20-24ft sailing yachts.

[dansaskip]

Sadler 25 - I know but its only 24ft 9inches - very seaworthy - they done transatlantics and round Britian and I've been round Ireland in mine. Fairly fast too.
Otherwise Hurley 22 - a proper little boat, strong and seaworthy

 

[Dyflin]

Fails on the weight requirement, but the Leisure 23 sounds like the boat you're after. Have a look at the smaller models for weight specs. First class owners association
http://www.leisureowners.org.uk

 

[maxi77]

For what's involved why not take the trailer test, then you have it for life.

 

[Noddy]

I want one of these:

 

[Judders]

Two very different but very seaworthy boatys that appear to have been missed up to now are the Westerly GK24 and the Anderson 22.

The latter used to win the mini-transat with a sawn off bow, before folk started building specialist boats for that event. It has a lifting keel and great performance.

The GK 24 is at the very top end of the spec and is a truly grown up yacht. Naff all headroom bt great performance. Possibly a little long in the tooth now.

Has anyone mentioned the Trident 24? Repudted to be bomb proof.

 

[Dyflin]

I looked at a couple of GK24s a few years ago and apart from the headroom problem, osmosis was significant in both boats. Put me right of that otherwise excellent model.

 

[oldharry]

You will be lucky Rob: Rowan Crown, Trident 24, Westerley Nomad ... etc etc, all fit the first two, but a boat with standing headroom and powerful enough to cope adequately with Hebridean weather is more likely to weigh nearer 2000kg.

 

[Channel Sailor]

Cornish Cutter, if you can find one. Ticks the seaworthness, but not the speed. F24 would be the fastest.

 

[castaway]

E-Boat

Several Trans Atlantics in the hands of 'nutters' but lovely boats for the usual stuff...sail on a wet lawn with the plate up.

I loved the one I had for a year. Enough sitting headroom and plenty of accommodation space where you need it.

Nick

 

[Topcat47]

Has there been a vote for a Galleon? It was on my short list many years ago.

 

[dunedin]

somewhat needs a bit of a budget guideline to narrow this down - within this size range coulp pay a few hundred for a 70s 20 footer - through new boats at £20-40k to advanced racers where there are no limits to how much money to burn!

As ever, I beleive should look at designer of boats as another guide. Hence the Sonata is such a great sailing boat and handles bad weather well, for around £5-6k

 

[giraffe]

Are late model Hurley 22s as well built as original build?