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2015 Catalina 22 Sport

Oriental, North Carolina

Make Catalina

Model 22 Sport

Category Sailboats

Posted Over 1 Month

2015 Catalina 22 Sport The Catalina 22 Sport is undoubtedly the all-time-best trailerable 22' sailboat.  With excellent sailing characteristics, shallow draft, and a comfortable interior the Catalina 22 is the right choice.  We have in stock a new 22 Sport including road ready galvanized trailer with the most important factory options already installed.  Call today to outfit this boat to suit your needs.

1989 Catalina Wing Keel

Mobile, Alabama

Model Wing Keel

1989 Catalina Wing Keel In 1980, Sail Magazine names the Catalina 22 "trailerable boat of the decade" and hull #10,000 was completed. In 1990 hull #15,000 is done. This boat is a fun weekender or great for day sailing. She comes with a single axel trailer and a 2009 6 HP Tohatsu.

1980 White Hall 16' Sailing Boat

Sister Bay, Wisconsin

Make White Hall

Model 16' Sailing Boat

1980 White Hall 16' Sailing Boat This 16 foot B & S Whitehall is a sailing and rowing boat . Based on the original Whitehall design with a  fiberglass hull and finished in mahogany. Striking in both beauty and function she's easily trailerable and can be single handedly sailed or rowed.

2007 Hunter 25

Traverse City, Michigan

Make Hunter

2007 Hunter 25 This is a one owner truly "Turn Key" Hunter 25. "Drifter" has been used only 2 weeks per year and stored on the trailer under its custom full winter cover the rest of the time until 2014. She has been in a seasonal slip the last two seasons. She is powered by a Nissan 9.8 four stroke motor with an EZ. Steer linkage to the rudder for easy steering in tight quarters.  One of the largest trailerable models being built by Hunter Marine, and benefits from her fixed shoal keel design. With 35% of the displacement as keel ballast, the stability is excellent. This allows you to carry a generous sail plan for performance while having the confident feeling of a stable platform. The large cockpit will accommodate your family and friends to enjoy the spirit of sailing in a comfortable way.   She features a spacious cabin with a V-berth, aft cabin, enclosed head, sink, and cabinets for storage.  Request Information Call Now

2001 Crowther Osborn 42 Super Shockwave

Clearwater, Florida

Make Crowther

Model Osborn 42 Super Shockwave

2001 Crowther Osborn 42 Super Shockwave Strong, Light, and FAST"Green Flash" Is Extraordinary  The Osborn 42 was a collaborative project between Bruce Osborne and Dave Calvert (Calvert Sail-loft).  Her hulls are based on the fast and proven Super Shockwave 42 by legendary multihull designer Lock Crowther of Australia.   Morelli and Melvin (Playstation maxi cat designers) did the structural engineering, and the underwater foils were designed by Bill Roberts (designer of the Supercat and RC27 and 30). Osborn and Calvert set out to build a cat that could be ultra competitive in open water racing, and cruised in relative comfort.  The builders utilized carbon fiber, epoxy and Corecell construction to make her incredibly light and strong, weighing in around 7,500 lbs.  A 16:1 hull fineness ratio makes her incredibly fast (popular trailerable trimarans have a 8:1 ratio, and are considered fast).  With her high-tech construction, deep daggerboards and spade rudders, this cat will outpoint any other cat of similar size to weather. She raced the Miami to Nassau race in '05 and '06, winning both in corrected time and first to finish. Her previous owner reports her top speed was 27 knots in race mode.   She now cruises between 8-12 knots in her current configuration.  Her current owner of the past 7 years has taken the boat one step further and has customized her into a true blue water fast cruiser.  Green flash safely cruised from the Gulf Coast of FL, through the South Pacific and is now located in Hawaii.  Green flash is a one of a kind catamaran that will appeal to go-fast sailors that prefer boat speed over extravagant interiors.  Her owner is currently anchored in Molokai, HI.  Make an appointment to see her in Hawaii, before her owner makes his next jump to New Zealand.  Fresh Bottom paint June 2015!

1988 Hunter 23

Muskegon, Michigan

1988 Hunter 23 This freshwater only Hunter 23 is well above average in overall condition and well above any other Hunter 23 that you will find. Extremely well maintained. This is a Hunter 23 that you can take pride in owning. Merri-Lee is a good performer and will give you hours and hours of enjoyable sailing.Many sailors started with the Hunter 23 and all will tell you that the boat delivered everything they needed in a trailerable, manageable boat. The shallow wing keel not only allows you to get her on the trailer easily, but allows the boat to sail upwind nicely and even do that in less than 3 feet of water. Great for gunk holing. Come and see Merri-Lee today!

1985 Catalina 22 Sloop

Charleston, South Carolina

Model 22 Sloop

1985 Catalina 22 Sloop   “CURRENT PRICE” IS A GUIDE.  ALL OFFERS RESPECTFULLY CONSIDERED.   General Description The Catalina 22 is a wonderful, trailerable sail boat for solo sailing. The swing keel can get you into shallow water, while still providing superb stability and sailability. Actual Condition The boat is reported to have a crack in the hull, just forward of the keel. The boat and trailer show well, and appear to be in good condition. * We highly recommend that you inspect the vessel before bidding. EquipmentThis sale includes a Magic Tilt  Single-Axle Bunk Galvanized Trailer.Engines Please read Motors and Machinery Disclaimer. Motors and Machinery DisclaimerNo statement of condition can be made regarding motors, engines or machinery, whatsoever. A photo may appear of the engine compartment and machinery, but it is entirely the buyers responsibility to inspect and determine their actual condition. * On occasion we receive unverified information regarding mechanical condition. MD 9210 CF LAM

2003 Precision 23

Indianapolis, Indiana

Make Precision

2003 Precision 23 With today's medium-size family cars, the Precision 23 might well be termed a "maxi-trailerable." It far outstrips existing boats in terms of usable space, both on deck and below, with bulkheads intentionally trimmed back to avoid subdividing the visual space. The Precision 23 hull represents a very careful refinement of the basic form that has proven so successful in all of Precision's trailerable cruisers, featuring "racer sharp" waterline entry, substantial flare in the topside forward, and powerful quarters that taper to a shapely and relatively small transom. This combination of features provides a reassuring margin of both reserve buoyancy forward and "knockdown stability." The well-proven keel-centerboard combination is the most practical solution for combining upwind efficiency with very shoal draft. The long, shallow keel, kick-up rudder, and non-corroding fiberglass centerboard of the P-23 are all essential to her remarkable upwind performance. The fixed portion of the keel not only houses the board completely below the cabin sole, but it also allows the ballast to be placed as low as possible for increased stability. For trailerable boats, winged keels are more of an inexpensive expedient than a sensible design. In order to be effective with the very shallow draft required for trailering, the wings have to be so broad as to be awkward and prone to damage at the launching ramp, and very difficult to work free from the inevitable mud banks. The simple fractional rig of the P-23 features chainplates placed well inboard, another vital ingredient to her impressive speed to windward. Her mainsail is very large in order to provide good performance without the jib when desired. The cockpit is 7 feet 3 inches long, with coamings high enough to keep the crew securely inside, and the low and sleekly-styled cabin house provides excellent visibility forward. Special emphasis has gone into giving the P-23 her particularly bright and uncluttered interior. The typical intrusive mast compression post is replaced by a rugged overhead support beam. The especially large companionway, cabin windows and forward hatch contribute to the feeling of light and open space. The double berth forward is generous, and there are full-size berths aft which will accommodate three, although the expectation is that she will be cruised most often by a family, or perhaps two couples. A space for portable head is forward, and the fixed galley is aft, where it is convenient to both cabin and cockpit. Cushioned backrests amidships provide comfortable seating for up to six. Both seats and coamings are precisely angled for maximum comfort both upright and heeled, the result of very careful ergonomic design development. There is an anchor locker forward, a fuel tank storage bin to port, and a large cockpit locker with storage shelf to starboard.

