performance!!!

[scott]

Looking for a performance, trailerable boat in the 22'-25' range. My needs are a bit complicated since I sail on the SW coast of Fla (shallow water and lots of shoals). She needs to perform VERY well and (here the catch) have a swing/dagger board keel/rudder. I'm not brand specific, all ideas welcome. My wife wants a small cabin, I'd rather have an open cockpit and pure speed so we need to meet in the middle.

 

[Miles]

Well, if you really wanna go fast...

look at a Corsair F-24 trimaran. It's trailerable (the amas fold in) and super fast (like 15-20 knots). It draws next to nothing so it would be great for shallow water. The downside is they're not cheap and multi-hulls are a love/hate thing for some people...Have fun!

 

[Trevor]

New Hunter 216?

Hunter's brand new 216 is looking like a performance oriented boat with a small cabin. It's reasonably priced too. I'll have the chance to check one out later this week and will let you know what I think if you are interested. I know I'm excited about taking it out on Tuesday night races in Lake Union! See link below.Trevor

 

[scott]

kewl

The multi hull idea is a great idea. The problem is $$$, actually the problem is the lack of $$$. Those are some seriously expansive boats. As for the Hunter 216, very nice boat, I will be very interested in how it performs.

 

[Clyde]

Santana 2023

The Hunter 216 doesn’t have a full cabin; it has a cuddy cabin that is big enough to store a port-a-potty. If you really want a cuddy cabin instead of a full cabin, then the Hunter 216 meets your requirements. The Hunter 216 is considered a daysailor and not a racer/cruiser. You didn’t say if you were looking for new or used. The only racer/cruiser sailboat that meets all of your requirements is the Santana 2023R. The Santana 2023R is a water ballast racer/cruiser. Unfortunately the company that made them, W.D. Schock, stopped making them, you could get a used one. The Santana 2023R was replaced with the Santana 2023C, a weekend water ballast cruiser. Since the Santana 2023C is made by W.D. Schock than it should be fast, W.D. Schock is known on the West Coast as a racing sailboat manufacturer. W.D. Schock makes the Santana 2023C on a limited basis. You can check out W.D. Schock website or do an Internet search for Santana 2023 owners or try www.santana2023.org, they have a bulletin board you can post your questions about the performance of the Santana 2023C. The Hunter 216 should be the cheapest. Fair Winds.Clyde

 

[Bob]

The biggest factor

is how much you want to spend. It's hard to give advice if we don't know whether your max is 2500 or 25,000.

 

[Edward Steenstra III]

216

I have a 216 now and think that it would fill the bill nicely for what you want. Ed.