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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:28:59 -0000,
wrote:

Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.

Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay.

I guess it's possible that there is another sail boat called a Blue
Jay but this is what most people think of:

http://www.sailbluejay.org/specs.html

My kids sailed one for quite a few years and I took that boat apart
and put it back together again more times than I care to remember.

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:32:03 -0400, HK wrote:

Your bud might have a "Lightning" sailboat, which looks like a Bluejay
but is larger.

Ayyyup, about 5 feet larger. The Blue Jay was designed as a "baby"
Lightning.

http://www.sailbluejay.org/Bluejay%20History.html

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:41:46 -0000,
wrote:

Yeah, Lightning, that's what I said right? Damn that Wayne...;
(

Who does know a few things about sailboats... :-)

wrote:
On Nov 2, 6:33 pm, wrote:
On Nov 2, 6:32 pm, HK wrote:





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On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:
I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...
Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.
Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay... But the baot you link below is about what I was talking
about. Easy launch and retreive, Not a ton of money, etc... Great
class to learn sailing, if you ask me.
There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.
http://www.flyingscot.com/
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Yeah, Lightning, that's what I said right? Damn that Wayne...;
(



I sailed BlueJays and Lightnings. Wood ones.

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:26:02 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
There
is a 19 footer called the Flying Scot however that is a decent size
and easy to trailer. They are quite popular in some areas and are fun
boats.
http://www.flyingscot.com/

I'll second that emotion.
In fact, I have one myself.
Easy to rig, easy to trailer & launch, easy to singlehand, doublehand,
triplehand, and room for a few more peeps too.
One thing though, it's designed as a lake boat. I sail mine all the
time in open water but when the seas kick up it'll wear you out. And
they're not very self righting. Or self bailing. But as a fun all
around family daysailor, I'd recommend it.

Rick

On Nov 2, 8:05 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:41:46 -0000,
wrote:

Yeah, Lightning, that's what I said right? Damn that Wayne...;
(

Who does know a few things about sailboats... :-)

Well, I got punked this time I guess But I still like the 19 foot
open cockpit for a nice learner.

wrote:
On Nov 2, 8:05 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:41:46 -0000,
wrote:

Yeah, Lightning, that's what I said right? Damn that Wayne...;
(
Who does know a few things about sailboats... :-)

Well, I got punked this time I guess But I still like the 19 foot
open cockpit for a nice learner.



They're really nice sailboats. I used to sail one in LI Sound.

wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:28:59 -0000, wrote:

On Nov 2, 5:26 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:33:39 -0000,
wrote:

I might suggest a smaller open or daysailer just to learn. Something
like a 17-20 foot Bluejay or similar would be great to learn on. Go
check out some "class" racing out of some yacht club local one day.
Look at the double handed 17-19 foot class, They are a lot of fun,
pleytiful and as someone told me, the best way to learn to sail is to
follow a bunch of similar boats around a race course... When you can
beat a few of them, you are learning to sail...
Blujays are about 14 ft and too small for adults in my opinion.
Ah ha, now you gotta clean yer own bilge... My bud has a 19 foot
Bluejay...

19 foot Bluejay? I imagine you are thinking of the Lightning. These two boats
that look like siblings, went hand in hand in LIS for young racers. They started
in the Bluejays and graduated to the Lightning class. The Lightning could be
used by adults as a daysailer, but... they are very "active" boats and not very
comfortable. Not really meant for relaxing.

The Rhodes 19 would be a lot more comfortable, and these days, you can find them
pretty cheap. Oday made two boats with the same hull and different decks, the
Rhodes 19 and the Mariner. There was even a Rhodes 19 version with a
centerboard, which made it relatively easy to launch and retrieve.





The Rhodes are still being manufactured, or were, as of two years ago. I
am pretty sure I saw a new one at the Annapolis boat show a couple of
years ago.

On Fri, 02 Nov 07, HK wrote:
The Rhodes are still being manufactured, or were, as of two years ago.

Yep. Stuart Marine
http://www.stuartmarine.net/