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Nodachi
Perhaps I'm premature - which is the reason I've joined this forum - but I learned to sail just this year on the Flying Scot back in the spring and have taken every opportunity I was comfortably able to, to continue sailing that boat and grow proficient in my skills. Moreover, I think I successfully resisted rushing out and buying a boat beyond my needs. However at one point I had the opportunity to sail a 30' sailboat and instantly discovered the significance of the advice of the importance of sailing various boats to discover what you'd like in your own boat. The 30 footer seemed so slow and ponderous that I seemed to think I'd like a smaller, quicker boat and that's when the Ranger 22's came upon my radar screen.I've visited a few websites including the Brazilian one but I speak neither Portugese nor Spanish, so other than appreciating the beauty of the little boat it was uninformative. Although they're no longer made it seems the owners are pretty enthusiastic about this boat so perhaps they're the wrong people to ask but do you Ranger owners feel this to be an adequate choice for a first boat? I don't understand many of the technical terms being discussed here1 such as the 15 - 20 degree point or leaking requiring teflon sheeves, so is a 78 or 79 an overwhelming maintenance headache? I believe I've progressed quite well for the short amount of time I've saild but is much required in sailing skill? I don't recall seeing any galley in the few pictues I've seen so does the 22 have one?Thank you for your time in answering.