moored and ready to use. Rigging this one takes me about 3 hours to splash. It has a very large cockpit (9'-6") and seats 6 adults. Usually keep the number to 4 adults or less. I often sail this boat along. When Covid closed most things, we purchased a Catalina 310. This is meant for coastal cruising and has the room and stability my wife has needed after breaking her ankle several years ago. It is presently (slowly) undergoing a refit. Many things were not to current standards. The previous owners were not "technical". The original owner had "better" ideas when adding things. All the standing and running rigging needed replacing. All of the electronics have been replaced. All of the plumbing is being replaced. My wife had several "requests" that are involving changes to the galley. When we splash next May, it will be like a new boat but without the new-boat price.
My first sailboat was an Ericson 32 that I bought in 2021 and one month later sailed to Alaska from Bellingham, Wa. I had no previous boating or sailing experience...but I have had a lot of different experiences. I had one day of putting up sails and learning before I left. It was a great trip!!
My first sailboat was a Catalina 22...I bought her in the early 90's for $2,500. She came with a trailer, dependable Honda 8 and the mast could be raised by 1 person.....I sailed the crap out of that little boat for 5 years all over Puget Sound and the Salish sea. I then developed a severe case of 2-foot-itis, but I miss the hell out of my C22.
Great review! My 1st boat ever is MacGregor 26D. Yes, a 26 footer with some space, easy to trailer and launch, with a enclosed head and 2 berths. Turning it into a cruiser to support 1-2 weeks trips. I looked at 22 footers but they are too small and tight for longer trips. The MacGregor fits perfectly, I will hang to it for a few years for sure. The ultimate trip would be Bahamas. 😲
My first sailboat was a Catalina 22 poptop. I still have it today. Sailed it from Miami to the bahamas several times people thought was crazy. Pick your weather window and bounce.
Matt Rutherford in one of his podcasts said he ran across a couple who sat in Florida an entire season looking for the perfect weather window to sail to bahamas, but blew the entire season because they kept poo-pooing the weather forecasts.
My wife and I are planning Miami or lower with our Catalina 22 to Bimini in April 2023. Any tips you can offer having done the trip yourself with the same boat? My biggest worry is not the crossing but the cruise ship/ cargo traffic.
@@Land_an_seaThe thought of it is more daunting than the actual task. Keep watch stay clear and pick good water conditions and currents if you’re concerned about waves or wakes. We didn’t come across very much commercial traffic past 3 hours outside of miami. Saw some fishing vessels but never got to close. Good luck!
I have to agree with Dave Crombie. I was totally disappointed that the Rhodes 22 didn't make the list. I don't think there is a 22 on the market that offers more choices of outfitting the boat then General boats. All the different options offered is astonishing. It might be a little slow but more than makes up for it by being so accommodating. And what is really interesting is that they used to offer to by back your boat in order to refurbish it and sell it as used but updated.
Morgan 22. Fantastic boat. Full keel. with retractable center board. I could trim the sails and it would stay on a point like autopilot. I would not hesitate to take to boat offshore in anything less heavy seas. Great racer too with very favorable 259 PHRF rating. You are right about racing. You learn wind shift, current, and how to make the boat go under all wind conditions. I raced a river series and won my share of races. Also raced informal Wednesday afternoon race every week for a while, and commonly flew spinnaker solo. Raced on a few Olsen 30's, and Wavelength 24 also.
Hello sailor friend, in the early 80's I strongly wanted a J22 or J24 sailboat. I was young and I was racing with catamarans (HobieCat 18, Tornado) but I wanted a cabin cruiser-racer without having the money to buy it. So I built a 3T26 by myself, starting from the shell of the prototype that the Italian shipyard practically gave me for free... It took me almost a year and I launched it without an engine, sailing like this for two seasons. I then fitted a small Volvo inboard petrol engine and used it for 4 more seasons before selling it ... It was a small cabin racing boat, very light and fast (won a 1/4 ton cup). I talk about it because the lack of money led me towards a construction project that was perhaps a little crazy but which taught me a lot and the experience has often helped me in the following 40 years of navigation. Your videos are always very interesting and who knows, maybe one day you will talk to the many passionate young sailors about the possibilities of self-building a cruising sailboat. It is an experience that is worth gold! Thank you
Just finished my first crewing experience,, Ten days in the BVI. It certainly helped open my eyes to what I would like in a boat. Thank you for continually providing great information.
