Small Boat to teach Grandchild

[captstu]

Hi, I'm interesed in purchasing a small boat - around the size of a Dolphin Senior - to teach my grandchild to sail. Open to suggestiions or offers for a boat you have outgrown.

I want to start with something simple - single sail, dagger board - that would hold an adult and child.

I don't need a trailer - but price is the only reason not to get one.

I'm very handy, experienced (retired ASA instructor), so condition need only be reflected by the price.

Stu@shearwater-sailing.com

 

[JRacer]

O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, trailer required. Probably can find one relatively inexpensive I would think.

 

[capta]

You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to buy his/her own boat, I'd guess that foiling multihulls will be all the rage, so he/she would be a leg up on others who learned to sail on monohulls.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I'd go smaller. Maybe a 420 or 470. The reason I say this is because capsizing drills will teach them to not fear the water. Common sense will of course kick in if a storm is rolling in, they encounter big waves or gusts

 

[rgranger]

There are so many good choices.... I would not get too hung up on a specific brand but ...

Since you have sailing experience.... I'd suggest you nose around the following places

1) Facebook Market Place
2) Offer Up
3) SBO
4) Craigslist
5) sailboatlistings.com

And try to find something that is still in decent shape, sails are not too blown out, has room for at least two people, decent/simple sail controls and the price is right.

The market is always flooded in September (maybe not as much in Florida so widen your search a bit north.)

 

[Steve_Catalina]

Sunfish / Sailfish, I bet there are a few around. Good luck

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I got bored with the Sunfishes pretty quickly as a kid. It was too easy to reach their limit