[quote=Edchris177][quote]After I finish my membership I'll be sure to explore the local areas. [/quote]
Don't wait, as you have seen from the warm welcome from Damon, most of the people here are pretty easy going. If you see a bunch of Cats at Dunedin, go out, introduce yourself, & you will be invited for rides/crew/beer, (as long as you are not an insufferable prick, with green skin.)
These people will quickly get you some time on water in different boats, you can then decide what would be the best boat for you to buy.
And hey, if in the end, you decide to buy a J22, only a few will chirp you for it, & you can safely ignore them. It's like up here in the frozen north. Many ski, many snowboard, & a few idiots hate those who don't slide the same way. I teach alpine skiing at advanced levels,(downhill) part time, & figure the more people we have in any aspect of the sport, the more power we have politically.
Don't be put off by the low performance of the Wave, that boat is tough, light, cheap to buy, & a hell of a lot of fun. Solo, you can fly a hull, one poster here does 16kts on his.
As a famous author once postulated, there is simply no better way to waste time than simply messing with boats.[/quote]