1977 American Fiberglass Mini-Tonner, pocket cruiser

Chatham, Massachusetts

Make American Fiberglass

Model Mini-Tonner, Pocket Cruiser

1977 American Fiberglass Mini-Tonner, pocket cruiser COOL 17' shoal draft pocket cruiser. Garelick transom bracket.   Modified keel/centerboard design assures stability. Strongly built boat. Easy mast step with on-deck tabernacle. Cuddy cabin could sleep 4, with two pilot berths and forward Vee Cushion sin good order. Classic mini-cruiser. Main and jib in fine order. Good stainless standing rigging and fittings. Cabin lights, running lights. Battery. Boat pole, cockpit cushion, new sail cover. Flares, anchor and rode. Opening hatch. Framed dodger. Good cabin cushion upholstery. New porta pottie. Tiller steering with extension arm. Fenders. Cookware. Trailer included, and even has a spare tire. Manageable, trailerable little sailer. Priced to sell.  Call today.

2013 J Boats J/70

Corpus Christi, Texas

Make J Boats

2013 J Boats J/70 The J/70 introduces a new dimension of fun, fast sailing in a stable, easy to own boat. A natural evolution of its J pedigree, the J/70's 22-foot long waterline with high aspect, all carbon rig and deep, lifting bulb keel provides spirited performance and stability that feels like a much larger boat. Knifing through the water upwind with confidence and ease, the J/70 has that legendary “J” feel - light, controllable with a wide-groove to sail consistently fast. With an adjustable cascading backstay, one has total control over sail shape and dynamic rig tension across the full range of conditions, making it not only easy to change gears on the J/70, but faster and safer. Off the wind, J/70 will simply light-up the crew with a smile! Set the masthead asymmetrical spinnaker off the retractable carbon bowsprit, point the J/70 where you want with its deep, high-aspect rudder and the J/70 pops up on a plane and takes off in a moderate breeze. SAILOR FRIENDLY J/70 is all about making sailing inclusive, not exclusive. With its easily driven hull, large cockpit, and manageable three sail inventory, the J/70 is perfect for three adults, two couples, or four juniors. Sailing is about friends, it’s the joy of sharing the experience with others. When your family and friends can enjoy sailing in all weather, the return on investment will be high. TRAILERABLE- EASY TRANSPORT & LAUNCHING In today’s crowded harbors, it’s not always possible or economical to own a permanent mooring, marina slip or rent space in a dry lot with crane. J/70 offers a practical solution. Launch at the local boat ramp, raise the lightweight all carbon rig, lower the lifting bulb keel, hoist the sails and off you go on a sailing adventure in less than 30 minutes. The only limitations are how far you want to drive and willingness to camp in the great outdoors. Trailerable behind a family minivan or SUV, you can go anywhere.   Turn key everything you need to race or sail: VELOCITEK ProStart Starting, Tactical Compass and Speed Instrument Standard Stainless Steel running rigging Backstay flicker Shroud locks Keel Crane Companionway cover Complete set of boat covers, top, rudder, tiller, boom, mast covers and jib Life line pads Dock lines and fenders Sails: 2013 Quantum mainsail 2013 Quantum jib 2013 Quantum spinnaker 2015 UK mainsail (used four times) 2015 UK jib (used four times) 2014 UK spinnaker w/Graphic (used 3 times) Trailer with LED, tie downs

1995 Sam L Morse Falmouth Cutter

Bellevue, Washington

Make Sam L Morse

Model Falmouth Cutter

Category Cruiser Sailboats

Finesse, hull #33 of 39, is a rare opportunity. She is a Lyle Hess design and factory finished by Sam L Morse. The Falmouth Cutter is featured in John Vigor's "Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere." She is trailerable (trailer not included), and she has a functional mast tabernacle for that purpose. Auxiliary propulsion by a Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine, with 15 gal fuel tank. Converted to 330 A-hr house batteries with additional start battery. Propane stove with broiler, running fresh water, raw water foot pump, Lavac toilet with 15 gal plastic holding tank, Maritron electronics with NMEA 2000 network, Garmin VHF-300 radio, Garmin AIS-600 transponder, Technautics refrigerator/freezer, and many other accessories and equipment. An extensive equipment list is available. Finesse is extensively restored and outfitted, this bluewater cruiser is in excellent condition and ready to go. She should be seen to appreciate her. Some informative links on the Falmouth Cutter: http://www.colebrothers.com/articles9/falmouth.html http://bluewaterboats.org/falmouth-cutter-22/ https://skyaboveus.com/water-sports/The-Falmouth-22-Cutter-A-Surprisingly-Small-Cruising-Sailboat http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?CLASS_ID=5545 http://www.capegeorgecutters.com/FC22/index.html http://www.sailingmates.com/fallmouth-cutter-review/ http://samlmorse.com/?a=falmouth_cutter https://hobosailorblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/falmouth-cutter-22/

1971 Morgan Sloop

Make Morgan

Model Sloop

Category Sloop Sailboats

1971 Morgan Sloop This is one of the early Charlie Morgan-designed and built heavy fiberglass boats that has stood the test of time. She will be the inexpensive home away from home, but she is on the water. She will go anywhere you care to go in the world. She's built just that tough. The shoal draft is a big plus in the North Channel or in the Bahamas. The International Harvester built engine has also stood the test of time and is ready to do a lot more. Solace 2 appears to be structurally sound on deck and hull. She will need some TLC on the exterior cosmetics, but overall in good condition for her age. She is also trailerable and therefore can be hauled to any location for a winter getaway or just traveling long distance in a short time period. This is a heavy duty triple axle trailer. Do it today!

