| I am thinking on a completely different track than you guys. I started out as passenger in a sailing canoe, learned to sail on a Sunfish, moved to a Lightning, then Rhodes 19 then OK Dinghy, 505, 470 and on and on. After 40 years of sailing, I started into the keel boat world. Dinghys are great. Lots of fun, exciting (planing/trapeze adrenaline rush!) and you really learn to sail. They are cheap to buy and cheap to maintain. We get a range of sailors in our Force 5 fleet- but the key is that you can buy one for under $1000 with a trailer and it costs nothing to maintain. Winterizing is bring it home and throw a tarp over it. Spring is pull the tarp off and throw it in the water. If you have a family, you can buy a Daysailor or Mutineer for about the same price and dry sail it or keep it on a mooring. That way you really learn to sail. When resources are available later in life, you can move to a boat that really costs money, but you will already know how to sail. I think you get young people into sailing by taking them out on a 29er or a 505, putting them on the trapeze in 15 knots of wind and blow their mind! Or take a family out in a small centerboard sloop and let them cruise around the bay. Dave David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT |
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