My husband and I have been interested in Sailing for a while.
We live on a tidal creek. At high tide we basically live on a lake, low tide it's a more like a stream/river. Very little
boat traffic so it's a good place to learn. We've gone out on a friends
boat a couple times and did a course. My husband sailed as a teenager with his uncle who lived on a 45ft sailboat for most of his adult life. That being said, we are aware we are very inexperienced and just looking to push off from our backyard
dock and enjoy the (albeit unenjoyable) "process" of learning!
We have found in our
budget the following
boats Compac 16, siren 17, American 14.6 . This would be a "learning to sail" afternoon adventure boat. Any thoughts on the pros and cons of those
boats would be welcomed. I am currently leaning towards the American 14.6 for
learning, but the siren 17 for
learning and then some (I think after a year or two we'll be done with what the American can offer)!
My other concern is the tidal nature of our creek. I have seen some interesting ideas to store a (v small) sailboat on tidal waters for when the tide goes out. We already have a
dock built with a
kayak and paddleboat launch. Anyone have any pictures of their own
DIY solution to living on a tidal creek/waterway? What do you do at low-tide?
I imagine I sound like an idiot so thanks in advance! but that's all part of the fun, right?