Frank and Ronnie Maier wrote:

snip He's a (late) middle-aged research biochemist who's never been
very athletic. I think the last time he sailed before this present
interest was with me back in the mid-60's. I doubt he's gonna get
interested in racing. I suspect he'll mostly sail solo. He says he
wants speed and power but it's Mystic, not the Caribbean, so he's not
interested in a wet boat, like a cat. I think his most significant
parameter is that it hasta be easy to launch, load, setup, and
takedown single-handed.


All these presumed limitations and wish-lists , especially the
last sentence, all point to non-conventional craft--drop-in
masts, simple rigging, robustness, kindness on crew, traditional
rather than modern rigs and so on. However, my joy in pursuing
lost causes has been reduced somewhat over the last few years.
Refer him to http://www.ace.net.au/schooner/sites2.htm or Craig
O'Donnell's Cheap Pages (do a Google) for further explanations if
he really wants the last sentence. Otherwise he can condemn
himself to the hours of fiddling that go with any racing-rigged
sailing dinghy or tralier sailer.

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Flying Tadpole

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