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Originally Posted by thomm225
You'll probably get bored on the larger boat way faster than you would on a Sunfish or Laser when the winds are up.
Small boats like those can give you all you can handle in a breeze.......especially as a beginner
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My problem is not the excitement level of a Sunfish, it's the fact that you can't travel any significant distance on the water with one. It's local to the launch area use only. I like to travel one the water. Across the
Long Island sound to CT, from port to port on the North shore of LI that sort of thing. The plan is someday if this turns into something we both enjoy is move up to a larger boat and travel the
New England coast by water. I do have my eye on a local sunfish that's a reasonable
price and in decent condition and I may buy it even with the plans of a Daysailer. My wife grew up on them and some Hobie Cats so she loves them. My rational is that on a Daysailer. In low/no
wind conditions I can still putt around with an
outboard. That and they should be able to handle at least a little bit more chop so I'm not limited to "perfect" days only to sail. No sailing freindly lakes near me so I'm at the mercy of the Sound, the South Bay or the ocean.