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Bill Arden
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Initially Posted - 06/15/2006 :  17:17:06  Show Profile
Hi, Folks -

I've always been told that the best way to learn to sail is on a small boat - the smaller, the better. With that in mind, I went in search of a small boat for my new bride / budding sailor to practice on.

I found one - the Catalina .6 (yes, that's 0.6 feet LOA)! I always thought the smallest Catalina was the 14.2, but I was wrong. The C.6 will be a great demo unit for concepts in her sailing textbook.

After I discovered the C.6 in a local hobby shop, I found that Catalina Direct has – yes – an even SMALLER Catalina – the C.4!

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Bill Arden
Prana - C250WK #898
Apostle Islands, WI
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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 06/15/2006 :  18:35:49  Show Profile
How many do they sleep?
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/15/2006 :  21:37:12  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Bill Arden</i>
<br />I've always been told that the best way to learn to sail is on a small boat...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Umm... Bill... The key word here is "<i>on</i>". Just how small is this bride of yours??
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Fantasy II
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Response Posted - 06/16/2006 :  00:30:11  Show Profile
I had a Catalina 13 (similar to the Laser) which went like smoke! Rigged exactly like the Laser, most of the running gear is interchangeable. First came out as a Capri 13 and later renamed Catalina 13. I sold it to a college lad when the Catalina 25 bug hit me again (this is our third Catalina 25). Catalina 13 is a really fun boat, but my first mate says I have to start acting my age (71).
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/16/2006 :  07:53:57  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Fantasy II</i>
<br />Catalina 13 is a really fun boat, but my first mate says I have to start acting my age (71).
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Bull$h!+ !! I'm looking for a little board-boat like that (or a Beetle Cat) right now. That's <i>real</i> sailing! When you start <i>acting</i> your age, you suddenly <i>become</i> your age!
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djn
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Response Posted - 06/16/2006 :  08:49:31  Show Profile
If you really want to start acting your age, buy a 44' Nauticat, pick up a 30 year old babe, and sail around the world. What a great ending. Cheers...don't forget the blue pills!
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Bill Arden
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Response Posted - 06/17/2006 :  10:55:37  Show Profile
Umm... Bill... The key word here is "on". Just how small is this bride of yours??

Hmmm... Good point. There are two seats in the cockpit, but they're pretty compact. In fact, the whole thing's starting to remind me of my West Wight Potter 19 - and the size of that boat was what got Connie to thinking about a bigger boat to begin with!
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