Cal20sailor
Super Anarchist
A boat that makes me smile going upwind. Recommendations are very much appreciated.
The J-22 is my boat of choice. The Santana 20 is also a great suggestion. My dad had #5, great boat.J-22, J-24, Santana 20. Keep in mind, these are sailboats, not summer cottages. (Which is to say Not luxury travel trailers on “keels.”)OM
meh...Ranger 22 - for its looks if nothing else.
ranger 23 will outsail it. also, < 1/4 tonner (or so I believe). but not by much.meh...
Get the original -- the Santana 20. Much larger selection of used boats and they sail better.
The Ranger was a blatant attempt to cash in on the Tuna 20 popularity.
Any additional criteria other than that? If not, J/22 or J/80 fit the bill.A boat that makes me smile going upwind. Recommendations are very much appreciated.
We called them 'Micro tonners' here in Aus. The JOG fleet was huge back in the day. I owned a Admiral 21 that we did 220 hundred mile offshore races in. When we finished one race a couple of guys that we knew sailing on the Maxi Apollo can over to have a beer with us and after looking down below one said 'if you sentenced criminals to live in that thing there would be outrage.'Yes - they were called Mini-Tonners
1/4 tonners might make you smile going up wind, but they break your heart going downwind.A boat that makes me smile going upwind. Recommendations are very much appreciated.