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The Holiday 30 is a typical cruising auxiliary (feff), while 



the Cutlass class boat {right) is a midget ocean racer 



(MORC) craft 



ACQUIRING A CLASS SAILBOAT 



Now that you have some idea of what kinds of sailboats there are, the 

 purposes they serve best, their rigs and what goes into their skin and 

 bones-so to speak-let's go into the question of how and where to acquire 

 the one which meets your desires and/or the limitations of your budget. 



As was stated in Chapter 1, there are four ways in which you get a 



boat: 



1. Build it from plans and raw materials 



2. Build one from a preplanned, precut, material-supplied kit 



3. Purchase a secondhand or used boat 



4. Buy a new boat ready to sail 



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