Hello:
I am re-entering the sailing world after 30 year, hobies and 22 ft day sailors as a child and teenager. Now I'm looking for a boat 28 foot minimum, to about 32 for Beaver Lake in Arkansas. While I have and continue to develop criteria for the boat, My main two are for the boat to be set up for single handed sailing, and most important of all is the size of the cockpit. I want to be able to enjoy time with friends without tripping over each other. before I actually make trips to look boats, I would like to be able to get an understanding of cockpit dimensions in some fashion, sq feet, width x length, or some method that can be used to compare. Specifically I would like to be able to understand the differences between the 280, 290 / 306, and the 320.
Can anyone point me to reference materials, or if they have the information, just let me know. Thanks for your assistance.
I am re-entering the sailing world after 30 year, hobies and 22 ft day sailors as a child and teenager. Now I'm looking for a boat 28 foot minimum, to about 32 for Beaver Lake in Arkansas. While I have and continue to develop criteria for the boat, My main two are for the boat to be set up for single handed sailing, and most important of all is the size of the cockpit. I want to be able to enjoy time with friends without tripping over each other. before I actually make trips to look boats, I would like to be able to get an understanding of cockpit dimensions in some fashion, sq feet, width x length, or some method that can be used to compare. Specifically I would like to be able to understand the differences between the 280, 290 / 306, and the 320.
Can anyone point me to reference materials, or if they have the information, just let me know. Thanks for your assistance.