I am relatively new to sailing (about 2.5 years) I love it, don't know why it took me so long to find. I live in Colorado (which might explain why it took me so long to find) and I sail a fin keel Capri 22 on a quaint little mountain lake. I love the speed and challenge of the Capri but I keep thinking I want to find a sea-worthy, easily trailered boat I could take to larger waters and pursue a life of cruising coastal waters.
My question: Is a CD22, with its existing amenities, worth twice the expense of a Typhoon? I plan to trailer her to faraway waters (all waters of substance are "faraway waters" when you live in Colorado) and campout (another colorado sailing term) in her for a week or two at a time. Probably most of that time would be alone or with an equally intrepid friend. I may be able to talk my wife into day sailing or weekending. Fitting her into the Typhoon seems like it would be a challenge... getting her on board so far has been a challenge.
High and dry in CO.
Robert
manzara@louisville.stortek.com
CD22 or Typhoon
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Eric
Re: CD22 or Typhoon
Consider a 25. They tend to be less expensive than the 22 (yep) and have more room. Enough for 2 comfortably for a week or more. 3 for a weekend is fine, too.
ERic
ERic
Robert Manzanares wrote: I am relatively new to sailing (about 2.5 years) I love it, don't know why it took me so long to find. I live in Colorado (which might explain why it took me so long to find) and I sail a fin keel Capri 22 on a quaint little mountain lake. I love the speed and challenge of the Capri but I keep thinking I want to find a sea-worthy, easily trailered boat I could take to larger waters and pursue a life of cruising coastal waters.
My question: Is a CD22, with its existing amenities, worth twice the expense of a Typhoon? I plan to trailer her to faraway waters (all waters of substance are "faraway waters" when you live in Colorado) and campout (another colorado sailing term) in her for a week or two at a time. Probably most of that time would be alone or with an equally intrepid friend. I may be able to talk my wife into day sailing or weekending. Fitting her into the Typhoon seems like it would be a challenge... getting her on board so far has been a challenge.
High and dry in CO.
Robert
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John Phillips
Re: CD22 or Typhoon
Robert:
Eric's advice on a CD25 is probably very good. I am not sure why the 22 always brings so much in comparison. I have a Typhoon that I dearly love and sail it a great deal here in Nebraska. If you haven't sailed on one, you are more than welcome to come sail it, as long as we don't talk football. I have camped for a week on mine by myself. I trailered it to the Gulf last spring and had a great time, but..., I would not have wanted to do it with anyone else no matter how "intrepid" or small they were. I didn't even want my Cairn terrier with me. The Typhoon is a wonderful daysailer, really hard to beat, but if you are going to overnight a great deal, I would go bigger.
John
branchedoakmarina@alltel.net
Eric's advice on a CD25 is probably very good. I am not sure why the 22 always brings so much in comparison. I have a Typhoon that I dearly love and sail it a great deal here in Nebraska. If you haven't sailed on one, you are more than welcome to come sail it, as long as we don't talk football. I have camped for a week on mine by myself. I trailered it to the Gulf last spring and had a great time, but..., I would not have wanted to do it with anyone else no matter how "intrepid" or small they were. I didn't even want my Cairn terrier with me. The Typhoon is a wonderful daysailer, really hard to beat, but if you are going to overnight a great deal, I would go bigger.
John
Robert Manzanares wrote: I am relatively new to sailing (about 2.5 years) I love it, don't know why it took me so long to find. I live in Colorado (which might explain why it took me so long to find) and I sail a fin keel Capri 22 on a quaint little mountain lake. I love the speed and challenge of the Capri but I keep thinking I want to find a sea-worthy, easily trailered boat I could take to larger waters and pursue a life of cruising coastal waters.
My question: Is a CD22, with its existing amenities, worth twice the expense of a Typhoon? I plan to trailer her to faraway waters (all waters of substance are "faraway waters" when you live in Colorado) and campout (another colorado sailing term) in her for a week or two at a time. Probably most of that time would be alone or with an equally intrepid friend. I may be able to talk my wife into day sailing or weekending. Fitting her into the Typhoon seems like it would be a challenge... getting her on board so far has been a challenge.
High and dry in CO.
