Just read all these. I have a SF on a 1400 acre lake and am about to purchase a 15 foot mariner so that my wife can join me on sails. Of course, I'm keeping the SF. The daysailer will be moored at my camp and the rigging will stay all summer. I was worried when someone mentioned turtling as my wife would not go for that. Are daysailers more susceptible to flipping that SF?Makes sense! Hope you find something that will be fun for all of you...
I've been thinking of buying a Day Sailer, as my family prefers a larger boat than Sunfish/Laser. Assuming that the bailer can be removed temporarily—and—for those of us who store their boats with the standing-rigging up, where in the cockpit is the bailer located?The II's and III's are classified as self righting and have self bailing cockpits (same bailer as Sunfish).
I've been thinking of buying a Day Sailer, as my family prefers a larger boat than Sunfish/Laser. Assuming that the bailer can be removed temporarily—and—for those of us who store their boats with the standing-rigging up, where in the cockpit is the bailer located?
One of those was the "505" class—back when I was looking for a faster boat—it really impressed me! Hard to believe it's a 60-year-old design...Some boats have huge cut outs in the transom to let the water out rapidly when you have it come over the side due to heeling over.