I am based in Marlborough and after so many years dreaming of sailing I am now decided to get into it!
Having the Marlborough Sounds just at our door step seems just to easy!
I am planning to go cruising with my young family over the weekend (kids 7 & 4).
I have settled on the idea of getting a trailer sailer probably around 20'.
I have spent hours reading and searching the web but I still have many questions:
My budget is of around $10,000 but not much more.
I have a Subaru Forester 2.5 with a tow bar rated 700kg unbraked and 1400kg braked. It looks like one of the major deciding factor is the towing capacity of the vehicle and also having a trailer in good condition. Therefore I have been wondering if a water ballasted design such as the Jim Young 6 is a good option to keep the load trailer + yacht + gears as low as possible so my Subaru could tow it easily?
Also lighter boat means lighter and simpler trailer so cheaper and less trouble, is that right?
Many people seem to argue over the ply vs. GRP and the only Young 6 (seems in very nice condition from what I can see on trademe) I found is ply as it think this is the only material it is built out of.
I would obviously consider any other design with fix ballast such as bonito 22, Farr 6000, Tasman 20, or else but I am worried the weight could be an issue to tow it easily and hopefully travel a bit like to Abel Tasman or Lake Rotoiti???
Finally, I am planning to do the Day Skipper course to learn the good basics of navigation plus go on Tuesday to the Waikawa weekly races to learn good sailing technics with experience crew. Any other suggestion on how I should begin?
Trailer sailer for cruising Marlborough sounds
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Hi,
I am based in Marlborough and after so many years dreaming of sailing I am now decided to get into it!
Having the Marlborough Sounds just at our door step seems just to easy!
I am planning to go cruising with my young family over the weekend (kids 7 & 4).
I have settled on the idea of getting a trailer sailer probably around 20'.
I have spent hours reading and searching the web but I still have many questions:
My budget is of around $10,000 but not much more.
I have a Subaru Forester 2.5 with a tow bar rated 700kg unbraked and 1400kg braked. It looks like one of the major deciding factor is the towing capacity of the vehicle and also having a trailer in good condition. Therefore I have been wondering if a water ballasted design such as the Jim Young 6 is a good option to keep the load trailer + yacht + gears as low as possible so my Subaru could tow it easily?
Also lighter boat means lighter and simpler trailer so cheaper and less trouble, is that right?
Many people seem to argue over the ply vs. GRP and the only Young 6 (seems in very nice condition from what I can see on trademe) I found is ply as it think this is the only material it is built out of.
I would obviously consider any other design with fix ballast such as bonito 22, Farr 6000, Tasman 20, or else but I am worried the weight could be an issue to tow it easily and hopefully travel a bit like to Abel Tasman or Lake Rotoiti???
Finally, I am planning to do the Day Skipper course to learn the good basics of navigation plus go on Tuesday to the Waikawa weekly races to learn good sailing technics with experience crew. Any other suggestion on how I should begin?
Thanks in advance for the tips.
Damien