Since I changed jobs and industries a while back, I am no longer able to do keel boat racing. This left me with a difficult decision.
Which sailing dinghy should I buy? What will I use it for? Where to store it? Tillerman will try and persuade me to buy a laser, because it is simplistic, an Olympic class and very competitive. But what if I want to do a little bit of double handed sailing?
Then Tim will try and persuade me to buy a Enterprise. You can comfortably sail around on the lake, race and take the family out for a little bit of adventure. It has pretty blue sails and are very stable. But what if I want to sail alone?
What if....What if...What if?
People would think I am an old lady struggling to make up my mind over which color serviettes to buy for a tea party. So I made a list of what I want in a dinghy.
1. Must be able to launch it from the beach - Hobie/Laser
2. Must be able to sail it on my own and with Rozanne - ?
3. Must be able to store it in my garage - No Hobie will fit - Enterprise/Laser/Finn
4. Must be a competitive class in South Africa - Enterprise/Laser/Finn/Hobie
So I drew my finale conclusion:
I must have two Dinghies. A laser/Finn for when I want to launch from the beach and sail alone and an Enterprise or Laser2 for when I want to take Rozanne along.
Any suggestions?
6 comments:
If you are at all interested in racing, buy a boat that's popular and raced a lot near where you live. That's why I sailed a Sunfish for many years, it was the predominantly most popular single-hander for racing in the area I lived in inland New Jersey. More fun to race an Ok-ish boat in fleets of 40, than to own a better boat and never race it at all.
Thank you for the advice Tillerman. Had a Sonnet dinghy and a hobie 14 turbo when I was younger. Looking for a bigger fleet, but weighing 100kg's laser will probably be a no no. SO moving towards a Finn (single handed0 and a fireball/Flying Fifteen(double handed)
Happy sailing
How about an Extra? The class has been doing rather well lately... See the new website at www.extrasailing.com
Hi GK. I am looking at the extra for me(they are very active in South Africa) and a Laser for my Fiance. BUT I am also looking at a Hobie 16 for the two of us for some fun and exhilarating sailing.
Thanks for the input
No problem. If you want to find out more or are looking for a boat get hold of the committee through the website - people like Stephen du Toit have a very good idea of what's happening in the class.
Thanks GK, will give him a shout when I am buying.
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