2010 Macgregor 26M

Spring Lake, Michigan

Make Macgregor

2010 Macgregor 26M The Macgregor 26M is a trailerable coastal cruiser, powerboat, ski boat, party barge and floating home all wrapped into one hull. The obvious design compromises in a motorboat-sailboat hybrid have made many owners smile. The Macgregor 26 is a hybrid appealing primarily to trailersailors strapped for time and concerned about the rising cost of slip and mooring fees. At 26 feet it is simple to rig and sail, and just as easy to transport. Instead of chugging with the diesel at 4 knots, the Macgregor 26M speeds along at 22 mph. The boat was also able to explore quiet coves or nestle onto sandy beaches because its twin rudders and daggerboard that require only 12 inches water when retracted. This Macgregor 26M is a ONE OWNER BOAT. She was purchase NEW from the Factory in June of 2010. The boat is currently under the winter cover at the sellers home and is in need of a very good detailing. She is equipped with a lot of extra gear. Make arrangements for your personal showing today...........

1976 South Coast 22

Colonial Beach, Virginia

Make South Coast

1976 South Coast 22 The SC 22 was the most numerous of the South Coast boats with over 3,000 produced. Desiring to capitalize on the emerging trailerable cruising sailboat market, South Coast redesigned the Alberg SC 21, lengthening the boat, installing a bigger doghouse, and replacing the fin keel with a swing keel. The result was a fast, versatile and seaworthy trailerable pocket cruiser. At one time there was an active one-design racing fleet, with an annual regatta held in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 22 was reasonably fast, a little tender, and a lot of fun to sail. It will keep up with a Catalina 22, but a comparably equipped boat will probably cost less money. SC 22s can be found around the country. The 22s had a roomy cockpit. The layout on most boats featured a v-berth forward. Going aft on the starboard side there was a sink/counter/storage. Going aft on the port was a port-a-potty and a quarterberth which converted into a not-very-roomy table. Electronics and Navigation Gear: Hand Tiller Helm and full gauges Galley Equipment: Pressurized Cold Freshwater System with Water Tank and Stainless Sink.   Accommodations - Sleep Six Forward V Berth Dinette converts to berth, Single Quarter Berths. Electrical System: 12 V DC Panel Mechanical Equipment: Manual Bilge Pump Deck and Hull Equipment: Folding Step Ladder, Adult Life Jackets and Flare Kit, Fire Extinguishers, Anchor Mast and Sail Information: Mainsail, working Jib

2007 Open 5.7

Port Sanilac, Michigan

2007 Open 5.7 The Open 5.7 was Sailing Worlds 2007 one-design Boat of the Year.Stark, simple and well manufactured, the Open 5.70 is unsinkable and cannot capsize. The easy to handle asymmetrical spinnaker drives the boat downwind at high speed that can exceed 18 knots. Setting up the boat is very simple: the mast stepping and the launching can be done on your own. For weekend racing or sailing, its trailerable size allows to tow it behing your car with a standard car license. As an international OD Class, the Open 5.70 is a fantastic, fast sport boat supported by a friendly and active class association.More performance per dollar than you will find anywhere. Fun, fast and easy to sail, this sailboat is 19 feet of pure adrenaline. Trailerable and ready to launch in a half hour.

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MIKE WALLER 

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WALLER TC 670 TRAILER CATAMARAN

Designed by Mike Waller

Our most popular catamaran design, the WALLER TC 670 was designed as an easy to build and sail multi-hull yacht, which could also be trailed by the average family car without the need for demounting or expensive collapsable trailers. Designed primarily for 2 people, the TC 670 is ideal for a couple, or a family with young children

L.O.A.                               6.70 Mtrs

Beam                               2.40 Mtrs

Draft (board up)               0.29 Mtrs

Draft (boards down)        0.90 Mtrs

Displacement                    1072 Kg

Weight (on trailer)               770 Kg

Hull Beam/LWL Ratio                1:9

Sail Area                 23.00 Squ Mtrs

Payload                               600 Kg

Note# All displacement and payload weights above are as per designed plan, and cannot be guaranteed.

CONCEPT The small cabin features a double berth, a good sized and easy to use galley, and a small table around which 3 can sit in comfort. There is also a chemical toilet beneath the foot of the double berth, and 2 children could bunk down in the cockpit under a boom tent. At anchor, the tent will turn the cockpit into a huge covered living area.It is also quite possible to add quarter berths in each hull under the cockpit seats for children. The multi chine hull (flat bottom with 2 chines) is constructed from sheet ply over plywood, with minimal timber framing. Construction employs the timber / epoxy building technique, is very strong to stand up to the rigors of trailing, and is simple and straightforward with the entire shell built as a single unit. When turned over, very little is required to complete the vessel. This yacht features a single centre board and rudder placed on the center line. On small, narrower cats, this configuration has proven to be most effective and efficient, and the lack of board cases in the hulls makes construction that much easier and quicker The rig is a simple 7/8 design, with simple spars and utilizing off the shelf fittings. The rig can be home built if desired. Particular care has been taken to ensure that this boat is both a safe and reliable performer, with an efficient sail plan and low profile for windward performance. Note that its intended use is sheltered and semi sheltered waters, and not open water. All sails can be reefed in a blow, and the yacht features removeable 'hobbie' style out-rider seats for sailing in stronger winds.For normal sailing these are unnecessary. The rig features an assymetrical spinnaker set from a bow pole, but a normal symetrical spinnaker could be used if desired

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The Working Man's Guide to Trailer Sailing

Last Updated by

Capt Chris German

June 15, 2022

Let's face it, life would be better with a 40 foot sailing yacht sitting on the hook just off your front yard on a tropical island. But if you are not quite there yet, maybe you want to start a little smaller. Let me introduce you to the Trailer Sailer.

A trailerable sailboat is in many ways better than a keel boat or a dinghy. You can get a trailer down a boat ramp, it stores for free in your backyard, and it has many of the benefits of a keel boat or dinghy, with fewer drawbacks. Some might argue that the perfect sailboat is the trailer sailer.

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Trailer Sailers offer the Best of Both Worlds

For the last five years I have dabbled in both trailerable boats and keel boats, and have personally owned two trailerable sailboats .

They really were the perfect boats for my needs. They were small enough that I could tow them with my Ford Ranger, but big enough that I could sail outside the demarcation line at Cape Lookout in North Carolina, just one mile from the Atlantic Ocean.

They had a water ballast system so I could sail my wife, two dogs, myself and a whole weekend's worth of gear and a 13 foot dinghy though the sand bars and shallows of Bogue Sound and never have to drop my center board once.

They also fed me by allowing me to teach a few dozen sailors to master the tempestuous winds of East Carolina before I decided Hurricanes-be-damned and moved to Utah, I must admit I choked up a bit because these boats owed me nothing and I was sorry to see them go.

Trailerable Sailboats Can’t Handle as Much

Trailer Sailers are not perfect for every occasion despite my enthusiasm. Oftentimes the wind was just too much for these little girls, especially in places like East Carolina.

On days like those, sailing was not possible and I would drop sails and just motor, awkwardly, up the channel home.