Having recently moved from a Catalina 38 S&S to a Cal 2-25 I am very happy. A fantastic pocket cruiser. Simplicity is best! This is the boat we plan to take to the ICW.
Catalina 22, great swing keel boat, very customizable, lots of replacement parts. Sailed and raced two pop-tops in the Keys for 10 years. True, not a great race boat, didn't have a Spinnaker. But it was great for everything from overnight camper to heavy whether coastal cruising.
Another boat of note was the Venture 22. This predated the Macgregor/ Venture 22. They were stout solid little boats. It had a small motor well for the outboard, and a pop top. It was comfortable to camp in and was very fast, and handled very well. It was my first trailer sailor. I actually wish I still had it...
As a McGregor Venture 17 owner, I would argue that the preformance of the boats is so pore that they cant be compared to a catalina which are their closest competotors
I have a Venture 22. Has a yellow and black Spinnaker and complete rigging. The Mac 22 wasn't until 1980, right? I have a Mac 21 also. The differences between the Mac's and the Ventures was the molded interior liners and a heavier swing keel, from what I can see.
@@todddunn945 Nice, I haven't sailed any of my boats yet, as I have been training my kids on other forms of waterworld activities over the years. I have made a YT channel about the quest to find out if the brochure is close in saying that the 21 has been clocked at 17+ miles per hour. I have removed the lifelines and keel. I should have some sort of progress with that and the Venture 22 this summer.
Just moved up from the Catalina 22 to a Yankee 28. The C-22 was a great boat for all the reasons mentioned plus the swing keel is great for gunk holing in the PNW and points very well. It's also a great platform for people who love to tinker and improvise as I do. That being said, I wish I'd known about the Tanzer 22 as an alternative.
I took your advice... sort of... My first boat was a Newport 17 and had it for a year. This spring a Starwind 22, the new version of the Chrysler 22 came available and I worked a deal to swap my freshly restored boat for this "project" that was 95% sail ready. I needed rudder repairs and a little glass work on the transom. I know this is an old video, but I wanted to let you know I appreciate the time you take to make these videos and they are very informative. I never make a decision based on a single source, but after doing more research based on your comments, I believe there are many people that feel the Starwind 22, aka Chrysler 22, is a great boat and when this one is back in "like new" condition, it will definitely have enough value to get us into something in the +35ft range. Just in time for some pre-retirement adventures!
My first boat was a Venture 22, it taught me a lot about sailing and keep my friends and I safe. It is not nearly as good as the Catalina 22 but it was cheep and serviceable and that’s what mattered at the time.
Hello there Mike Quinlan, what year was your Venture? I have a 1976 named "Makai" I picked up a year ago. It was originally sold in Tenn., then went to Texas, and finally in San Diego where I got it. Actually taking it out for the first sail this weekend. Going to hit the lake first before any big water. Gotta do the shakedown...
@@breakingwind_sailing Hi Ron I hope you enjoy your shakedown cruise! I think my 22 was built in 1974, it was a good boat nothing fancy just fun to sail. I understand a Venture 22 can be made to go faster if you upgrade the rig but you lose the simple easy sailing that most Venture sailers are after! Enjoy and be safe!
Just this past summer I picked up a Bayliner Buccaneer 21 ft. It's absolutely amazing. It has 5'9" of headroom and an enormous cabin for a boat it's size. It's not fast but with the full keel it's very comfortable but the best part is it olny has about a 26" draft which makes it perfect for sailing the St. John river and out into the bay of Fundy.
Our first boat, which we have had for 7 years, is a Boomaroo 22 (the Australian version of the Catalina 22) 1983 model. She has taken us safely on many adventures (Moreton Bay, Great Sandy Straits, Pittwater, Kuringai National Park, Witsudays) but the most memorable was the “100 Magic Miles”. - Mackay to Bowen. Audacious for a sheltered water vessel, but despite skipper error from time to time, she brought us safely home and we love her!
My first boat was a 1959 Swedish built Folkboat. We sailed it around Lake St. Clair in Michigan for a couple years. It was a stiff boat but moved along fine if the wind was blowing.
My first boat was a Ranger 22 not the 23 but the 22. It was designed for MORC racing and was the first boat to have Kevlar layed in the hull.great boat. I did a lot off offshore sailing and facing in it.
I got my first keelboat this year. A 1978 Sea Sprite 23 with a full keel (another Alberg design like the Cape Dory and Triton). It feels like sailing a much bigger boat and can handle pretty much anything you throw at it. This winter will see a new 135 genoa and winches for her. I anticipate sailing the Sea Sprite for a long time until I move up to a 35 or 40-foot cruiser.
