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Anonymous No. 150323

What form of personal ocean travel could I use to explore the coastline where I live? I'd be up for buying a boat or jetski, but storage and transport is an issue

Anonymous No. 150461

>>150323
>storage and transport is an issue


inflatable stand-up paddleboards are a very good option, quite comparable to a hard board in performance for many applications. they pack down very compact and inflate to become as nearly as rigid as a normal board.

if you gottagofast you can slap a scubajet on there.

another thing to look into will be sailing clubs. often they'll have a fleet of small single- or double-handed sailing dinghies and catamarans available for member use after you've gotten qualified to take them out solo.

there are a lot of other options for circumventing the storage and transportation issues because a lot of people deal with that.

Anonymous No. 151170

>>150323
I haven't seen a wind surfer (or Hobiecat) in like 20 years.

Anonymous No. 153134

>>150323
a boat

Anonymous No. 153252

>>151170
I see some foiling windsurfers these days but yeah most of them seem to have been replaced by kites.

Anonymous No. 153293

>>150323
How far are you wanting to travel in a day?

Anonymous No. 153967

>>153293
I would say distance is less of a concern than speed, although getting to islands 10km off shore and back would be ideal

Ikkk No. 155829

>>153134
>>153252
>>151170
>>150323
Ok

Anonymous No. 158406

>>150323
Second for 'look for a sailing club'. I'm on one of the great lakes and there is a club local to me, membership is exceedingly cheap, and allows full access to their fleet of day-sailers. If you're looking to go 10km out to the nearest island, I'd certainly not want to paddle out there with a SUP or something.