Anything over 15 knots and the boat would be overpowered and simply luff up into the wind while under sail.

Luckily I had a really good 9-horse yamaha on days like that and we still enjoyed a day on the water - mostly.

That is to say, we always had fun, except when we didn’t, and that was the case on 4th of July 2019.

Jennifer and I decided to head to the cape that weekend in our trailer sailer “Flo’s Revenge” to escape the holiday crowds that always seem to pack into Beaufort to celebrate a holiday in the pre-covid days.

We set out at 6 pm on Friday with a pile of food and beer, tents and charcoal, dogs and sleeping bags.

We sailed over with a reefed main and a motor and arrived shortly before sunset to find that our usual anchorage had been erased from existence earlier in the season by a storm.

We decided to find a new spot and selected one that wasn’t quite as protected with less beach and more exposure to the channel traffic.

The first night went fine and we arose the next morning to find a bright sunshiny hightide and a steady stream of boats making their way across from Harkers Island.

We enjoyed the day, although we discovered that our dinghy motor was on the fritz and that when the tide went out, we were hard aground tilting the wrong way. At some point in the night, a thunderstorm came through, that I managed to sleep through.

Unfortunately, the tilt of the boat made my wife roll out of her bunk and the hatch leaked perfectly onto her forehead. We were forced to close the hatch to keep the wind and rain out, but the little boat turned into a sauna with my wife, myself, and two dogs packed inside and a tropical East Carolina thunderstorm raging outside.

Our boat rode hard at anchor that night and bounced off the bottom as the wind pushed us up against the beach. By the next morning, my wife was ready to kill me for sleeping so soundly and the boat was a good 30 feet up the beach from the high tide line.

Our tent had been shredded by the winds and most of our food was washed out to sea or soaked in sand and saltwater. Needless to say, I was in deep trouble for sleeping so hard.

I waited for the high tide to come in and told my wife that we would head home as soon as we could float the boat. But as the tide came in, I realized that the storm had surged us higher than the morning tide would rise and I could feel my wife’s ire build to a level that I don't think I ever want to see again. She was hot, mosquito bitten, tired, wet and now because our boat was so great a beaching, stuck there until I could figure out how to get it off the beach.

Thankfully one of the parade of power boats came close enough that I could hail them and asked them to haul my boat off the beach, which they did with great difficulty. We sailed back home and put the boat in the backyard and never sailed it again.

I tell you this story because it illustrates the real experiences of trailer sailing, with all its drawbacks, but the truth is I did love that little boat.

Raise The Mast On Shore

Trailer sailers can be a challenge to launch and retrieve much like any boat, but with trailer sailers there is the question of the mast.

The mast on pretty much all trailer sailers can be raised and lowered on the ramp or at the dock, and that makes it way cheaper and easier than having the raise and lower the mast with yacht club crain or pay a yard to step your stick.

The challenge however is raising it on shore or in the water. I have done both and have decided it is way easier to do it on shore as you can reach all the fasteners and leverage the halyard from the ground.

And if your wife drops a turnbuckle, it doesn’t sink in 15 feet of water.

Watch Out For Obstructions

Dropping integral items in the water is just one draw back. I have also seen more than one vessel precipitously drop their mast immediately after stepping, by backing their trailer into a tree branch on their way down to the water.

It took them the better part of an afternoon to raise that mast and it came down in mere seconds when challenged by a scrub oak branch hanging over the ramp.

The worst part was, the entire boating world was watching when they struggled to raise their mast and when they dropped it at the boat ramp. Your best bet is to practice raising and lowering your mast in your backyard before ever trying to do it down at the dock or boat ramp and always look up for trees and wires.

Water Ballast

Another issue in launching was my water ballast. It was a blessing in shallow water for stability but proved a bit tedious when launching and retrieving.

My manual said to let the boat sit immediately after launching to allow the ballast tank to fill, but more than once I damn near capsized the boat when climbing aboard to check to see if it was filled.

Air embolisms could stop the filing process and without a full ballast tank that boat had the stability of a sippy cup on a glass topped coffee table.

Towing a Sailboat

Hauling was an issue as well. While my little ford ranger had no problem hauling the boat with a dry ballast tank, barnacles and seaweed could clog the ballast drain and make it a real challenge to haul.

I never had to dive under to dislodge any seafood samples, but I always was afraid I would have to some day, and had to wait until it was completely drained before trying to traverse the entire boat ramp when towing with my ranger.

My GMC however could haul that thing with flat tires dragging a danforth though so if you do decide to trailer sail, make sure you get yourself a decent truck to do your towing.

Other than the ballast and mast, launching and hauling is relatively similar to any other boat. Depending on how deep your draft is, a sailboat can be a bit more difficult on shallow ramps.

Lots of trailer sailer trailers come with extensions to allow you to drop the trailer even deeper into the water for shallow ramps and deeper draft vessels.

The big thing is to ensure that whatever trailer you use, that it works nicely with your hull. And most trailerable sailboats in my experience are a package deal with the trailer so I would recommend you go with the manufacturer when selecting a trailer and don't go shopping for a better deal on a trailer.

Maintenance Is Easier With a Trailer Sailer

While a trailerable sailboat is free of many of the pitfalls of boating like docking, yard fees and mast stepping, it is still a boat.

Engine troubles, bottom paint and on board storage are all challenges. No one that I know of has ever created a boat that doesn’t need oil changes, doesn’t grow barnacles and doesn’t need a ton more storage than it is designed with. It's just a boat.

With a trailer sailer, you can work on your motor next to your garage in your driveway and do all the fresh water flushes your garden hose can handle.

You can also skip bottom painting if you dry sail your boat, which is to say never leave it in the water for more than several hours.

But if you decide to leave it overnight, odds are you’ll have a scum line and barnacle babies by morning.

And for storage, the only saving grace is you can load your boat in your driveway and save the three dozen trips between your boat and the car at the boat ramp.

Register Your Trailer

You're also gonna have to register your trailer sailer and your trailer, if you decide to ever leave your driveway.

Septic System

You will have to ensure that you have a compliant septic system which is oftentimes a bucket or for the high brow sailors, a chemical toilet on trailer boats.

Most trailer sailers don't have a holding tank due to the fact that you don't want to have to drive down the road with a full holding tank. And many also lack a usable size water tank as well for the same reason.

USCG Boardings

Just because your boat lives in your driveway instead of on a dock, doesn’t mean it is not subject to USCG boardings when underway. So flares, noisemakers and PFDs are all legally required as well.

Other Trailerable Boats

We have a  great article on the top types of trailerable sailboats.  But there are literally all kinds both new and used.

One of my favorite is the corsair pulse, a boat being manufactured in Vietnam that is a trailerable catamaran.

I envisioned taking this boat up to the northern reaches of Canada and sailing in the Arctic with it.

It’s got enough room to live aboard with lots of winter gear. You can launch it virtually anywhere and it's stable enough that you probably won’t pitch-pole into sub freezing water.

