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Whoa!
A Tayana is NOT a boat that one 'learns' to sail on. These are big, slow to maneuver, with lots of forces generated; not, something you can just walk up to and learn to sail on in a couple of hours. The learning curve from such a boat will be very slow and long. And if you havent any prior sailing experience, can get into one hell of a lot of trouble in a hurry. Why not consider to first learn to sail in a lightweight dinghy of 16-20 ft. Such a boat because of its rapid 'response' will very quickly develop your skills, etc. needed for a larger sailboat. Without these prior skills, having a first time (ever) large boat is a disaster waiting to happen. A larger heavyweight sailboat is not very sensitive, is slow to react, and many times will not have the rapid 'tactile' feedback needed to properly and safely sail her over a wide range of conditions - from almost dead calm to blammo. A large boat is a 'momentum machine' ; is slow to react and doesnt have the instant 'feedback' as a small boat - so your brain already full of ***prior sailing experience*** has to fill in the 'gaps' on a such large/heavy boat like a Tayana. You dont walk up to a Boeing 757 and begin to learn to fly on such a complicated rig, you usually start out in small aircraft: safer, faster learning, etc. ... same with sailboats. Sorry to put a pin in your baloon. I suggest if you're in a hurry that you get enrolled in an accredited sailing school, first. Start small and then work your way 'up'. Otherwise you can get seriously hurt or worse, etc. |
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