Size is a decision based on Function
My original boat was a smaller boat because that was what I could afford then and I wanted to see how sailing fit my wife and I. I have loved sailing since I was 12 years old but I didn't know what my wife would expect. A few years after I bought my Hunter 22 I noticed that I wasn't trailering the boat and I was leaving it in a slip. I was also a little nervous because of posts that I have read in regards to the centerboard (never had any problems with it but I didn't like the noise it would make when we had a chop in the ancorage). I also wanted an enclosed head and a little more room. Some new docks with descent depth opened up in my area at the same time I had some money to spare because of equity in my house. My wife agreed to us getting a bigger boat so I decided a price limit and checked for a boat in that range. I found that the Catalina 30 fit my needs perfectly. That is what I bought. Someday I intend to get a slightly bigger boat because I want to go down to the Bahamas when I retire. I want more room for storage and because I will be living on the boat for a little time. The size of a boat means nothing to me. I love to hang out with other sailors regardless of what they sail. There is no difference to a person sailing a Catalina 25 than a person sailing a Hunter 38. We all have a general love for what we do and the water. One of the most interesting people that I have met while sailing was a guy who was sailing a 16 foot sailboat around the bay. At night he had a boom tarp that went over the boat so that he had sleeping quarters. I met him at Tangier Island and then Chrisfield, MD.
My original boat was a smaller boat because that was what I could afford then and I wanted to see how sailing fit my wife and I. I have loved sailing since I was 12 years old but I didn't know what my wife would expect. A few years after I bought my Hunter 22 I noticed that I wasn't trailering the boat and I was leaving it in a slip. I was also a little nervous because of posts that I have read in regards to the centerboard (never had any problems with it but I didn't like the noise it would make when we had a chop in the ancorage). I also wanted an enclosed head and a little more room. Some new docks with descent depth opened up in my area at the same time I had some money to spare because of equity in my house. My wife agreed to us getting a bigger boat so I decided a price limit and checked for a boat in that range. I found that the Catalina 30 fit my needs perfectly. That is what I bought. Someday I intend to get a slightly bigger boat because I want to go down to the Bahamas when I retire. I want more room for storage and because I will be living on the boat for a little time. The size of a boat means nothing to me. I love to hang out with other sailors regardless of what they sail. There is no difference to a person sailing a Catalina 25 than a person sailing a Hunter 38. We all have a general love for what we do and the water. One of the most interesting people that I have met while sailing was a guy who was sailing a 16 foot sailboat around the bay. At night he had a boom tarp that went over the boat so that he had sleeping quarters. I met him at Tangier Island and then Chrisfield, MD.
