Gray Young
New Member
Hi all,
I currently own a Capri 14.2. I admittedly have very little experience sailing it but I have had a few of the glorious days where everything works out with wind and sun and life is pure bliss. I love the boat and feel very comfortable when sailing it. Unfortunately, for a lot of little reasons that all add up, sailing on the Capri amounts to a bit of a production. I am also limited in the number of places that I can go without having to trailer long distances.
So for increased mobility and tactical flexibility, I bought a Snark Sunflower a few years ago. My reasoning was solid, I needed to be able to car top the boat and carry it myself, sometimes over rocks that would prohibit the use of a dolly. For all of it's shortcomings as a sailing craft, the Sunflower hit the bullseye on it's intended function. Get me out on the water instead of dreaming of what it would be like to sail. I can car top it on a Corolla and there is no place out of reach for me to put in by myself. That is maximum flexibility.
As it goes, I have been immersed in the threads of this forum at a time when the Sunflower is leaving me wondering what it would be like to be out on a lightweight boat that gets up on a plane. This also comes at a time when the family is quite honest that there is not a whole lot of interest in hopping on the Capri with me. At least not for a as long as I like to be out.
All of this adds up to me having the itch to know what it is like to sail on a Sunfish for the first time.
Is it far more of a handful than the Sunflower? Is having the experience of sailing the Capri 14.2 helpful or is it an entirely different experience?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
I currently own a Capri 14.2. I admittedly have very little experience sailing it but I have had a few of the glorious days where everything works out with wind and sun and life is pure bliss. I love the boat and feel very comfortable when sailing it. Unfortunately, for a lot of little reasons that all add up, sailing on the Capri amounts to a bit of a production. I am also limited in the number of places that I can go without having to trailer long distances.
So for increased mobility and tactical flexibility, I bought a Snark Sunflower a few years ago. My reasoning was solid, I needed to be able to car top the boat and carry it myself, sometimes over rocks that would prohibit the use of a dolly. For all of it's shortcomings as a sailing craft, the Sunflower hit the bullseye on it's intended function. Get me out on the water instead of dreaming of what it would be like to sail. I can car top it on a Corolla and there is no place out of reach for me to put in by myself. That is maximum flexibility.
As it goes, I have been immersed in the threads of this forum at a time when the Sunflower is leaving me wondering what it would be like to be out on a lightweight boat that gets up on a plane. This also comes at a time when the family is quite honest that there is not a whole lot of interest in hopping on the Capri with me. At least not for a as long as I like to be out.
All of this adds up to me having the itch to know what it is like to sail on a Sunfish for the first time.
Is it far more of a handful than the Sunflower? Is having the experience of sailing the Capri 14.2 helpful or is it an entirely different experience?
Thanks in advance for any insight!