Originally Posted by
mzeffex
That sounds like fun. I just told my mom I want to get a catamaran.
Is an acat the boat completely? 20k isn't too bad for a carbon boat, if it is.
I clearly know nothing about boats.
It is an adrenaline junky sorta boat. We have a club boat that you could try. It's an older design and kinda rickety but it works.
Starter boats can be had for around $3k (now's a pretty good time to buy if you can). There are some other designs racing out of our club as well (F16's and Inter 20's). You could crew on one of those (acats are single handed) to give it a go for zero investment.
PM me and I can line something up.
Acat class site
http://www.usaca.info/
West River Sailing Club
http://www.westriversc.org/