Start Small and Cheap

But if a new boat isn’t in your budget, the used trailer sailer market is super hot right now.

With Covid 19, folks are looking for all sorts of ways to get away and not have to worry about exposure.

What better way is there to get away and socially distance than taking your trailer sailer to the lake or to a remote beach for the weekend?

You can pick up hunter 23.5’s for sale around the country with most offered for $6K or less. Hunter 27s are also to be found but go for $30K plus.

My suggestion is if you're gonna buy your first trailer sailer, start small and cheap. The bigger your boat the more expense and the bigger truck you’ll need to launch it.

Practice Parking With Your Trailer & Boat

No one likes to drive a trailer and even fewer people like to back one up.

Particularly when you have a sailboat with a 30 foot mast up. It's never fun and quite frankly embarrassing when you do it wrong.

I always tell my students looking to trailer a boat to go to a massive parking lot on New Year’s day and spend three hours practicing backing your trailer into parking spots. There really is no other way to get good at it.

Trailer Guides, Rollers, and Side Straps

Even if you can back your trailer beautifully, you also need to put your boat on your trailer and that is even harder when it’s a sailboat.

Installing trailer guides on your trailer if you don't have them makes a huge difference in lining up your boat with your trailer bunks.

I also like rollers instead of flat bunks to hold the boat on the trailer, but with sailboats that's tough because they can roll the boat off on the boat ramp prematurely when backing in.

My hunter has a bow bumper that never quite worked right on my trailer. The boat always hit too high or too low and the winch strap chaffed it.

I took to leaving the boat a foot back from the bunk and using a chain to hold the boat on the trailer.

Never take your boat on the road without side straps. Many people think that because there are trailer guides and a bow strap holding it on the trailer, that you will be fine.

But turning corners and sloshing water in the hull have a tendency to flip boats over while going home and no one wants to be the guy to pick his boat up off the highway or worse yet, have to flip your truck back over when your boat decides to take you for a ride.

Is Trailer Sailing for Everyone?

A resounding no is my answer to that whenever I am asked.

When I was selling my hunters, I had lots of tire kickers come by and more than a few who could never handle a little boat like this in what remained of their lives.

Age, obesity and gravity are all challenges when it comes to trailer sailing. On shore you have to climb up the trailer to step the mast and clean the boat and do all kinds of other stuff and in the water, you have an unstable deck with great big steps on to the foredeck and onto the dock.

As much as this boat was a plug and play sailboat, it wasn't for anyone who lacked a certain agility.

One time docking I got my foot caught in the life line with a student and came real close, if I didn’t actually fracture my wrist.

Trailer sailboats are smaller and less stable than their oversized cousins with the keels. If you are in anyway, limited in your physical prowess, a trailer sailboat may not be the best choice for you.

So that’s my take on trailer sailers.

A younger me would have loved to have a whole fleet of them, but as I age I tend to think a 60 foot catamaran far away from the North Atlantic is more my speed.

Trailer Sailers are way cheaper than keel boats to own without having to pay for a dock, mast stepping and storage, but they are not a plaything and should be respected like every other boat.

They meet all the requirements to be USCG regulated and they can go in big water if you want to take them there, but they are not an easy ride back.

Practice your mast stepping and trailer backing with no one watching and try not to be too much of a ramp hog while you're in the public eye.

Start small, as big boats are a pain to drive on a trailer.

So do good, have fun, and sail far. Thanks for reading.

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Capt Chris German is a life long sailor and licensed captain who has taught thousands to sail over the last 20 years. In 2007, he founded a US Sailing-based community sailing school in Bridgeport, CT for inner city youth and families. When Hurricane Sandy forced him to abandon those efforts, he moved to North Carolina where he set out to share this love for broadcasting and sailing with a growing web-based television audience through The Charted Life Television Network.

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A Sail Trailer sailer is a type of sailboat that can be trailered behind a car or recreational vehicle. It typically comprises an aluminium frame with a polyvinyl or fibreglass shell. The sail trailer sailer typically has a watertight deck, cabin, and constructed hull, making the boat suitable for daysailing, coastal cruising, and racing. It is easy to move from location to location and has become quite popular due to its ability to be trailered and launched into the water with ease. The Sail Trailer sailer is an excellent choice for recreational boaters and competitive sailors alike.

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7 Best Trailerable Sailboats for Cruising

Many sailors balk at the idea of leaving their boat in the water at a marina. Slip fees are expensive, and maintenance bills get bigger the longer you leave a boat in the water. However, if you want a boat under 30 feet long, there are trailerable sailboats that will fit the bill.

Like any boat purchase, you’ll need to analyze precisely what kind of trailer sailer you want. Will a simple weekend sailboat suffice, or do you really need the best trailerable cruising sailboat you can find? 

Here’s a look at some of the pros and cons of the best trailerable sailboat. Plus, we’ll look at how to compare them for your purposes.

Table of Contents

Best trailerable sailboats, easy to launch trailerable sailboats, quick setup time, towing weight, catalina 22/25 “pop-top”, com-pac horizon cat for classic coastal cruising, marshall sanderling — small, portable, classy, west wight potter 19 — the tiny go-anywhere sailboat, seaward 26rk with retractable lead keel, corsair f-24 trimaran – sporty sailing, macgregor 26m — maximum speed meets maximum living space, long-range cruising boats, 7 best trailerable boats – a recap, what’s the best trailerable sailboat for a cruise, trailerable sailboats faqs.

• Catalina 22/25
• Com-Pac Horizon Cat
• Marshall Sanderling
• West Wight Potter 19
• Seaward 26RK
• Corsair F-24 Trimaran
• MacGregor 26M

We’ll get into more detail about each brand in my post today, so hang tight!

What Is a Trailerable Sailboat, Exactly?

For this article, the priorities for a trailerable sailboat are:

• Easy to launch
• Require minimum setup to launch and store
• Lightweight enough to be towed by the average vehicle

Before you can really classify a sailboat as trailerable, you need to evaluate and narrow your search criteria. Truthfully, 50-plus-foot ocean-going sailboats are regularly put on trailers. But that’s done commercially, on a big rig, with special permits for oversized loads, and even led cars.  

That probably isn’t what most people mean when they think of a trailerable sailboat. But what is the priority here, the trailerable part or the sailboat part? Compromises are going to have to be made somewhere. 

If you’re looking at the 20-foot-and-under sailboat crowd, finding a trailerable example should not be hard. Most sailboats this size are designed for trailers anyway since they aren’t the sort of boats people want to pay to leave in a slip year-round.

Things get more interesting when you look at the 20 to 30-foot boats. In this class, there are stout ocean-going cruisers with deep keels and lightweight centerboard trailer sailboats designed from the get-go to be trailered by the average car or SUV. The differences between these boats are night and day.

Sailboats often have a hard time at boat ramps. First, deep keels mean that the trailer must extend farther into the water than the average boat ramp allows. This means the ramp needs to go back far enough, and the trailer tongue needs to be long enough not to swamp the car. 

