We own a Hunter 50 and everything as been broken inside when we cross the Atlantic from Hlifax to the Azores . Hunter boats are built to stay at the dock and they make great camping boat , and fair wind sailing , but for the real sailor it is a NO NO boat! WE OWN UNFORTUNATALY A HUNTER 50 , CHECK OUT OUR VIDEOS.
Id sail that piece of entry level sailboat straight to New Zealand the next day. Maybe not the best but..............that makes the crossing so rewarding. Panama Canal once again.
Couldn't see clearly enough but looks larger than a 35.5 -- I had a Hunter 26.5 on Kentucky Lake that I survived some pretty hairy storms and squalls in. As you know waves can get pretty tricky in shallow water -- the channel is at least 9 feet deep, deepest I ever saw was in the old rock quarry south of Grand Rivers on the east side of the lake at 125 feet. That boat pointed very well upwind, and I would have had no qualms at all about taking it offshore --albeit not very far. Don't panic=key
That's a pretty good comparison: Big on the inside, flashy on the outside, and built with a chopper gun - just like a porta-toilet. Most Hunters have some variation of a dumb shoal draft keel - great for skinny water, but pretty terrible upwind.
I operate a fleet of Hunter sailboats and we have had 5 years of trouble free operation. In fact, with thousands of outings we have never had any type of major equipment malfunction. Even if a rudder falls off or is knocked off by grounding there are tactics that can be taken to save the boat, like the use of an anchor in a timely fashion.
Hunters are ok boats. I looked at one before I decided to restore an antique Cal. They look fancy and are cushy below deck, but not great performers to weather. I know a friend who races one PHRF, and it's lovingly been dubbed "Sea Pig" because it wallows around the course.
An unfortunate experience... do we know in fact the rudderless boat caused the beaching, or was it the other way around? Would be interesting to know more detail. To quote Tristan Jones in reference to offshore sailors: "There are the pessimists, and then there are the dead." Most prudent offshore voyagers wouldn't go offshore in a Hunter.
I actually talked to the owner of the boat while shooting the video. Seems they were broad reaching in about 12-15kts of breeze when the rudder fell off. Yup, it just dropped off. The owner tried to get an anchor set, but due to inexperience, bad luck or both, he got in too close and the famous Hatteras Shore Break put him on the beach.
Love my Hunter, been sailing 30 years and found the further you get from shore the less dickwads you tend to find. Which answers your question whether any of these teenagers have a boat of their own.
We own a Hunter 50 and everything as been broken inside when we cross the Atlantic from Hlifax to the Azores . Hunter boats are built to stay at the dock and they make great camping boat , and fair wind sailing , but for the real sailor it is a NO NO boat! WE OWN UNFORTUNATALY A HUNTER 50 , CHECK OUT OUR VIDEOS.
nancyrick1 6 months ago
Id sail that piece of entry level sailboat straight to New Zealand the next day. Maybe not the best but..............that makes the crossing so rewarding. Panama Canal once again.
ssdd011 9 months ago
Couldn't see clearly enough but looks larger than a 35.5 -- I had a Hunter 26.5 on Kentucky Lake that I survived some pretty hairy storms and squalls in. As you know waves can get pretty tricky in shallow water -- the channel is at least 9 feet deep, deepest I ever saw was in the old rock quarry south of Grand Rivers on the east side of the lake at 125 feet. That boat pointed very well upwind, and I would have had no qualms at all about taking it offshore --albeit not very far. Don't panic=key
Edelwulf 1 year ago
Are Hunters the equivilent of Bayliners in the sailboat world?
frenchiecantdie 3 years ago
That's a pretty good comparison: Big on the inside, flashy on the outside, and built with a chopper gun - just like a porta-toilet. Most Hunters have some variation of a dumb shoal draft keel - great for skinny water, but pretty terrible upwind.
cwbastian 3 years ago
that is the safest place for a piece of crap hunter
251jamesp 3 years ago
I operate a fleet of Hunter sailboats and we have had 5 years of trouble free operation. In fact, with thousands of outings we have never had any type of major equipment malfunction. Even if a rudder falls off or is knocked off by grounding there are tactics that can be taken to save the boat, like the use of an anchor in a timely fashion.
raypays 4 years ago
Hunters are ok boats. I looked at one before I decided to restore an antique Cal. They look fancy and are cushy below deck, but not great performers to weather. I know a friend who races one PHRF, and it's lovingly been dubbed "Sea Pig" because it wallows around the course.
rxnumbercruncher 4 years ago
Hunters are great sailboats....tied securely to a slip and...
Meatmangle 4 years ago
An unfortunate experience... do we know in fact the rudderless boat caused the beaching, or was it the other way around? Would be interesting to know more detail. To quote Tristan Jones in reference to offshore sailors: "There are the pessimists, and then there are the dead." Most prudent offshore voyagers wouldn't go offshore in a Hunter.
ModernGeographic 4 years ago
I actually talked to the owner of the boat while shooting the video. Seems they were broad reaching in about 12-15kts of breeze when the rudder fell off. Yup, it just dropped off. The owner tried to get an anchor set, but due to inexperience, bad luck or both, he got in too close and the famous Hatteras Shore Break put him on the beach.
cwbastian 4 years ago
fortunately its only a hunter and not a swan or something... still a decently nice boat though.
moink123 5 years ago
I'm sorry, what kind of boat do you own? Did a third grader write this?
emgguitarist15 4 years ago
I didn't write the above comment, but I'm guessing you own a Hunter. Couldn't afford a good boat, or just didn't know better?
cwbastian 4 years ago
Love my Hunter, been sailing 30 years and found the further you get from shore the less dickwads you tend to find. Which answers your question whether any of these teenagers have a boat of their own.
ShirKhan61 4 years ago 9