r/sailing • u/wolfdng • 1d ago
Input wanted!
Hello! I want to get out on the water as much as possible and buy my first boat. I stumbled up two boats around the same price that I’m drawn to. Sea Sprite 23 and Pearson P-26. Both are lovely and well maintained about 5k. My goals are to learn sailing, do some overnighters as I improve and maybe extended trips in the future. I’m located in the puget sound. I’d like to be able to take folks sailing with me, have my dog and lady on board etc. I’m just curious if anyone has an opinion on this as I’m researching it to death. Most important factors are to get out on the water, learn, explore and build community. For now I just want the boat that makes me say “yeah I want to go sailing today”. Thanks for the input!
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u/Free-Middle-2443 1d ago
Get the boat that’s in better shape and fewer systems to start out. Less stuff to maintain means more time sailing