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[quote=Wolfman]Nothing wrong with a Getaway.  It's an awesome family boat that will give you great service and lots of fun.

I think we all made some assumptions about Zack's budget, age and adrenaline tolerance, and they seem to be largely correct.  When a beginner says they want something large, cheap and fast I immediately thing Hobie 16, after you learn you can dump it and buy something bigger.  You can get a decent one for less than $1000 and parts are readily available.  If you are a beginner and want a boat that you can grow into and have little interest in upgrading then the Nacra 5.0 is my go to boat with the 5.2 being a close second just because of the boards and boom(Prindles are also great but I don't have a lot of experience with them and there simply aren't very many in Western Canada) .  If you are an experienced sailor want a rec boat that can go fast and is easy to sail my number one recommendation is the Nacra 5.7, it is by far my favorite cat.  But those are my own preferences and there are certainly others who do recommend other boats very rightly.

I think by and large as a community on here we do a pretty decent job of identifying new peoples needs and wants.  In this case we even did this through some assumptions gleaned by the tone of the persons post.  Truth is there are a lot of great boats to choose from and each has some slight differences and advantages and disadvantages.  Some of the best advice I've heard was 'get the used boat in the best condition that is the right size for your sailing wants and sail the crap out of it'.  I'm not sure you can go wrong with any of the 16 ft boats out there if you follow that rule.[/quote]

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