I bought a Seawind kit back in the 90's when I lived in Toledo, OH. I painted the hull as, "Dorothy" or as some know it,
The Mermaid". I had had -0- experience sailing anything but the Seawind was gentle and very forgiving as I learned to tack and avoid beginner's mistakes. I eventually sold her to a fella in Dallas, TX who owned several other Seawinds. He boiught her cause he liked my hull graphics, LOL. Truth be told, I'd like another KIT. Don't care much for ARF airplanes, either, LOL