Recommendations for sailboat for novice sailors

[andy bessette]

...What is your hobby? Building boats or sailing?...

It is good to realize this distinction, and to make an informed choice, going in. Though it is possible to do both, but that is definitely not for everyone.

My own "big boat" restoration projects were mostly all done while living aboard, over a period of nearly 50 years: first a wooden 38' Viking sedan (no photo); then came a wooden 32' Chris Craft sportfish (first photo); then a wooden 48' Grandy Marlineer sportfish (second photo); then a fiberglass 39' Freya cutter (third photo) which I sold before completing. Now on a fiberglass 43' President sportfish (last photo).

[Maurice Mcmurry]

A boat like the Swallow deserves a mention as do the wonderful easy reader books by Arthur Ransome.

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https://arthur-ransome.org/the-12-books/

[Maurice Mcmurry]

Youtube thought I might like The Cumberland Rover. It is a cute little boat, shown in some fun videos.