Hi Tim! After owning a small sailing dinghy in my teens, I have just now purchased my first "real" boat. I've been binging your channel and taking sailing classes over the past year. I've bought a Catalina 22 to sail the inland waters of the Netherlands for the next few years, after which I might upgrade to bigger waters and a bigger boat. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us.
My first was a 1967 Sailmaster 22. Built in Holland, Sparkman and Stevens design. Originally called a Kestrel. Keel/ centerboard design, 1800 lbs of ballast. Easily balanced , in any weather with the right sail combo. An early fiberglass trooper and lovely to look at! Traded up to her big cousin Tartan 27,essentially the same hull with more headroom . The Sailmaster was my favorite.
Awesome top 5! I think in reality most people use a 22' boat for day sailing or a singe night out. Most folks that want to spend more than one night are into sailing enough to buy a larger boat.
My Oday 222 is incredible and search forever for one turn key ready. To me she’s best 22 foot ever. Looks way better inside than Catalina. Great little boat as a starter sailboat.
the o'day 22 really seems like the best all-around to me. a lot of creature comforts. sleeps four, a galley, and a head. you can usually find them all day under $3,000.
Great you mention the poptops, don't know why it is not more widespread, looks like a great solution to have ventillation and headroom at anchor but lower windage and better view ahead from the cockpit underway. Maybe structural concerns?
Nice show! Note on the J-22-- excellent performer but better where it doesn't blow especially hard. There was a fleet on Buzzards Bay but eventually it closed down.
Love your shows! My first sailboat was a Radar 19', had a little dry rot and leaked a bit. Only cost me $100 with the trailer. Had so much fun with her. I would single hand her in Gail force winds and just laugh! What a thrill! Explored all the islands in Mass. bay .... Love sailing!
My first was a Cal 24 with a swing keel. Robin Lee Graham sailed one most of the way around the world so I figured it was seaworthy enough for weekends in So. Cal. Half the time the outboard wouldn't start so I had to learn to sail into the slip. Great boat.
Having owned 4 of the 5 boats on your list, I would still prefer a Precision 21. It has all of the all-around features AND it's fast. Trouble is, once people buy one they hang onto it, so they're hard to find.
Another vote for the P-21. Shoal draft keel with 700 lbs of lead, centerboard trunk in the keel so the cabin sole is flat. Does not depend on a swing keel for stability. 7 foot long cockpit, kick up rudder for getting into shallow places. Large sliding hatch allows you to stand up fully when you pull on your foulies.
Love love love my Precision 21! We’ve taken the kids out on it and they love it while momma loves the speed and beautiful handling! Plus, it’s just SUCH a gorgeous boat to look at! Everything we could want and no tripping over the traveler and lots of open space above and below. Pure joy! 💗💗
I've got the Precision 23, and totally agree. They are super nice. First time I saw one I was sailing my MacGregor 25 and got toasted by a guy sailing what turned out to be a Precision 23. After docking I went over and looked at it to find out what it was. I was so jealous. Several years a couple boats later I was rebuilding the cabin top on an O'Day 20 where it had delaminated aft of the mast step when I saw a 1994 Precision 23 for sale 3 hours North of me. They wanted $7k, a fair price, but more than I wanted to shell out. Kept my eye on it and a week later it was down to $6k. A week later down to $5k. So I inquired and the sellers had another guy coming to look at it from 4 hours away. Ok let me know if he doesn't buy, I said. Next day they called me back and said he wasn't coming, he'd found another boat. I concluded the would-be buyer must be a newb, passing up a Precision 23 for $5k. So I told them I'd be up to see it the next day. Got up the next morning, made the 3 hour drive, and the boat on its trailer sitting up pretty high was very intimidating compared to my Mac 25, which sat low because of its swing keel. Didn't know if I really wanted it because it seemed so imposing, but could tell they were very motivated sellers, wanting me to just "make an offer." So I offered them $4,400, knowing they'd probably have taken less but not wanting to essentially steal it from them, which I was already doing at $4,400, and they took it. One of the best deals I have ever made. Been sailing it from a slip for several years now on Lake Mille Lacs in central Minnesota and absolutely love it! So yes, you cannot go wrong with a Precision. Very roomy cabin, and very good sailing performance.
