The market for small sailing boats is characterised by a wide variety. From pure weekenders to fully equipped cruising yachts with a hull length of just six metres, everything can be found. But which concept is suitable for whom, how can the widely varying prices be explained and what do you need to know when buying?
For three days, we sailed seven so-called daysailers, also known as fun boxes at the last Hanseboot trade fair, against each other on the Schlei.
The types: SixFor4, Seascape 24 and Bente 24, Lago 26, Saphire 27 and LA 28 as well as JK 28, listed here by hull length. Some with variable draught, some very sporty, some with immense interior space.
The result: there is a perfect daysailer that is fun to sail and is also suitable for spending a few days on board with up to four people. Which boat that is will be revealed in an upcoming issue of YACHT.
Here you can recall the characteristics of each individual boat:
SixFor4
Seascape 24
The brand new Seascape 24 at 30 knots on the Adriatic Sea
Bente 24
Test of the German small cruiser on the Schlei
Lago 26
Sapphire 27
LA 28
The exciting daysailer LA 28 tested on the Müritz
JK 28
Test video of a new dinghy cruiser made in Germany
