Looking for buying advice. My GF & I are new to sailing. She owns an Oday 16ft today which we have sailed for past 2 years to learn. We now feel it's time to move up. Ideally, the Cat 22 makes the most sense but we would like to be able to spend the night/weekend on the boat & the 22 just seems to small for us to comfortably sleep (she is 5'11, I'm 6'3). We also want to avoid expensive slip fees & would like to be able to visit different lakes on occasion which moves us to swing keel models. We have been looking at Cat 25 & feel this is the minimum for us to sleep comfortably. However, I have friends who are warning me how difficult it will be for me & my GF to rig the boat on a regular basis & feels it will require too much effort. This does concern me a bit & I was hoping someone could provide their own experiences on this.
Also, since we are sailing newbies, there is concern about learning how to properly rig the Cat 25. I'm looking at a used one now where the owner recently passed away & no one else from the family is able to teach us. I'm sure there are other Cat 25 owners who would gladly step in to provide lessons on rigging & sailing the 25 but wondered how others learned it.
Basically, I'm wondering if the Cat 25 is the way for us to go or should we really be looking more at the Cat 22. Open for any & all advice.
Also, since we are sailing newbies, there is concern about learning how to properly rig the Cat 25. I'm looking at a used one now where the owner recently passed away & no one else from the family is able to teach us. I'm sure there are other Cat 25 owners who would gladly step in to provide lessons on rigging & sailing the 25 but wondered how others learned it.
Basically, I'm wondering if the Cat 25 is the way for us to go or should we really be looking more at the Cat 22. Open for any & all advice.