I wish I could help Dave. I don't know too much
about the boat. There is some information out there
online. It seems to be nicer than some Irwins I've
seen.

In general Irwins do not have a great reputation,
although the Irwin 62 offers a lot of bang for the
buck. I have two friends who bought one that
was hurricane damaged and fixed it up and now
run a successful charter operation on it.

I think you can do better for about $20k than an
Irwin Citation Albeit, the shoal draft version can
have a certain amount of appeal in shallow waters.

I agree with your points about two types of people
in the world, "sailors" and "the lame".

"D Peterson" wrote
People:

Good points, bad points, approx value, utility for coastal sailing etc. No
intention to use for blue water hops.

Looking at a keel model, not the c/b one.

Appreciate information from people that have owned one or at least sailed
a
fair bit but this is ASA so ignorant and uninformed opinions will be
read as well. At least, to start with......

TIA.

--
David Peterson - jack of many trades, master of nothing.

"There are 2 sorts of people in the world. Mariners and shoreside
*******s."