I'm 13 and I've been sailing for 3 years now. Its really annoying and pricey to have to rent a boat all the time so I've been looking to find my own. I'm on a sailing team but we race 420's and i just want a catamaran for fun when I'm not out at a regatta with my friends. I've been looking at 16's but i cant find one for sale anywhere near Chicago. I'm definitely buying a used one that's from 1990+. I have a job and have some money for it me and 2 friends are buying it so our budget is $1,500. If we have to we could buy a Getaway instead but we would prefer a 16. So i just need to find a seller. i could also get a Nacra, anyone know one for an intermediate - advanced sailor but doesn't have a spinnaker? its just too much of a hassle for a fun boat.

Get in touch with Mark Biggers at www.cathouse1.com. He is the midwest Nacra dealer and may not have exactly what you want, but will know where to find it.

Thanks, i sent him an email. do you know if he sells used boats?

That is where I bought mine. It was 5 or 6 years old at the time.

http://www.cathouse1.com/used.html

Normally the boats taht he sells are in top condition, but it seems like he gets a fixer every once in a while.