Robert
branchedoakmarina@alltel.net
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Robert Manzanares
Re: CD22 or Typhoon
CD25 Huh... I'm going to think about that. Thanks for the reply.Robert Manzanares wrote: I am relatively new to sailing (about 2.5 years) I love it, don't know why it took me so long to find. I live in Colorado (which might explain why it took me so long to find) and I sail a fin keel Capri 22 on a quaint little mountain lake. I love the speed and challenge of the Capri but I keep thinking I want to find a sea-worthy, easily trailered boat I could take to larger waters and pursue a life of cruising coastal waters.
My question: Is a CD22, with its existing amenities, worth twice the expense of a Typhoon? I plan to trailer her to faraway waters (all waters of substance are "faraway waters" when you live in Colorado) and campout (another colorado sailing term) in her for a week or two at a time. Probably most of that time would be alone or with an equally intrepid friend. I may be able to talk my wife into day sailing or weekending. Fitting her into the Typhoon seems like it would be a challenge... getting her on board so far has been a challenge.
High and dry in CO.
Robert
manzara@louisville.stortek.com
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Will W.
Re: CD22 or Typhoon
Hi
I don't know if you found a cheap 22 or have been looking at really expensive Typhoons. My research revealed a 22 sells for about 3 or 4 times what a Typhoon does, not just double. Is it worth the extra money? I don't know. I have never actually seen a 22 or sailed one or the other. I have to go with Eric in plugging the CD25. For not too much more money than a Typhoon costs you can pick up a CD25 which while not too much bigger than the 22, is a whole lot bigger than a Typhoon. I have done a few overnights on my CD25 and would do up to a week in the right cicumstances. I think that two people who know each other well could spend a week on the 25 and not go nuts. The Typhoon is a different story. I have seen and stood next to a few of them and I can't beleive there is even one berth in there (I think they say there are two). It is tiny. As far as getting your wife on board, if the chance of wife sailing is in direct relation to increased length of boat then I'm gonna need a pretty big boat some day if I want my wife to join me with any regularity. I suspect you may be in a similar situation. The best I can hope for in that regard is that she does not stop me from enjoying myself when I want. Good Luck in making your decision.
Will Wheatley
Suzi Q
CD25
willwheatley@starpower.net
I don't know if you found a cheap 22 or have been looking at really expensive Typhoons. My research revealed a 22 sells for about 3 or 4 times what a Typhoon does, not just double. Is it worth the extra money? I don't know. I have never actually seen a 22 or sailed one or the other. I have to go with Eric in plugging the CD25. For not too much more money than a Typhoon costs you can pick up a CD25 which while not too much bigger than the 22, is a whole lot bigger than a Typhoon. I have done a few overnights on my CD25 and would do up to a week in the right cicumstances. I think that two people who know each other well could spend a week on the 25 and not go nuts. The Typhoon is a different story. I have seen and stood next to a few of them and I can't beleive there is even one berth in there (I think they say there are two). It is tiny. As far as getting your wife on board, if the chance of wife sailing is in direct relation to increased length of boat then I'm gonna need a pretty big boat some day if I want my wife to join me with any regularity. I suspect you may be in a similar situation. The best I can hope for in that regard is that she does not stop me from enjoying myself when I want. Good Luck in making your decision.
Will Wheatley
Suzi Q
CD25
Robert Manzanares wrote: I am relatively new to sailing (about 2.5 years) I love it, don't know why it took me so long to find. I live in Colorado (which might explain why it took me so long to find) and I sail a fin keel Capri 22 on a quaint little mountain lake. I love the speed and challenge of the Capri but I keep thinking I want to find a sea-worthy, easily trailered boat I could take to larger waters and pursue a life of cruising coastal waters.
My question: Is a CD22, with its existing amenities, worth twice the expense of a Typhoon? I plan to trailer her to faraway waters (all waters of substance are "faraway waters" when you live in Colorado) and campout (another colorado sailing term) in her for a week or two at a time. Probably most of that time would be alone or with an equally intrepid friend. I may be able to talk my wife into day sailing or weekending. Fitting her into the Typhoon seems like it would be a challenge... getting her on board so far has been a challenge.
High and dry in CO.
Robert
willwheatley@starpower.net