If you have a boat like this, you’ll need to find the right boat ramps. Unfortunately, not all ramps are created equally. If your boat draws more than two or three feet on the trailer, you’re going to be limited to steep, paved, and high-quality boat ramps. Unfortunately, those aren’t standard features, so your cruising grounds are going to be limited.

Usually, ramps aren’t built steeply because they are often slippery. Your tow vehicle will need excellent traction and torque to pull your fully loaded boat out of a steep ramp. The steeper the ramp, the more trouble you’ll have. 

The alternative to finding steep ramps is to use a trailer tongue extender. This lets you get the trailer into deeper water without swamping the tow vehicle. But it also means that the ramp needs to extend deep enough. Many ramps end abruptly. Allowing your trailer to sink off the edge is an excellent way to get stuck or pop a tire.

Pick a boat as easy to launch and retrieve as a similarly sized powerboat to remove all of these boat ramp problems. The soft chines of most sailboats will always require a little more water, but a swing keel and the hinged rudder raised mean that the boat can sit low on the trailer bunks. That way, you only need one or two feet of water to launch, an easy feat at nearly every boat ramp you can find.

The next consideration for a sailboat to be portable enough to call it “trailerable” is the amount of time it takes to step the mast and get it ready to cruise. 

To accomplish this, you need a mast that can be stepped by a two-person team–maximum. Ideally, it will have some tabernacle hardware to enable one person to do the task for solo sailing.

There is an entire family of pocket cruisers that could ideally fit on trailers. But you won’t find the Fickas or the Falmouth cutters on my list, simply because they aren’t easy to launch or easy to rig. But, of course, they’re also too heavy for most vehicles to tow, which leads us to the final point of excluding them this trailable pocket cruiser’s list.

One of the most significant financial burdens the trailer sailer faces is their tow vehicle. You are all set if you already drive a two-ton dually diesel pickup truck. But if your daily driver is an SUV or light pickup, you need to think long and hard about the math of the towing equation. 

Whatever boat you buy cannot exceed the towing rating limits of your tow vehicle. If you don’t have a tow vehicle, you’ll need to buy one. This will double or triple the cost of getting a trailer sailer in most cases. For the same money, you may want to look at a boat that stays in the water at a traditional boat slip. For the cost of a trailer sailer and a tow vehicle, you can probably step into a nice boat that is larger and more comfortable than any towable.

If you have a tow vehicle, you need a light enough vessel for it to tow. Most modern SUVs tow less than 2,500 pounds. Anything more than 5,000 will require a full-size pickup. Remember that the tow weight isn’t just the boat’s displacement—it’s the empty hull weight, plus the weight of the trailer and any extra gear you need to pack into the boat. 

Finding a vessel that fits these limitations on weight isn’t easy. If the manufacturer’s goal is to make it towable, immediate limits are placed on the materials they can use. This means less seaworthiness since boats are built light and thin. As far as stability goes, lead keels are generally out, and water ballast systems or centerboards might be used instead. It doesn’t mean these boats aren’t safe and fun, but they aren’t designed for rough conditions, crossing oceans, or living on in the water full-time .

7 Best Trailerable Cruising Sailboats

There are more trailerable sailboats out there than you might imagine. Here’s a look at seven popular options of all shapes and sizes to give you a taste of what you might want to take to sea.

The boats here are selected for their storage and living space. With these boats and a little outfitting, you can spend weeks gunk-holing in the Chesapeake Bay or island hopping the Bahamas. If you broaden your scope to include daysailers with no cabin space, there are countless more options.

One of the worst parts of a small trailerable sailboat or pocket cruiser is the lack of stand-up headroom. One clever solution that you’ll find on some weekend sailboat types is the pop-top. 

The pop-top is simply an area around the companionway hatch that extends upward on struts. So when you’re at the dock or anchor, you get standing headroom down below—at least right inside the pop-top.

You can build a canvas enclosure for your pop-top to use it in all weather. A pop-top makes your boat feel much larger than it is and allows you to move freely to cook or get changed down below or even do a nice boat bed area. 

Later models of the Catalina Sport 22 and Capri 22s lacked this cool pop-top feature, so if you want it, you’ll need to seek out an older model on the used market.

Com-Pac has been building small sailboats since the early 1970s. They currently sell two lines, each with various-sized boats. All are well built, and a majority of their boats are trailerable. 

Most interesting at the Com-Pac traditional catboats . The rigging is more straightforward than modern sloops, with only one large mainsail. Com-Pac boats come with a unique quick-rig system to make getting on the water fast and simple.

The Horizon Cat Coastal Cruising has a displacement of 2,500 pounds with a 2’2″ draft when the board is up. She has a separate head forward and space to lounge either topside or down below. The smaller Sun Cat has slightly few amenities but shaves off a few feet and pounds, making it easier to tow and it is one of these amazing small sailboats. Com-Pacs features stub keels, so their centerboard and hinged rudder do not take up space in the cabin.

On the sloop rig side, the Com-Pac 23 comes in a 3,000-pound traditional sailboat or a very interesting pilothouse. Both are incredibly livable for their size , with shallow two-foot-long fixed keels and high-quality construction.

Another option if you like catboats is the Marshall Sanderling. This salty 18-footer oozes traditional charm , all while being easy to sail and easier to tow. And while she has wooden boat lines, she has a modern laminated fiberglass hull.

The Sanderling has a 2,200-pound displacement, so tow weights will be around 3,000 pounds. At only 18-feet, she’s on the small side for cruising. The cuddy cabin has no galley, and the portable toilet is not enclosed. But that small size means a simple boat that’s easy to maintain and take anywhere. 

An electric motor package is an exciting option on this weekend sailboat!

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You can’t mention tiny trailer sailers without touching on the famous West Wight Potter . These 15 and 19-foot pocket cruisers have earned a worldwide reputation as the ultimate go-anywhere coastal cruiser.

The West Wight Potter 19 offers the most living space for staying aboard and cruising. So even though its dimensions are diminutive, this little boat packs a lot in. There’s a single burner hotplate and sink and a porta-potty tucked under a cushion. Yes, it’s tight—but the company claims the little boat can sleep five people. Any more than two will feel pretty crowded, however.

The boat comes standard with a mast-raising system that a single person can manage alone. It has a daggerboard for a shallow draft of a half-foot when the board is up. The total towing weight is around 1,500 pounds, which means nearly any car can tow a West Wight Potter.

This little-known trailer sailer is produced at the same Florida factory that makes Island Packet Yachts. That should give you a little bit of an idea of what sort of boat it is—trailerable, yes, but also high-quality, beautiful, and built for cruising. In other words, it’s one of the nicest all round pocket cruisers and it feels like a much larger boat.

