Recent content by manish

hey guys i was wondering has anyone got or has had a junk rig boat in the past??? if so pls can you let me know what it was or is to sail like as im rather intersted in getting a coromandel. im partiularly interested in single handed sailing and teaching my nephews and niece to sail. maybe a...

after much discussion with the department of internal affairs (also known as the wife) we have dicided to go for a corribee as our first boat. however i know have the above stated dilima. i will be sailing it around the west scotish coast and hoping (if its ok with her) go as far north as the...

i thought you have to lay up to let you hull dry out to prevent osmosis???

sorry for being so vauge. im rather new to sailing (been at it for a year and a half now) im thinking about 25-21 feet and i have a budget of around 3-3.5k. i intend to sail around the west coast of scotland and intend to go up to the nordic lands if i the wife allows it

hi guys thanks for all the help so far. i was wondering if anyone can tell me how long should i be looking at laying up for??

hi guys im trying to find some info on a boat called a folkdancer. its a 27 foot grp folkboat and im trying to find out how it go's in shite weather. any help will be grate. ta guys

all i can say is i would love to play around with them on a nice calm day (or in a force 8)

hi there folks looking at getting into single handed sailing but not too sure what boat to get for this. any advise and jugestions would be grate. ta guys

but how about now?? i think i have seen a few of them in the jester

how about an achilles 24????

i have also seen some of thease achilles boats what do you guys think of them???

all the guys on the regular forum are saying i should get a corribee as a folkboat would be too much work

what about the seaworthyness of the two. what one would be better to handle when the brown stuff hits the fan and im behind the fan???

just wondering how much trouble can a wooden one get??? all the giys in the classic boat forum love the things?

got a budget of around the 3 to 3.5k mark