If you will be a small lake sailor, I would suggest a daysailor that is
sloop rigged. I would suggest an Interlake or Flying Scot type boats. A
centerboard makes it easy to
trailer and
cheap to store. What you need is to polish you sailing skills with a
jib. A smaller, lighter
boat is less forgiving as things happen faster. A
keel boat means a
mooring or marina but if you are in an area where you can do a weekend trip/ overnight, you will learn to
anchor, navigate and get the flavor of cruising. I feel sailboats and their systems are straight forward.
Gps has revolutionized sailing/ cruising. That said if you go to a
keel boat, there are many acceptable ones out there but you need a larger body of
water to make it worth the expense.
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