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After lots of research, i landed on the seaward for our family of five. Apr 01, 2017 the simple joy of sailing a small boat. Advanced sailboat search cruising sailboats for sale. Before we left, i scoured the internet looking for great books about cruising and found them to be very helpful in preparing me for this journey. Owners of small, trailerable sailboat for daysailing or campcruising will find here a compendium of simpletoimplement, ingenious yet practical ideas for maximizing enjoyment, functionality, and creature comforts on small boats. Steve henkel this is a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built. Theres a great deal of useful information to be gleaned. What attracts these sailors to pocket cruisers is simple. Author steve henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet longpocket cruisersto create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats. Reviews and comparisons of 360 boats under 26 feet 9780071636520 by henkel, steve and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.

Virtually every topic from ballast to the trailer stand is covered in this work. Fully featured ads until sold to sell your sailboat. Contributors relate how they could afford larger, more complex boats but have resisted the urge to upgrade for reasons both practical and philosophical. Targeted towards younger sailors, lets go sailing goes through. Sub 20 pocket cruising cabin sailboats boat design net. Perfect book for anyone entertaining the thought of circumnavigating or even coastal cruising in a boat shorter than 30 lod. In roger marshalls book choosing a cruising sailboat. Read online the sailors book of small cruising sailboats. When most people think of sailboats, they also think that the cruising lifestyle is the preserve of the rich.

Neil tests things out in a sheltered florida marina and canal. Reviews and comparisons of 360 boats under 26 feet by steve henkel in stock. Coastal cruising is a great way to see the uk, especially if you have the right boat. This book will be the foundation of your sailing life forever. Heres a list of 20 older boats that meet my guidelines for a good cruising sailboat. These are little boats for living large on a giant ocean. The boat, likely a 30footer and more often a 40footer, will have electronics for navigation and entertainment, refrigeration if the trip is longer than a. The sailors book of small cruising sailboats by steve. It is a collection of articles on small boat seamanship and living, some dating back to the 1940s. My primary interest has been with small sailing boats suited to cruising, exceptions being larger, spectacular vessels such as the trimarans featured in yesterdays article. Are you looking for a safe, stable, affordable, bluewater or coastal cruising sailboat for you and your partner with room for a couple of small children.

Included is the story of the sea dart, the small sailboat made famous by adventurer tristan jones in his bestselling book, the incredible voyage. Ive been sailing small boats since i was in high school, but inception is the first sailboat my wife, shannen, and i have owned. You may be looking at boats thinking you will be cruising for 510 years. However, we see very few people cruising for longer than 23 years. See more ideas about small sailboats, sailboat and sailing. Apr 18, 2019 no roundup of small, trailerable, and fun sailboats would be complete without a mention of the venerable hobie 16, which made its debut in southern california way back in 1969. Apr 20, 2020 listed on the opposite page are one hundred choices for the best small cruiser. With her prominent overhangs, sweet sheer line, low freeboard, undistorted hull shape and narrow beam, this iconic 40footer set high marks for seaworthiness and. These 10 competent cruisers can be found on the used boat market for a reasonable price, yet have everything you need to cast off the lines and head for distant horizons. For the primary time ever, a comparative survey of 95 % of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever constructed author steve henkel has researched a whole bunch of cruising sailboats lower than 26 ft longpocket cruisersto create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats constructed within the. The sailors book of small cruising sailboats after watching steve henkel collect brochures on trailerable boats for almost 50 years, his wife, carol, asked why he was continuing to surround himself with mounds of seemingly obsolete files.

Jun 01, 2004 if you are expecting a methodical howto book on the pleasures of small boat cruising, this probably will miss the mark. Small sailing dinghies may be used on lakes or to teach the concepts of sailing while bluewater or ocean crossing boats can take you on a world circumnavigation. Aug 02, 2017 the sailors book of small cruising sailboats after watching steve henkel collect brochures on trailerable boats for almost 50 years, his wife, carol, asked why he was continuing to surround himself with mounds of seemingly obsolete files. I started sailing small shallowdraft boats after having owned keelboats for 30 years. With detailed plans, specifications, performance indexes, and commentary for every model the author could find 360 in all.

Since 1968, west marine has grown to over 250 local stores, with knowledgeable associates happy to assist. We offer a variety of sailboat sizes, using several construction techniques. With no room to maneuver, henkel could only mumble that they were for a book he was planning to write. This article was published in the july 2012 issue of cruising world over the years, ive conducted a number of surveys to try to find out if theres such a thing as an ideal cruising boat. Sailboats remain an everpopular form of boating, even if their primary design and method traces back hundreds of years, nearly to when mankind first invented water vessels. Aug 02, 2017 some trailer their daysailers across the nation to explore new inlets while others race competitively or spend their weekends cruising the chesapeake with family and friends. Official asa sailing textbooks american sailing association.

The sailors book of small cruising sailboats by steve henkel. The company has introduced many other multihulls since, but more than 100,000 of the 16s have been launched, a remarkable figure. Sovereign yachts information about the sovereign brand of. Sell your sailboat by owner on our site and pay no commission. Sailboats in between can be raced in harbors or across oceans or alternately they. A comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built.

