What newbie's are you talking about, daysailor? Did YOU ever sail a
Watkins?

No, I never wanted to. Too heavy.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

What newbie's are you talking about, daysailor? Did YOU ever sail a
Watkins?

No, I never wanted to. Too heavy.


Wow. If you think that's too heavy, you probably haven't sailed a lot of great
boats. No surprise.

RB

Huge interior and plenty of storage for the size of the boat, and a
low price. He was more interested in the dockside accommodations than
sailing performance, and with shore power and lots of space it suited him to
a T.

Yeah, it was big down below, but not very nice. Bigger than a Cat27 and the
cockpit was huge. I could see the practical angle for an elderly sailor.

RB

Watkins 27 are purpose built as coastal cruisers, not racers.

I have had mine about 22 years. Its great for what I use it for
(Keys/Tortugas/Bahamas), lots of storage, put davits on the stern to
hoist the 8' hard dink.

watkins homepage w/link to email group, 2nd annual watkins rendevous
somewhere up in Chesapeak bay area.

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/watkinssailboats/

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Huge interior and plenty of storage for the size of the boat, and a
low price. He was more interested in the dockside accommodations than
sailing performance, and with shore power and lots of space it suited him to
a T.