I'm a
newbie looking at two boats that I found locally. My background is mostly sailing small catamarans for about 5 years and loved every minute of it. I also did a small amount of
crewing on a Grampion and a J26 fitted for
racing when they first came out. I plan to get some professional help with
training to get up to speed on the
boat I ultimately
purchase. I plan to use the
boat mostly
day sailing and a occasional overnight or two "camping on the water" in the north
Gulf of Mexico.
Given that limited information, I would like to get some guidance for a first
monohull purchase. Both the
Pearson 28 and the
Cal 9.2 are in reasonably good shape but will require some
work, some of which I'm capable of doing and the other such as replacing the standing
rigging and chain plates etc, I'll get done professionally.
Anybody got a feel for which of the two boats would be a better choice?
Thanks in advance!