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Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere
from the book by John Vigor
Vigor's book is very interesting. You
learn a lot about boat design. Only a couple of these boats are
really trailerable.
However, if you are looking for a small,
safe boat this is a good place to start. The Cal 20 is too small but
the Pacific Seacraft 25 is an excellent choice. My choice would
be the Dana 24. Since I not really interested in "going anywhere"
my focus is on ease of rigging and trailerability and my wife is
more concerned about cabin size. I also prefer an outboard for boats
less than 30 ft long.
| Boat |
Disp. |
Beam |
Power |
Sail
Area |
SAD |
Safety
at Sea |
| Cal
20 |
1950 |
7'-0" |
O |
196 |
20.09 |
19 |
| Folkboat
25 |
4322 |
7'-2" |
O/I-G/D |
258 |
15.56 |
9 |
| Pacific
Seacraft 25 |
4700 |
8'-0" |
I-D |
250 |
14.26 |
18 |
| Albin
Vega 27 |
5070 |
8'-0" |
I-G/D |
341 |
18.49 |
6 |
| Cape
Dory 25D |
5120 |
8'-0" |
I-D |
304 |
16.37 |
13 |
| Contessa/J.J
Taylor 26 |
5400 |
7'-6" |
I-D |
280 |
14.56 |
11 |
| Flicka
20 |
6000 |
8'-0" |
O/I-G/D |
243 |
11.77 |
17 |
| Bristol
27 |
6600 |
8'-0" |
O/I-G/D |
340 |
15.47 |
15 |
| Frances/Morris
26 |
6800 |
8'-2" |
I-D |
327 |
14.58 |
10 |
| Catalina
27 |
6850 |
8'-6" |
O/I-G/D |
340 |
15.08 |
20 |
| Falmouth
Cutter 22 |
7400 |
8'-0" |
I-D |
403 |
16.98 |
14 |
| Dana
24 |
8000 |
8'-6" |
I-D |
358 |
14.32 |
16 |
| Pearson
Triton 28 |
8000 |
8'-3" |
I-D |
362 |
14.48 |
12 |
| Alberg
30 |
9000 |
8'-9" |
I-G/D |
410 |
15.16 |
8 |
| Contessa
32 |
9500 |
9'-6" |
I-D |
562 |
20.05 |
2 |
| Southern
Cross 31 |
13600 |
9-6" |
I-D |
447 |
12.55 |
7 |
| Bristol
Cutter 28 |
14000 |
10'-1" |
I-D |
556 |
15.31 |
1 |
| Nicholson
31 |
14700 |
10'-3" |
I-D |
500 |
13.33 |
3 |
| Allied
Seawind 32 |
14900 |
10'-5" |
I-D |
555 |
14.67 |
4 |
| Westsail
32 |
20000 |
11'-0" |
I-D |
663 |
14.41 |
5 |
|
Hunter 260 |
| H260 |
5000 |
8'-11" |
O |
380 |
17.51 |
N/A |
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