Would I be happy with a Com Pac 16 Mark II??

[kaiser715]

I joined a while back, was thinking about getting an Eclipse then a 23, then a.....but ended up buying a motorhome.  So now I am looking for something cheaper to ease back into sailing.  The problem is, I used to run a Flying Scot.  I'd get another, but need are different now, with a wife and a dog as crew.  Would I be happy with a 16, or would I feel like I was sailing an anvil?  Of course, I am asking the choir.....

Thanks for any opinions!

[carry-on]

Suggest a trip, about 300 miles, to The Sailboat Company in Richlands,NC. The owner, Keith Scott, is a ComPac dealer. He generally has a 16 or two for sale. You will be able to talk to a very knowledgeable sailor and perhaps sail a sweet 16. 

[Finbar Beagle]

Kaiser,

Are you located near Barnegat bay, New Jersey?


We have a few racing fleets of flying scots here.  Iwould offer you a sail on my 19 if interested.

Remember speed is relative.

[HenryC]

Finbar Beagle is right.   Speed is relative.

I used to be crazy about sports car racing, until I learned how to sail.  That was almost 50 years ago, and I never went back. 

With a small cabin boat, you can actually go somewhere, spend some time there, and then come back.  You can travel day or night, in almost any kind of weather, in company with others or in blissful solitude.  You are self-contained and independent, not just for a few hours, but for days--even longer if you have a bigger boat. And all in relative comfort, with a roof over your head, dry clothes and food below, and a warm bunk to crawl into at night while you rock gently at anchor.  And you can travel into wildernesses no RV can take you to.

As for me, it allowed me to immerse myself into the art, science and history of navigation, one of the most satisfying and prideful things I've ever done.

Go for it, dude.  And good luck.

[tmw]

Would I be happy with a 16, or would I feel like I was sailing an anvil?  Of course, I am asking the choir.....

You may feel like you are sailing an anvil, but my crew wanted that.  I taught my family on a Sunfish and they were hesitant and resistant; however they look forward to the opportunity to sail in the CP-16.  It's not a fast boat, will not plane, or exceed hull speed, or capsize; which are characteristics my crew enjoys.  It is still fun to sail, and being on a trailer, easy to manage.

[kaiser715]

I am in central NC...a stone's throw from Jordan Lake.  Did most of my Flying Scot sailing up at Kerr Lake.  Much better sailing there, and not cut in half by a danged bridge.  Cut my teeth on a sunfish.  Raced lasers back in the 70's, spent countless weekends on a Catalina 22 and Cape Dory 30-ish at the coast.  Bummed a sail on every 'big' sailboat I could when I was in college...45-80'.

[deisher6]

Hey Kaiser715:  I too have sailed a variety of boats. Currently have a C-27 and enjoy it as well as use it regularly.  We have had 2 C-16's and enjoyed them both very much:  one was when we were a growing family, and the second, 20 or so years later, when I was solo trailer sailing in eastern MT.

However I have an urge to pick up a Hobie 16 and take it out once in a while just to beat the crap out of it and me. 

Try a C-16.  You will probably enjoy it.

regards charlie

[MHardy]

Since you live in central NC, do take carry-on's advice and go visit Keith at The Sailboat Company in Richlands. I purchased my 16 from him in 2010 and sailed it on Jordan (I live in Raleigh) before moving it down to Washington, NC. By the way, I never did it, but Keith says the 16 will go under the Jordan Lake bridge.