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Originally Posted by JeremyD
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Dingy is a great learning boat - 17 ODay is a great starter |
I agree that a dinghy is a great place to learn but... the above picture is a great illustration of guiding principle that is often overlooked until it is too late.
Which of the 2 people in the boat will have an easier time crossing under the boom? Of course one of the 2 will have an easier time holding it down in a good blow too and one of them will have a much easier time righting the boat after it does go over.
There was a saying that used to go around, " A man shouldn't sail a boat whose length is much less than his age." there is a certain amount of truth to that as we get older and less flexible and less immune to bruising and more sensitive to cold water a bigger boat does provide a certain amount of insulation from that.
I started in dinghys as a kid but the last few times I got in one it wasn't half as much fun as the first few times
I think that for a 55yr old just learning, a small keel boat, maybe in the 19 -22 foot range, might make more sense.