First keel sailboat for single hand learning?

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Originally Posted by thomm225

How about a simple full keel boat?

Some folks have taught themselves to sail on small full keel boats them crossed oceans on them.

I paid $1700 and then $1800 for my first and second Hobie 16's. The two Nacras I bought new.

For my Bristol 27 I paid $2,000 and have had it longer than any of my other boats including my 6-7 power boats.

It had a glorified porta potty (used to be plumbed in but due to old hoses and smell I capped off all that.

Outboard (new 5 hp 4 stroke extra long shaft Mercury bought new in 2011) No alternator.

New mainsail

Everything power by solar including my computers and autopilot, lights, fans, VHF, GPS, Solar.

Other small full keel boats include :

Contessa 26 (at least 2 circumnavigations)

My boat in picture last time it was in the yard 2018/19

Contessa 26 in video

Contessa 26 solo Atlantic Crossing

Cape Dory 27, 28, 30

Vancouver 27

and the rest are listed on the atomvoyages website

https://atomvoyages.com/planning/cla...ers-list-html/

So, you bought a Bristol 27 after sailing a Nacra?

These are romantic sailboats. Beautiful.

However, I'd say, "How about a J/22 instead?"