Boats

The salt spray stung my face. The hulls vibrated and groaned. This was speed. Six inches above the water, six feet out from the side of the boat, I had the most fantastic view as the hulls of my Hobie 16 sliced through the clear blue sea leaving perfectly cut water closing in behind them. This is catamaran sailing. Exhilarating, fast and furious. Another small wave, adjust the tiller round up slightly, lean back and up we go, yes clear airtime again and crash we come back down, the lee hull submerges but pulls out in a flash and we carry on as before. As we come into the surf close to shore we ride down the wave front, pull hard on the tiller and flare off the top. Pure ...  Read the complete review

Looking for a dinghy to sail and race, it would seem all too easy to overlook a boat first designed nearly half a century ago, where a large number of them are still made of wood. Admittedly, the Enterprise has survived the modern rush to add spinnakers and trapeze wires for the faster, closer to the water, more extreme expereience. But it still represents a top dinghy, perfect for the novice to racing, with the stability to compensate for inexperience, yet the design to give the speed to compete in races. It is very dependent upon the technique of the sailors (two man crew) as to how fast you can go, and goves great response to the tweaking of all the settings on the ...  Read the complete review

I've been sailing for many years, and still have my first dinghy. It is a Mirror, 10'10" long, stumpy, with a gunter rig and spinnaker, God what a fantastic little boat! It cost me about £300 at a *VERY* second hand price, and has been worth every penny. She's big enough to give you confort, being full bodied. She'll handle a sea with ease, and is great for riding out evil weather. However, even at 27 years old, she's fast enough with the spinny up to give a good old adrenalin rush! If you want a first boat for good money, I would reccomend nothing else. ...  Read the complete review