Hello All,
I have just gotten interested in sailing at age 63, semiretired. No experience. I live near Knoxville, TN and would be sailing on TVA lakes and maybe later on the Gulf and Eastern coasts. I am looking for a boat with the following criteria:
***about 2000lbs or less, to trailer with my 300D Mercedes
***able to overnight aboard for one or two
***retractable keel for gunkholing and running out of the channel on the lake
***able to singlehand sail
***speedy enough for fun
***relatively stable for inexperienced sailor who doesn't want to capsize
*** old boat OK, would like to stay at about $3K or less, with trailer & motor
If this list of criteria makes no sense, please tell me. I'm thinking some boat(s) from about 19 to 23 feet, built from 1975 to 1990 fit this list, but I don't have any idea which boats would be best. Eagerly await your answers.
I have just gotten interested in sailing at age 63, semiretired. No experience. I live near Knoxville, TN and would be sailing on TVA lakes and maybe later on the Gulf and Eastern coasts. I am looking for a boat with the following criteria:
***about 2000lbs or less, to trailer with my 300D Mercedes
***able to overnight aboard for one or two
***retractable keel for gunkholing and running out of the channel on the lake
***able to singlehand sail
***speedy enough for fun
***relatively stable for inexperienced sailor who doesn't want to capsize
*** old boat OK, would like to stay at about $3K or less, with trailer & motor
If this list of criteria makes no sense, please tell me. I'm thinking some boat(s) from about 19 to 23 feet, built from 1975 to 1990 fit this list, but I don't have any idea which boats would be best. Eagerly await your answers.