skipper 12 weight, and other suggestions?

Does anyone know the weight of a Skipper 12? I'm new to sailing (second year) and would like to get a boat that is stable and has a high boom which the Skippers seem to be. They look like they are easy to rig too, as well as being cheap to buy.

I am likely to be sailing single handed most of the time hence wondering about the weight of them. I dont want a light boat that will be tipping about all the time, so happy for a boat to be on the larger side but not too heavy to drag out on my own. I trained in and have since been using a club GP14 which i enjoy for the stability, high boom and space, but could do with something a bit lighter for sailing singlehanded.

Ive been trying to work out what would be suitable for a while now. I was hoping to find a decent sized single hander, but cant seem to find any that has a high boom and not tippy. I dont want a racing type boat - more cruising style really. Perhaps what im looking for doesnt exist! So the other angle is to find a double hander that can be sailed single handed.

Im 100kg with problems with one of my feet, hence wanting a stable boat with high boom so i dont have to keep ducking or jumping about!

Any thoughts on the weight of the Skipper 12 (or 14) ,or suggestions for a boat would be most appreciated.

Regards,


Greg

Edited by gjs - 06 Jun 13 at 3:01am

I would have thought a Heron would do the job.

That was the next one I was going to post

Both Gull and Heron are fairly small for a 100kg guy with movement problems. A GP14 with reefing points in the sail might work well.

I have to agree with Jim that the Skipper range weren't the best fitted out boats around. Chances are that any available will be in a poor state - check the deck to hull joint, they tend to crack up, then when you heel over the boat fills with water...

I can find the weight when built when I go home later, but it won't bear much resemblance to what it would weigh now.

If you enjoyed sailing it when learning, though, I can't see any particular reason why not to get one - if you can find one, it will be cheap - provided you give it a good check over. Maybe take someone who knows a lot about GRP boats along if necessary to give advice.

Weight and stability do seem to go together. Maybe an Enterprise with a cruising rig? Bigger, but reasonably lightly built.

One thing I'd suggest for the trolley is a dolly wheel at the front, so you are only having to cope with the weight of the boat on the slip, not on the trolley too.