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Thanks Jeff.. you opiion just confirms the way I was leaning anyway! I'm off on a lads fishing holidy to scotland next week so I've got some time to think about it.. when I come back I'll have another look about and see if anything new has come up.. if not I'll likely have another look at both yacht...

okay.. quick question.. which is likely to be easier to handle for a newbie and safer in estuary waters.. a bilge keeler or drop keel? From what I've read/been told the bilge keeler is less likely to have issues in shallow water but the drop keel is likely to be faster/easier to handle? Reason to as...

Thanks for the info Jeff.. I've spotted a small yacht for sale locally which I hope to go and look at over the weekend (assuming the missus doesn't twig the real reason for visiting the coast) :) I'm hoping if I buy one to find someone who has local knowledge of the river esturies in suffolk that wi...

Evening all :) First I'll introduce myself.. I'm Jay and hail from darkest suffolk... I've not sailed in over 12 years.. I'm a classic car and bike nut (restorer) and for some unknown reason I have recently found myself looking at boats again... As I say I've not sailed for a long time and even then...