That's so crazy. Growing up, my Dad had a Cal 22 - it was a really nice boat. Sailed great and was comfortable for a 22. When I bought my first boat...I got a relatively cheap J/22! It is a great daysailer. The big cockpit, light winds are fine, it will move; light weight so when you're docking it is easy for anyone to jump off the boat and onto the dock to wrangle it. Other nice thing about Catalinas and Js are there are a lot of people out there that know them - you can buy stuff for them that fits and is new. There's support out there in terms of parts/pieces AND knowledge.
Our first boat was a sonic 23. Great cabin with very large v birth and two side births… and a cool pop top. Beat just about everything in that size range and bigger. Fun…Fast, comfortable and a great intro into sailing.
for my money what makes the "best sailboat" is one that can safely take you anywhere...my number 1 pick would be the beautiful little around the world tank..The Falmouth cutter 22
I have everything that these 22’s have in my Montego 20’. Sleep 2 adults and at least 2 kids. Weighs in at 2300lbs. And is easy to tow and launch. A great sailing boat.
I’m surprised you didn’t include the Rhodes 22. Yes, a bit expensive, but a lot of bigger boat features like inmast furling. It’s my first boat and I’m still very much a novice, but seems very easy to sail…with pop top up!
My first boat was a Chrysler 22 with a pop top and it worked well for me. I sailed it around Lake Pontchartrain and sometimes out of the Rigolets to do some island hopping along the Gulf Coast. Then I started racing on bigger and faster boats. My favorite was a yellow Lindenberg 22 named Hot Mustard. That was a great boat. It had a PHRF rating of 204. We won a lot of races over the years with that boat. The Ranger 22 is a pretty good boat also. I've never sailed one but they were competitive in our fleet and looked like a solid boat. I found that some of the best racing sailors competed in the J22 fleet.
Oday mariner my dad bought a couple of months ago. Still havent been cruising on it, pure racing at the moment. Hopefully we get another one for cruising Or maybe a Catalina 22.
Great episode. Love all your stuff. You were right on the money last episode talking about a Catalina 27. I crewed my dads 80 something and won so many races.
My favorite boat was my Sirius 21. Had pop top with a canvas enclosure so I had stand up headroom. Plenty of room, had a nice little galley, separate head with a privacy wall. Kick up rudder and swing keel. I wish I never downsized.
As always, it depends upon the mission and the owner. For ease of sailing and interior comfort in a coastal cruiser, you'd be hard pressed to beat a Nonsuch 30. It doesn't point like a sloop, but it's no slouch in the speed department and can take a blow.
My first boat was a Venture 21. It had basic accommodations, but you could add what you needed for very little money. I have never had any interest is racing, but the Venture was fast because it had a decent sail plan and only weighed 1,200 lbs. The boat was easy to trailer due to its light weight and I towed it all over Washington state with my Mopar car (Plymouth Valiant). Incidentally, I have never raced, but I learned everything about sailing that anyone needs to know in the mandatory sailing program at the college I went to.
My first sailboat was "Arcadia" a Chrysler 22. Then Northern 29 followed by Alberg 30, hull #630, then CT 41, the Cheoy Lee 33 offshore and now Contest 38S ketch which you can present in an episode...
Not surprised that the Lindenberg 22 didn’t make the list, because there were only ever like 50 made, but we found one and they are amazing. Designed for micro off shore racing, they’re super fast for a little monohull.
At an overall (bow Pulpit to trailing edge of transom hung rudder) of 23.5' (21' 4" lwl) I want to make a shout out for the Beneteau First-235 ! Not quite 6' standing head room (waaah) but what a boat ! I bought an older one about 8 years ago and it's ability still amazes me. It's accommodations for length is amazing, the biggest 23' boat I have ever been below on ! I done maybe 4 - 3.5 week cruises (and a zillion day sails and overnighters) and I have racked up perhaps 3k NM sea miles so far. Huge boat packed into a small package :)
One I really think that should have been mentioned is sort of a twofer. The S2 6.9 (my own boat) & it’s older sister the 6.7. The 6.7 came about in 1980 & is a fast (for a 22’ boat from the 80’s) boat from S2’s Grand slam series. It had a big cockpit, was easily trailered & launched with its daggerboard style keel, and easy to sail. In 1983 S2 redesigned the boat to greater resemble the popular 7.9. While the hull and rudder remained the same they redesigned the deck, cockpit & cabin to be a mini 7.9. This also resulted in minor changes to the lifting keel & rig to more resemble the 7.9. The 6.9 isn’t quite as roomy as a Catalina 22 and it isn’t as fast as a J/22 but it falls in the middle there with the speed much closer to the J boat than the Catalina. It’s a good boat for day sailing Saturday with the family & then PHRF racing on Sunday with your buddies. A big selling point for me & the #1 reason I bought it over the J/22 was I wanted to trailer launch the boat. The J ticked all my boxes but there were no available slips at my sailing club. With the S2 I could back it down the boat ramp and launch it like a big dinghy. Also a used J/22 demanded a premium which the S2 didn’t. The S2 is a steal for the quality you get for the price, its fast & comfortable for a 22’ boat.
