Jun 9, 2002 · 12-16'''' beginner recommendations?? I disagree with your conclusion that the solution to your lack of self confidence is to sail a small sailboat. Small sailboats are usually unballasted, and are therefore less stable than ballasted boats. An unballasted sailboat is much more difficult to sail than a ballasted one.

Apr 13, 2015 · Are you a complete beginner, or just haven't sailed the bigger stuff? Ordinarily I'd encourage you to get some small-boat sailing in first, ie "learn the basics of driving in a smaller car before driving that truck or RV", but if your question is whether you should start out on the Cat-27 before getting the Morgan-32, I'd say you could …

Jun 23, 2013 · Hi, I am a beginner sailboat owner and have been working on a '74 Laguna Windrose since Feb 2012.. so I am trying to learn to sail while having learned (and still learning) how to build/fabricate & repair the darn thing! I have replaced the mast bracket along with the cracked damaged...

Dec 23, 2010 · Having dinghy sailor for the past couple of years I want to move up to a 23ft sailboat. Any suggestions welcome on the best one to go for? Thanks Link to commercial webpage removed. Jeff_H Sailnet Moderator

Jun 5, 2011 · YES I am looking and hoping to find a good used beginner sailboat under 2500. My husband and I would love to learn to sail and enjoy a sail on our lake. We have many years experience in our ski boats and pontoons but want something different and a way to make our lake days more interesting. What advice can you give on any boats in this price range that would work for us? Also is sailing hard ...

Jun 23, 2012 · I am looking to buy my first sailboat, based on the info below does anyone have a good suggestion? size: 22 ft Ballasted keel location: Portland, Maine (Ocean) - boat will be docked all summer "easy" to sail - a forgiving boat for a fist timer cabin sleeps 2 or 3 comfortably large cockpit Price range: under 5k I would like to use the boat primarily for weekend trips as well as casual day ...

Jul 28, 2009 · I'm trying to narrow down my search for my first sailboat, and could use some advice. I'm looking for a good first sailboat for a young couple. We are mostly interested in sailing and weekending on the boat in the Chesapeake Bay. We don't have any children but would like to occassionally take friends out to sail. Ideally, we'd like something simple to sail with simple systems to maintain as we ...

Mar 23, 2013 · Oh my, the Macgregor 25, just like the 26 D/C/S (whichever way you want to call it), are sailboats. Not hybrids. Not motorsailors. Actually the 25 was the one that in 2000 was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame.

Jan 20, 2002 · Can anyone recommend a sailboat for cruising down the East Coast under the $40K mark, I have a wife and two children (and a dog) so the comfort level is important. I''m not looking to race just to relax and enjoy. There seems to be so many options, that any help narrowing them would be a good start.

Apr 14, 2015 · Hey all, I am looking into buying my first sailboat, and I plan to learn how to sail on it as well as live aboard it. I'll be sailing mostly in the Chesapeake Bay, on the East Coast of the US. Now, I started looking first at the 22'-27' range, and found a great Catalina C-27 that I have...