Trailer sailersthe smallest, most economical sailboats with sleeping accommodationsare a popular platform for learning the basics of sailing and are often considered to be the entry level to cruising under sail. It was designed to resemble the fisher motor sailers and had a lot of room and range for such a small boat. But no other boats matches our requirements as well at this time. In many ways this 29footer is a lovely size for coastal cruising small enough to slip easily into the tightest of gaps in a marina, yet large enough to make sensible speed on passage, give a feeling of. Best pocket cruiser sailboats, small cruising boats. As you can see in most of the examples above, a small cruising sailboat doesnt necessarily equate with a small purchase price. In order to go cruising, most of us require a sailboat with a head, a galley, and bunks. With detailed plans, specifications, performance indexes, and. We offer sails, hardware, rigging and spar kits for many of our sailboat designs. There are, of course, many more than one hundred choices for the best small cruising sailboat. Check out this list of sailing books which will be helpful for both starting.

Traditionally sailboats are monohull displacement hulls, but catamarans and multihulls are becoming more common. See more ideas about sailing, small boats and boat. I took one of the hulls 5 years later and converted it to a 20 motorsailer. The best 5 small sailboats for ocean cruising the wayward home. We narrowed the field to boats with sufficient accommodations for four people and a draft of less than 6 feet. Small cruising boats are appealing for many reasons, but if youre like most of us, you want to maintain a certain level of comfort while on the water. Best small sailboats, trailerable sailboats cruising world. They have noted that large vessels are often the cause of abandoned cruising. In many ways this 29footer is a lovely size for coastal cruising small enough to slip easily into the tightest of gaps in a marina, yet large enough to make sensible speed on passage, give a feeling of security at sea and provide civilised twocabin accommodation. For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built.

Author steve henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet longpocket cruisersto create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats built in the last 45 years. In fact, there are 360 choices reported in this guide alone, and at least a few boats beyond those, on which we failed to find sufficient data to include here. The serious point is each of these boats could be just the right cruising boat for you. This enables you to focus on building your boat, not searching around for all the bits and pieces needed to complete the project. Sailing books sailing instruction books offshore sailing. Apr 11, 2016 much of the content of this blog is about small sailboats used for cruising, but there is also a fair amount about racing yachts. The rescue of his men involved an extraordinary journey of 800 miles across the south atlantic in the tiny lifeboat james caird. For less than the price of a small hatchback car, you can buy a simple, rugged, little secondhand boat that can take you across oceans, and sit happily at anchor in a sunny bay while you snorkel and fish. One way to approach a usedboat search is to look for sailboats with informed, active owners associations and high resale values. Lin and larry pardey, who have circumnavigated twice in sailboats less than 30 feet in length, argue that small and simple boats are better for voyaging couples. Sailing cruising 257 books meet your next favorite book. We took a poll and these are what we found to be the best cruising sailboats under 30 feet, and at an affordable price.

Offshore sailing school books all students enrolling in offshore sailing school. Steeg, as well as the hundreds of sovereign owners around the country. May 3, 2020 turning small, open sailboats into coastal cruisers with a little bit of fabric. This website is about the sovereign brand of sailboats built in southwest florida between 1979 and 1997. A souptonuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft. Top 10 books to prepare you for cruising cruising world. From the drawings presented, you can build a fantail steam launch 17 or 25, working tugboat 14 or 20, supply boat 20, cruiser 14 or 20, long distance sailing cruiser 14, or fantail catboat 20. It is dedicated to the men and women who built those boats, especially dan w. Inspiration and instruction for the pocket cruiser. Apr 06, 2017 when most people think of sailboats, they also think that the cruising lifestyle is the preserve of the rich. Author steve henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet longpocket cruisersto create this definitive gallery and handbook of the. Shallowwater beach cruising in a small sailboat sail. Sailboats manufacturers, used sailboats values, sailboats. Best books for sailors, sailing, and cruising cruising world.

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Since their inception, the sailboat has undergone rigorous redesign, leading up to the wide variety of present day models that are currently in use. Best cruising sailboats 3042 sailboat owners forums. Steve henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet long pocket cruisers. Top 9 best solar panels for sailboats of 2020 the adventure.

With her understated profile and standard teak decks. I wanted a solid boat that sails well to windward, has a roomy cabin and a draft of under 30 inches. If youre hoping to spend time cruising or crossing a giant ocean but dont have the budget for one of these pocket cruisers, try these potential bluewater. Jimmy cornell discusses the results of his survey on the features that make a good world cruising boat, drawing on the experience of 57 contributors to his new book world voyage planner. Plywood boat plans build a beautiful fast light boat. The best boat books and sailing novels to read in selfisolation. No list of the best in cruising boat designs would be complete without an example of the great ted hoods vast body of work, and the bristol 40 gets our nod for numerous reasons. It is a beach cruising or cruisercamping boat that can access cruising grounds that those sailing boats with fixed keels can only dream about. If you are expecting a methodical howto book on the pleasures of smallboat cruising, this probably will miss the mark. Sailboats are propelled partly or entirely by sails and include a variety of types from cutters to sloops and catboats to schooners. One hundred choices for the best small cruiser cruising. The sailors book of small cruising sailboats sail magazine. Dec 22, 2012 sailing, small boats and other cool sailing stuff. For the first time ever, a comparative survey of 95 percent of the fiberglass pocketcruising sailboats ever built author steve henkel has researched hundreds of cruising sailboats less than 26 feet longpocket cruisersto create this definitive gallery and handbook of the small cruising sailboats built in the last 45 years.