I have a 22-foot Edel. It is my first boat. Apparently 600 were made, with some built in Canada. If you ever create another episode on 22-footers, I’d love to hear about my boat.
I agree with you, but I would have categorized these by sailor's age; like you, I cut my teeth in racing in my miss-spent youth. Mid November on Lake Michigan in 5 foot seas off Chicago, on a J 24. I tended to share my last meal with whatever fish was stupid enough to be under us. In fact, as you know, Sailors have their own language, which at the time, I was not well versed in. After I had reduced our weight by several ounces of McDonald's Big Breakfast and two beers I consumed before 10 AM (Sun is over the Yard Arm SOMEPLACE in this world and purely for speed, honest), one of the crew members looked at me and said, (I swear), "QUICK! Frazzle the Sworsinitzle!" And he said it in such an animated way with a dead serious expression on his face, that meant to me, 'If I don't do this right, the first time, whatever it is, and do it RIGHT NOW, we're all dead!' So, I did what any newbie would do. I turned away and continued my load lightening mission at the rail. But, all ends well, I ended up buying a NACRA 5.0 catamaran, then an MC Scow to race (built at Melges), and then a C Scow, then a Capri 18 (Sail number 318) and then my masterpiece, a $30,000 Boat, Motor and Trailer Catalina 22 wing keel (okay, nobody's perfect) sail number 15048. It was actually a $16,000 (US) boat, motor and trailer, but then I was getting married (to a sailorette) and I figured I wouldn't be able to trade up like I used to, so I added just a few mods; fully battened Main, second set of reef points, 150% roller furling Genoa (CDI), a 22 lbs Bruce anchor with 200 feet of rode, lazy jacks (I prefer the stack pack or Dutchmen - the battens kept getting tangled in the lazy jacks when hoisting the main), Autohelm, two Dryfit Prevailer batteries, the associated battery switches, a remote controlled and electric start 9.9 hp Suzuki with an over achieving alternator to charge said expensive batteries, Stereo with Cassette (it was the early '90s, okay???) and yes, in the day before magenta lines and GPS's, LORAN-C. And a Standard VHF was included and all lines lead aft. She even had a nav/com tower to boot. I would have sailed this thing throughout the Caribbean, all the way to Tobago if I had the time, and felt perfectly safe doing so. But, I knew what I wanted and that's because I raced first. So you are spot on with that assessment. And I am a MOPAR guy. At least until they assumed the position of EV's are the future!. 1970 Dodge Challenger was my High School Graduation present (it's not what you think; it had a 318 and an Autotragic Transmission), but it was my baby. Now, Dodge is going the way of the ZAP heads (motor heads converted for EV dudes and dudettes). So, MOPAR now stands for Mostly Old Parts and Rusting.
With all due respect, expand your horizons and look outside of the USA. They are getting harder to find now, but the French (and Canadian built) Edel 665 is a wonderful 22' boat with nearly everything you could want in a fun, fast, well built sailboat. It can sleep 5 people, has a two burner propane stove, a head, decent size cockpit, two position table (dining and chart), a pop top and plenty of storage, and even a closet. The Edel 6 was the boat of the year at the Pairis boat show in 1976 and the 665 along with the 820 was built in Toronto in the early 80's. This is a boat worth a serious look if you are looking for a 22' sailboat that can do near anything.
Video ideas: You have a winterizing one, how about a dewinterizing or launching checklist? Prepping the boat for summer. 2. Top destinations to visit/stay on local lakes? St. Clair/Erie 3. More sailing! You are racing quite a bit. Get some good footage and discuss some techniques? Keep up the good work!
