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archarzel Member	posted June 10, 2003 09:12 PM Well today I got my new sandpiper boat hull# 567 into the water. I hope its a small learning curve from the CL14. Any and all tricks and quirks anyone has found would be appreciated. I have found she takes longer to turn,stop ect already . I am hopeing that she will make my sailing around Gouais Bay and Lake Superior more enjoyable for the wife. She may even go with me now.
elmet3 unregistered	posted July 20, 2003 04:42 PM quote: Originally posted by archarzel: Well today I got my new sandpiper boat hull# 567 into the water. I hope its a small learning curve from the CL14. Any and all tricks and quirks anyone has found would be appreciated. I have found she takes longer to turn,stop ect already . I am hopeing that she will make my sailing around Gouais Bay and Lake Superior more enjoyable for the wife. She may even go with me now. I have been sailing my Sandpiper for a short while, and have found several.... quirks. I have found it does not handle too well in light air. Not sure if there is something I haven't figured out yet, but it really does not point close to the wind in light air. Also it really likes to be heeled, and I routinely sit on the leeward side in light air to heel the boat a bit. Finally, in my experience, buying a Sandpiper does not entice your wife to sail with you.
whited unregistered	posted July 20, 2003 06:22 PM Did you say moving up to a Sandpiper won't guarantee the wife will crew? This is something I'm going through now. I figured bigger boat, more comfortable seats (vs the CL14) would make her happy. As I think about it, she seems most comfortable on a good size motor boat.
Darcy Member	posted July 21, 2003 05:20 PM My wife loves the Sandpiper. Thinks it looks cute. (I prefer jaunty.) We've sailed Lasers and International 14's together. To quote my wife: "I think we've reached an age now where a boat with seats, cooler and a head are in order." She said this as we were going through waves in a Laser (15 to 20 knots wind). I agree; we're just not bending as well as we used to diving under the boom. Sacrificing speed for comfort, D'Arcy

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