[quote=charlescarlis]Being a "sort of beginner", having a Hobie 21 and smiled the Getaway with my wife and 2 kids in the Keys...get the Getaway. We had an absolute stinking blast and what prompted me to buy the 21. I'd say they float about the same weight (the Getaway has high hull volume), but the 21 is more work, heavier, more to worry about and harder or impossible to get parts for, so you improvise or build. Getaway is fully supported.
If you buy used, watch for cracks in the plastic where the cross at joins the hulls. Anyway, if you really fall in love, you can get a second one to race solo or with one crew.
Ps, no regrets as it's like one of my old car restoration projects I used to have, but I should be sailing right now and not fixing wing socket leaks, replacing traveler car bearings, replacing standing rigging, replacing running rigging, and, and.....[/quote]
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