The Seaward is easily the saltiest boat on this list . It’s beefy and seaworthy. Instead of a lightweight centerboard, Seaward fits the RK with a bulb-shaped retracting keel. Other big-boat items include a Yanmar diesel inboard motor and an enclosed head. The spacious cabin of the boat features a double berth and is ready for salt water cruising.

According to sailboatdata.com , the tow weight of the 26RK is 6,000 pounds. With the keel up, the draft is 1.25 feet.

Multihull sailors need not feel left out from the trailer sailer club and the pocket cruiser. Beyond the ubiquitous beach Hobie Cat, there are not many options for catamarans. But trimarans are uniquely suited to be towed.

Why? For one thing, performance oriented boats like trimarans are based on it being built light. There is no ballast—a trimaran’s stability comes from its two outer hulls. Additionally, the living space is entirely housed in the central hull–the outer floats are small and sometimes foldable. Finally, there are no keels on tris, so they are extremely shallow draft and perfect for trailering.

If you’re looking for adrenaline-pumping sporty and fun sailing, it’s impossible to beat what a trimaran will offer. Let’s not beat around the bush—most of the trailer sailers on this list have hull speeds around five knots. The Corsair has no such limits, routinely sailing at 15 knots or more .

The new Corsair 880 trimaran has an unloaded weight of 3,659 pounds. It is trailerable behind a big SUV or small pickup and is probably the most fun sailing option that is trailerable at all.

An even more portable option is the older Corsair F-24. It has a light displacement of under 2,000 pounds—so nearly any SUV can tow it.

MacGregor owns the market on trailerable motor sailers since they more or less created the product to fit the bill. The MacGregor 26 is not like other boats. The design combines a planing powerboat with a centerboard sailboat. Imagine scooting along at 20 knots or more when the wind is down or enjoying a sporty sail on a breezy day–in the same boat.

The entire boat is built from the ground up for towing and long-range sailing. So if you want a big sailboat that you can tow behind pretty much any SUV, the MacGregor has to be on your list. 

Depending on the model, the 26-foot-long boats have incredibly light dry weights of between 1,650 and 2,350 pounds. Considering the massive volume of the roomy cabin, the ability to tow such a large vessel opens up an entire world of opportunities for owners. 

It’s not all good news, of course. MacGregor owners love their boats, but they are built light and are not ideally suited for offshore cruising or rough weather. But in bays and for coastal sailing on nice days, few boats can get as much use as a MacGregor. 

The motorboat capability of the 26M and 26X might not appeal to hardcore sailors, but for those looking to maximize their use of the boat depending on the weather, their mood, or location, it makes a lot of sense. 

MacGregor shut down in 2015, but the daughter and son-in-law of the original owners took over production and renamed the boat the Tattoo 26 . The company will soon release a smaller version, the Tattoo 22 .

If the 26 is a bit big to make your list of best trailerable small sailboats, consider the smaller Powersailer 19. It’s nearly identical to the 26, just smaller and lighter.

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What Do You Want Your Trailer Sailer To Do?

After you’ve settled on how you will tow and launch your trailer sailer, now it’s time to dream about what you want it to do. Where will it take you? 

The beauty of a towable boat is that you can travel anywhere. A boat in the water might take weeks or months to move a few hundred miles. But if you can attach it to your car and do 65 mph on the interstate, you could sail on the Pacific on Monday, the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, and the Atlantic on Friday.

We can divide our trailerable sailboats into three groups – daysailers, weekenders, and cruisers.

These are designed with open cockpits and no space to sleep. This is a majority of the sub-22-foot boats on the market. They are designed to be launched, play for the day, and return to the ramp or dock.

A weekender will have rudimentary sleeping facilities. Think of it as a floating tent—it’s not a five-star hotel, but you can sleep under the stars or get out of the rain. Conceivably you could stay aboard indefinitely, but it doesn’t have much room for gear. So most people are ready to get off after a day or two. 

A cruising boat has sleeping, cooking, and toilet facilities built-in. These might be small and simple, but in any quantity, they mean you can disconnect from shore for a long time. Unfortunately, squeezing all of this into a tow-friendly package isn’t easy, and very few boats do it well. 

The best trailer sailor for your adventures will depend on many factors. Like any boat, whatever you decide on will be a compromise – boats always are. But there are plenty of choices out there, no matter what size your tow vehicle is and no matter what sailing adventures you have in mind.

What size sailboat is trailerable?

Even large yachts are routinely transported by towing across land, so the question is more of how big a sailboat can you tow? Your tow vehicle will be the limiting factor. The upper limit for most large SUVs and trucks is usually a sailboat around 26 feet long.

Sailboats are generally very heavily built, with ballast and lead keels. Sailboats specifically made to be trailer sailers are lighter. They may use drainable water ballast tanks instead of fixed ballast and have fewer fixtures and amenities.

To find the best trailer sailer, you need to balance the total tow weight, the ease of rig setup at the boat ramp, and the boat’s draft. Shallow draft boats with centerboards are the easiest to launch and retrieve.

Is a Hunter 27 trailerable?

No. The Hunter 27 is a one of those fixed-keel larger boats built from 1974 to 1984. The boat’s displacement is 7,000 pounds, not including trailer and gear. That alone makes it too heavy to tow by all but the beefiest diesel trucks. 

Furthermore, the fixed keels had drafts between 3.25 and 5 feet, all of which are too much for most boat ramps. In short, the standard Hunter Marine 27 is too big to tow for most people.

On the other hand, Hunter has made several good trailer sailers over the years. For example, the Hunter 240 and 260 were explicitly designed for trailering. They have drainable water ballast and shallow keel/centerboard drafts less than two feet. 

Is a Catalina 22 trailerable?

Yes, the Catalina 22 is easily trailerable and makes a wonderful weekend sailboat. In fact, there were over 15,000 Catalina 22s made and sold over the years. 

The boat’s displacement is 2,250 pounds, which means your total tow weight with trailer and gear will be under 3,000 pounds. This is within the capabilities of most mid to full-size SUVs and light trucks. Be sure to check your vehicle’s towing capacity, of course.

The centerboard on the Catalina 22 is another factor in its easy towing. With the board up, the boat draws only two feet. This makes it easy to float off the trailer at nearly any boat ramp. You should avoid fixed keel versions of the 22 for towing unless you have access to extra deep ramps. 

Matt has been boating around Florida for over 25 years in everything from small powerboats to large cruising catamarans. He currently lives aboard a 38-foot Cabo Rico sailboat with his wife Lucy and adventure dog Chelsea. Together, they cruise between winters in The Bahamas and summers in the Chesapeake Bay.

Can someone tell me why no other manufacturer makes pop tops? Those who have them, love them. Makes sense for head space with a trailerable boat too. Catalina stopped making them decades ago, yet people still swear by them. So, why isn’t there any newer models?

MacGregor put pop tops on many of its trailerables

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Farrier Trailertri 18

Sail number 7. Built by current owner. Total restoration and refit 2010. In good seaworthy ...

