Close up video and description of the Windrider 17 boat 1. Fits you and four of your friends 2. Dry and wet seats 3. Foot steering, hands on sails 4. Tow wit...

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the wind rider 17 is a small daysailer

only 17 feet long but easily

accommodates you and four of your

friends our spots will not official

seats require a sense of adventure

balance and short pudding

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small kids like ours can stay dry and

contained in the center Baca trampoline

seats are wet but offer unusual access

to the water and are arguably the best

spot to relax when sailing in the summer

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when skippering a wind rider you sit

facing forward and move the rudder with

your feet this leaves your hands for you

to adjust the sail sitting forward is

particularly helpful because it makes

the point of sail that much easier to

learn and understand while seated your

head is below the boot which helps

prevent injuries while technique or

jiving

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this boat only weighs 400 pounds and we

tow it with our Toyota Corolla set up

and launch of the wind rider can be

completed in 30 minutes which gets you

on the water more often and it's also

easy to launch and sail by yourself the

hull is made of the same lightweight

material as host science but making it

very durable and because it is in

fiberglass there's no bottom maintenance

ever it is also small enough to fit

diagonally inside our garage during

party

the boat is fast but the ride is smooth

even in choppy water you are also seated

very close to the water instead of five

feet above it we normally cruise around

at five knots but have gotten it up to

speeds as well if you are just getting

into sailing a 25 degree heel can be a

very unsettling position the wind riders

heel is minimal and is almost impossible

over

we live on the gulf side of florida

where almost everything is shallow and

sandy with an 18-inch Draft in a molded

plastic seal we can go where we want

regardless of type if we hit a shoal or

sandbar we hop out and walk the boats

over to deeper water

we can also crash straight into a sandy

beach without worrying about damage

the wind rider comes in a variety of

bright colors like blue yellow and red

we can refer to our boat as the blue

boat at our club since most boats are

white on white with white sails you get

the idea we don't have a motor so when

the wind dies we get to paddle our way

back home

however the dealer sells a motor mount

which can accommodate a small outboard

motor or trolling motor a brand new wind

rider 17 crossed about $10,000 use one's

hold their Valley well and move faster

recent listings we also converted a

powerboat trailer we've got a Craigslist

for about 350

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