On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:19:30 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

I was thinking about getting something to sail on the small lake near the
property. It would need to be small enough that I deal with, yet big enough
to take two adults or me and two kids... when the Spring comes or we get a
stretch of decent weather...

I saw this ad ... don't know anything about Banshee sailboats, but it seems
pretty simple to operate. Comments/opinions? Is that a decent price?

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/boa/1448183101.html

The Banshee is a class boat designed by a guy named Reid. Very nice
little boats - relatively light weight as I remember around 100 lbs so
so. Should be easy to handle, but I'd suggest a small trailer for it
for launch and recovery or one of those wheeled carts built or small
sail boats.

I don't believe they are produced anymore. They handle similar to the
Zuma model from LaserPerformance - easy to handle, easy to rig and a
ton of fun to sail.

I've had both a Sailfish and a Zuma - both are a ton of fun. If you
are looking into a really fun boat to sail, try looking at the Sunfish
also. They make a performance version of the Sunfish that is a blast
to sail around a small lake.