The Aprodite 101 is like an Etchells on steroids
--with a tiny cabin. Very pretty. A fellow at my
boat club has one. I fell in love with it when I saw
it.

The Melges 24 is a good trailerable boat, with
excellent performance, a sparse cabin, and used
boats have excellent resale value, and there are
lots of them--so there is market demand for the
Melges 24. Trailer sailer's are around, but they
seem to have compromises.

Each of these on the used market can be found
for around $22k.

While the Melges could be trailer sailed anywhere,
the Aprodite 101 at 7000 lbs could be trailered too
--you would need to pay to haul and splash it as the
draft is 5.5 feet. I would want a trailer so I could
take it home in the winter or haul it south.

I like the fact that the Aprodite 101 has an inboard
diesel. It makes a nice solo sailor. I just read that
class racing is with the self tending jib! That is a nice
feature.

If I could only have one boat, I'd be happy with the
Aphrodite 101.


OzOne wrote

DSK scribbled thusly:

"Bart Senior" .@. scribbled thusly:
The Aphrodite rates 132.

Here's the Aphrodite... it's a gorgeous boat
http://www.aphrodite101.info/history.htm

It's understandably slower than the Etchells, being a good
bit heavier, more freeboard, and a slightly smaller rig.
Higher aspect ratio, it looks like, but less sail area.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Wow, what a lovely classic design..stil, it's no trailer boat.
Friend of mine has always owned keelboats, J24 was his last one.
He has now bought a nondescript trailer boat and is spending lots of
time exploring places that are a days drive away, but were a 3 or 4
day sail before.

Oz1...of the 3 twins.