• 18' 6" / 5.64m
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Corsair 750 Sprint mk1

Tandem trailer good condition. One season square top main and older pin top. One season jib. 3 ...

• 24' 11" / 7.60m
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Simpson 40 Sailing Catamaran

40ft 2001 Simpson Catamaran, strip planks cedar hulls glassed inside & out in perfect ...

• 40' / 12.19m
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Grainger Mystery Cove 11

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• 34' 5" / 10.50m
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Mosquito The Racing Catamaran

Mosquito catamaran for sale. Very good condition. Has everything including crew trapeze and ...

• 16' 5" / 5.00m
• 2000 approx
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Simpson 11m

Simpson design catamaran. 4 cabin layout sleeps 6 comfortably. Well built strong boat. Powered ...

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Bohemian Rhapsody Fast blue water cruiser. Built in New Zealand by renowned boat builder / ...

• 41' 4" / 12.60m
• 1988 approx
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Farrier F-82R

One of Farrier's great designs. Equally great as a racer around the bouys or easily towed ...

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Dragonfly 25 Swing Wing Sport

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Corsair Sprint 750

Ready for some fast action but super easy to sail this corsair sprint 750 is for you. This is ...

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Bunk Trailers

Bunk trailers provide a classic, time-tested design and solid value. They offer superior hull support and security, making them an ideal choice for steep launching conditions and for boats that spend a lot of time stored on the trailer.

Roller Trailers

Roller trailers provide easy loading and launching in all conditions and water levels. For boaters who launch alone or those who face challenging ramp and tidal conditions, a roller model will get you loaded or launched in no time.

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CHOOSING THE RITE MATERIAL: Aluminum VS. Galvanized

Aluminum provides natural corrosion resistance with less weight than a comparable steel frame, saving you fuel and valuable payload.

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Single axle trailers are suited for boats up to about 20 feet in length. Your Load Rite dealer will help you select the appropriate configuration for your trailer.

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Tandem and tri-axle trailers are suited for boats of roughly 20 feet and up. Your Load Rite dealer will help you select the appropriate configuration for your trailer.

Our catamaran trailers provide Load Rite’s advanced frame and bunk designs and a range of standard and optional features to securely haul your catamaran and make launching and loading easier. Choose from durable galvanized steel or lightweight aluminum frames. All of our catamaran trailers feature the advanced designs and heavy-duty construction that set Load Rite trailers apart from the crowd.

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House for Sale in Moscow Russia

New house 584 sqm located 21 km from Moscow

• 8 Bathrooms

Mansion 945 sqm 16 km from Moscow

• 10170 Sq Ft

House 720 sqm 5 km from Moscow in the village of Solovinaya Roshcha

Mansion 600 sqm 16 km from Moscow

3-story mansion 1256 m²

• 13520 Sq Ft
• Contact for price

English-style mansion 8 km from Moscow

• 26900 Sq Ft

Wooden house 565 sqm on a land plot of 7600 sqm

• 5 Bathrooms

Townhouse 530 sqm in the very center of Moscow

• 6 Bathrooms

House 750 sqm in the village of Gorki 2

House 900 sqm 12 km from Moscow

• $18,000,000

Modern house 2000 sqm on Rublevsky highway

• 21530 Sq Ft

Modern house 950 sqm 24 km from Moscow

• 10225 Sq Ft

House 1128 sqm 22 km from Moscow

• 12140 Sq Ft

House with a swimming pool on Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway 974 sqm

• 10485 Sq Ft

House 1200 sqm with a swimming pool on Novorizhskoe

• 12900 Sq Ft
• $12,500,000

House 2500 sqm 10 km from Moscow

3-storey house 830 sqm 24 km from Moscow

House 954 sqm 12 kilometers from Moscow

• 10270 Sq Ft

House of 700 square meters 10 kilometers from Moscow

House 1800 sqm in the village of Greenfield

• 19375 Sq Ft

House 525 sqm 10 kilometers from Moscow

House 600 sqm in the village of Nikolskaya Sloboda

House 1200 sqm with a swimming pool on Ilyinsky highway

• 12916 Sq Ft

Mansion 1800 sqm with swimming pool

Mansion 661 sqm on the peninsula in Moscow

Cottage 218 sqm 32 kilometers from Moscow

• 4 Bathrooms

Mansion 870 sqm on Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway

Mansion 2164 sqm 12 km from Moscow

• 23293 Sq Ft

House 542 sqm 25 km from Moscow

House on Rublyovka 17 km from Moscow

• 10064 Sq Ft

Where to Buy a Home in Moscow in 2024

The growth in suburban house prices in 2021 can be as high as 15%. This prognosis was voiced by the participants of Moscow’s real estate market. Housing near Moscow has already gone up in value by 7%, and before the end of the year, this number is quite likely to rise by another 2–3%. The pandemic has changed the trends on the suburban real estate market – the current demand for detached houses is noticeably higher than before the global outbreak of Covid-19, and this naturally influences the cost of residential homes, say the experts. They also note that traditionally, the fall-winter period has always been considered a time of low demand for houses for sale in Russia; however, the opposite is now the case.

Here are the Moscow real estate categories to consider when buying a house in Russia:

• By direction and location (Rublyovka, Novaya Riga, Barvikha);
• By classification ( luxury , business class, economy);
• By development format (townhouses, detached private homes).

When purchasing homes in Moscow, Russia, a good rule of thumb is to select houses within an 18.6-mile (30 km) radius from the center of Moscow. This ensures you will get a well-developed infrastructure, and that the chosen location will be replete with hospitals and schools.

We recommend considering the West, South and North directions just out of Moscow. You may notice that country houses are noticeably cheaper on the capital’s Eastern side. However, this is due to poor environmental conditions – the result of the presence of a number of industrial facilities in the entire East area.

Best Cottage Communities in Moscow

Muscovites with high incomes live in closed elite cottage communities that have their own full infrastructure. Such cottage communities are usually designed by Europe’s best architects, especially contracted for the job. These locations have everything: private English schools, restaurants, shops, pools and gyms, beauty salons and equestrian sports clubs.

The most expensive houses up for sale are located in the Barvikha Hills area (Rublevka direction). This elite location near Moscow even has its own famous brand boutiques: Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Bentley, Ferrari and Harley-Davidson. The least expensive house here costs 1.5 million US dollars and has a floor area of 656 sqft (200 m²). This gated community is just 10-20 minutes by car away from Moscow itself.

We encourage you to consider some of the following elite locations as you decide where to purchase your ideal property: Etude Family Club, La-Mansh, Western Residence, Yusupovo Life Park, Odintsovo, Novaya Riga and Pirogovo. There you will find everything one requires for a comfortable life, at the price of 300 to 500 thousand US dollars for a residential home.

As you choose your future home, make sure to take into account the category of the land on which it is built. Each category has its own taxation rate. Our lawyer can explain all the details on property taxes in Russia to you at your request. Contact us to get your consultation!

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