On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:03:57 GMT, something compelled "Crimson*"
, to say:

My wife and I are looking for our first boat to learn to sail. We've mostly
looked at MacGregors and Catalinas, but someone's selling a 21' San Juan for
$1,300. The price sounds great and the boat looks good, but I haven't heard
of a San Juan. I've Googled them and learned some stuff, but what's the
general opinion from you guys on these boats? We're looking for something
easy to trailer and setup and eventually something that we could spend the
night on. I appreciate any info or opinions.

My first sailboat was a SJ21. The mainsheet system is a little
goofy, but it works. It has a self bailing cockpit, is light
enough to tow with just about anything, and I could have mine set
up in about thirty minutes.

You can spend the night on it, but you probably wouldn't want to
spend more than about three of those in a row. I liked mine just
fine.