Com-Pac 16 - a good sail?

[mdsdurango]

I was attracted to a very sweet little Compac 16 on the internet that sold before I got there. I've been actively searching for a small trailer able boat and like the looks of these little boats but - how do they sail? Are they Fun? Fast? Stable? Safe?
Asking all Compac 16 owner to chime in.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[sailingandsuch]

Although I'm not a Compac 16 owner, I'll chime in anyhow.

Before I got my little gem of a boat I was considering a Compac 16 as an option and I liked it. I have been around a few but never sailing on one.

One thing I like to do is read about adventures in small sailboats. I read a few of people on Compac 16's, here are the links if your interested. A lot of times they will give hints of how the boat handles and sails in their journals.

http://www.adventurevista.com/Cruising-Florida-2010.php
http://www.valsimon.com/SailingtotheBahamas.htm

 

[KevinSeise]

I just took my 1978 Com-Pac 16 out for the first time yesterday. She was quick, stable and fun. I had three adults and two kids on board with light winds and we were doing 6 mph. When we caught the wind gusts she listed over, but we were never close to flipping.

I will probably have to order one of those owners manuals I keep hearing about, but a couple of morons who never sailed more than a Sunfish figured it out and had a blast.

 

[Donman]

I have just bought one, haven't taken it out yet still trying to gather a few things to get it ready to go out.