under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat?

[Paceship.org]

I'm loving the Paceship PY23 which has a 20" draft with the steel stub keel and centerboard. I've had it for 20 years and though haven't been looking, haven't really seen anything else so stable in strong conditions - and maybe I'm missing something so asking y'all.

Are the other other low-draft trailer-ables that one would feel confident in strong conditions 100 miles off shore?

Being able to deal with strong conditions is very important, additionally -
self-launchable
sleeps 4
spinnaker capable

I'm looking at getting a replacement PY23 with a strong deck because my balsa-core deck has several soft spots and getting another hull may be easier than re-coring.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

(before cleaning after sitting under a FL tree for 2 years).

 

[dlochner]

The only small off shore capable boat I know of is the 20' Flicka built by Pacific Seacraft.

I would not take a PY 23 100 miles offshore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flicka_20

 

[PaulK]

Norwalk Island Sharpies seem to have good reports on long hauls offshore: https://www.nisboats.com/pdfs/BassStraitHobartCharlieFisher.pdf

 

[garymalmgren]

Now, That was quite a read.
Thanks Paul.

 

[jssailem]

A great story of fierce waters, a well founded boat and the skills of sailors with knowledge of the sea.
Thanks.

 

[Foswick]

I would argue there is no such thing as an off-shore capable boat of any size ... or ... all boats are off-shore capable. The issue is matching the boat to the experience and needs of the skipper and crew - and a range of conditions. The question is more one of how much of a safety margin under what range of conditions does the individual find acceptable.

A friend won some single-handed race from CA to HI in a San Juan 24. Not a boat I would off-shore cruise in, but it suited his situation nicely. Had conditions been treachorous, he could not have raced, whereas some other boats might have been able to. Likewise, had he been less capable himself, the boat would have been inadequate. The boat was matched to the skipper and conditions.

If you are a less capable sailor, you need wider safety margins. If you cannot be as selective about your sailing conditions, you need wider safety margins. If you are more isolated from assistance, you need wider safety margins. And so on.