My Sonata 6.7, thats metric for 22ft, is a fractional Jog (junior offshore group) racer that can sleep 4, head, galley, drop keel, adjustable backstay and forestay, 2 kite hoists, fully battoned main Garry Mull designed rocket. But then I live, race, cruise and love Australia 🇦🇺
This makes me miss my 2nd sailboat, a 1972 Sanjuan mk2 swing keel. I was going to sail it from Maryland to key West,but my plans changed in 2011. I don't miss the 5' tall interior though.
We had a cal 22. Two Reefs and a storm jib, that thing would sing in 25 knots and 8’ seas around Catalina island. Loved that boat. But I’m American and one super size meal to many. We needed Bigger.mostly because we are bigger and less nimble.
Had the catalina in two variations. Excellent trailer sailer. But, my absolute favourite was the Abbot 22 built by Abbot in Sarnia Ontario. You could sail this boat in absolute sh-t and steer with one finger. It reminds me of my favourite car, the Mazda Miata.. I guess I'm lucky to have had both. Love your take on sailboats
Bummer Tim, when I saw 22' hoped you were close to telling the story about my Grampian G23. I did enjoy all you had to say about your list of 5. Still looking to see if the Grampian could become a boat to enjoy a month or two in the Bahamas.
A decently prepared one could do just fine. A friend of mine sailed many boats to the Bahamas. 22 to 50 feet.. His favorite was a Pearson Ariel. We started on a tanzer 22. I agree with the Alberg 22. Really great sailing boat. No standing headroom but for a solo sailor it doesn't matter much. Personally I would go with a flicka 20 if production boat and a Iain Oughtred Grey Seal if going custom built.
Hey. Sorry. I've been kind of avoiding the G23 for a different reason. It might be in poor taste for me to review that boat just yet. I will however. Sorry.
im surprised Oday didnt make the list WHERE IM FROM THEY BUILT ODAY PEARSON AND BRISTAL AND LATER CAL BEFORE THEY ALL CLOSEDUP SHOP IN THE 80s and became just a memory
right on , J22 has best of both worlds and if mom stays behind, dad and a couple of kids can do long weekend cruises on! (or dad stays behind) cheers warren
As well as a hour of racing teaching you more than a weekend of sailing racing in light air will teach you more. For those that learn to maintain momentum in light air you will master the better days faster.
You mentioned the Cal 22... apropos of that, (sort of), *my* first boat was a Cal 21. Swing keel, trailerable, porta pottie, room of four to sleep, (sorta). Even today, probably thirty years after I sold her, I miss that boat. She was a rocket, and I learned so much. I bought her a spinnaker. I sailed her in Raritan Bay Lower New York Harbor. I took her out the day all the Tall Ships Came to New York for the Statue of Liberty's Hundredth. Oh, I miss that boat.
I had a 1977 O'Day .. It was really nice but some JA desided to put it on fire in my driveway late at night so now I no longer have it .. Got it for $500 w/trailer .. Still have the trailer but .. Now I picked up a 1984 McGregor 25 and fixing it up .. I have taken it out last year and looking forward to doing more this year .. Though I am looking for another boat that is a bit bigger so I'm not stooped over when inside .. I want to get out and see the Bahamas sometime in the near future .. I picked up the Mc for w/trailer for $600 .. Having to do some re-wiring and all new cushions along with new bottom paint
I'm looking at a 2000 hunter 212 this weekend for my first boat. Trailer with new tires and spare, newish sails, new led nav lights, new Honda 2.3 engine for $2500.
I learned to sail on a lake in the northeast. Sunfish, sailing kayak(!), and the odd Flying Scott we liberated on weekdays when their owners were in the city working. Later crewed and delivered much bigger boats from J-30s to Nautical Development 56 and a lovely Pearson 365 ketch. I am not surprised that you didn't mention the Marshall or Arey's Pond 22 catboat since you are looking at boats with foresails to learn how to use. The other really important issue to figure out with a partner is whether cruising is anything you want to do. Those catboats seem like a really a perfect introduction to the cruising lifestyle. What do you think?
Hello from Va. I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a marina in Deltaville to have mast stepped and bottom cleaned then I'm heading south on my new to me 1973 32' Irwin. Would love to have a cold one!🍻
I’d like your thoughts on a Tartan 31. Maybe a video on Tartan Yacht would be nice. I’m set to sail from Fl to Bahamas mid March with my Tartan. Having 3 weeks off. Solo sailor
For us Brits.. Don't overlook a Hurley 22.. It was my first boat.. Cheap as chips and is a fast sailer.. Enough room inside to be comfortable and I think that a few of them have crossed the Atlantic. They are also bomb proof..
