[alberg30] small traditional day cruiser

[Alan P. Kefauver]

From: "Alan P. Kefauver" <apk2 at home.com>

The Folkboat (with sumptous Seat) is a hellava boat. Wish I could have afforded one, but sailed on a friends a lot. Regarding full keel daysailors... I would be sailing my Typhoon with a single reef and working jib and having a yahoo time, when the finners et all would be afraid to come out. If I could lose 50 lbs , I'd buy a Typhoon and sail it in about anything. I just won't fit in that boat anymore, so I have an A30.
Alan
Andante#152

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On 2/2/2000 at 12:40 PM Gord Laco wrote:

>From: "Gord Laco" <gord at transatmarine.com>
>
>Hey There -
>
>I beg to differ!   Having raced and cruised a Danish-built Folkboat nearly
>30,000 miles before buying my Alberg 30 #426 this year, I'd say that there
>are many advantages to a full keel in a boat under 26'.    I feel that if
>people only knew that they did not have to put up with the horrible
>characteristics that plague centre-board and fin keel boats - and have come
>to be considered normal - they wouldn't be satisfied with their boats.   I
>changed boats to have more room for two growing sons - but for my wife and
>I, "Touch Wood" F KC 16 was perfect, and I miss her.
>
>Her new owner is now in Florida heading for Panama.
>
>Gord
>#426 "Surprise" On Georgian Bay
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Michael Grosh <mgrosh at shore.intercom.net>
>To: <alberg30 at onelist.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 11:59 AM
>Subject: Re: [alberg30] small traditional day cruiser
>
>
>> From: "Michael Grosh" <mgrosh at shore.intercom.net>
>>
>> I am having a problem understanding why anyone would want a full keeled
>> daysailor. If one is interested in a 18-26' sailboat (either for economics
>> or convenience) what you are going to get, like it or not, is a daysailor.
>> Sure on some models you can camp out with a varying degree of discomfort,
>> but mostly what you want is sailing performance, perhaps with a swing
>> keel/centerboard arrangement for trailering
>>
>> May I suggest that the appeal of the Alberg 30 is (other than beautiful
>> lines) it is the smallest practical size boat that can be cruised (some
>may
>> say lived) on. My own thinking is that the A30 is the optimal size for the
>> Alberg style (although the A37 may take that title) If I wanted a smaller
>> boat, I would go the J24 route(or equivalent); larger, a cutter rig with
>> longer waterline and reduced water surface area. In neither of those
>> categories can a vessel be had for $13-20,000 (I think J boats even used
>are
>> more than that). That 30 year old Albergs can still race competitively
>says
>> a lot (try that ,J24)
>>
>> Michael
>> #220
>>
>>
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