Recommendations for sailboat for novice sailors

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I should probably start another thread. Andrew has solved this & sailed to Granada by now. I will add my two cents and encourage folks to check out the Scamp (in case others are thinking about wee boats). My next boat is going to be a Scamp. The CNC cut kit is tempting but building one from scratch will be more satisfying. At 11' 11" the scamp requires no registration in any of the states where we sail. Our kids have grown up and moved away so I no longer keep the registration current on all of the boats in our fleet of small sailboats. I foolishly neglected to title the Flying Jr. and the Sunfish and now the title fees + late fees are more than the boats are worth. The family gunk-hole regatta is a highlight of the year for our family. I am tempted to cut 2 feet off of the FJ and the Sunfish so we can continue use them legally. The reality is they will go to boat hinge or the landfill. Check out Scamp on the web it is a remarkable little boat.

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https://duckworks.com/s-c-a-m-p-plans/

[Zachary Hoyt]

I should probably start another thread. Andrew has solved this & sailed to Granada by now. I will add my two cents and encourage folks to check out the Scamp (in case others are thinking about wee boats). My next boat is going to be a Scamp. The CNC cut kit is tempting but building one from scratch will be more satisfying. At 11' 11" the scamp requires no registration in any of the states where we sail. Our kids have grown up and moved away so I no longer keep the registration current on all of the boats in our fleet of small sailboats. I foolishly neglected to title the Flying Jr. and the Sunfish and now the title fees + late fees are more than the boats are worth. The family gunk-hole regatta is a highlight of the year for our family. I am tempted to cut 2 feet off of the FJ and the Sunfish so we can continue use them legally. The reality is they will go to boat hinge or the landfill. Check out Scamp on the web it is a remarkable little boat.

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https://duckworks.com/s-c-a-m-p-plans/

Here in NY you don't have to register a sailboat that has no motor, regardless of the size. I don't know how many other states are like this, but your old boats would be of interest to someone in a place where there are no fees.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

Here in NY you don't have to register a sailboat that has no motor, regardless of the size. I don't know how many other states are like this, but your old boats would be of interest to someone in a place where there are no fees.

Thanks Zachary. Another nice feature of NY! I have offered the Flying Jr. to the Binder Lake Sailing Club. Their private lake is exempt from the 12 foot rule. I am going to pay the fees on the Sunfish and get it registered. It is too much fun to give up on.

[Zachary Hoyt]

Good for you. I'm glad you were able to find a solution. NY is one of the more bureaucratic states about a lot of things, so I don't know why they are more lenient about non-motorized boats.

[Tom M King]

Here is a video of a fun little 14 foot sailboat. I'd really like to have one, but a new one is over 35,000 Euros. All carbon fiber with a foil on the rudder. The whole rig weighs next to nothing. Two people can pick the whole thing up by the wings. It says sailing in 20kts., but I'm not seeing enough whitecaps to look like 20 to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFhJCEswWQ8