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My Honest Advice for New Sailors (It’s Not What You Think)
26 janvier 2026 · 12 min · 132K vues
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James Evenson responds to an 18-year-old Danish sailor named Simon who is considering a water-damaged Kalik 33 on a tight budget for a circumnavigation attempt.▶ 0:18 Evenson's central argument: the goal at this stage is not circumnavigation but becoming a "dangerously competent sailor," and the right boat is an education platform, not a forever boat.▶ 0:50 He explains the Kalik 33's IOR origins — boats designed with large overhangs to rate shorter under the International Offshore Rule while gaining waterline length when heeled — and notes the trade-offs: tender, heel-dependent performance, pinched sterns, and hull shapes optimized to beat a measurement rule rather than handle confused seas.▶ 3:02 On the specific water-damaged example, he flags screwed-down teak decks as a likely source of hidden leaks that migrate under joinery, corrode wiring, and soften plywood bulkheads at their hull attachments — repairs that could consume a tight budget entirely.▶ 6:47 Instead, he recommends dry, simple, well-sailing boats: an Islander Yachts 28, older Cal boats, a Contessa 32, or an Alban Vega 27.▶ 9:02 He sailed an Islander 28 engineless for over a year, crediting it with more seamanship development than larger capable boats.▶ 9:11 The practical takeaway: a dry, simple boat that sails well builds judgment faster than a structurally impressive one that bleeds money in the yard.
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