HOW I GOT A GP-14

Around the end of April, 2007, I saw an ad for a 14' sailboat on Craigslist.com for $100. Thinking it might be a Sunfish, I called the number given. A woman answered and said she knew nothing about the boat but just wanted to get it out of her yard. I went to look at it, but didn't buy because it had no trailer, mast or boom. I did some research afterwards and found it to be a popular British GP14 racing dinghy. I had never heard of a GP14.

A few weeks later, a friend wrote and asked if I had any extra sails that I wanted to get rid of. I told him about the GP14, which had three sails with it. He bought it, painted the hull and fitted it with a mast. He now has a nice little boat.

About a week later, I saw a GP-14 advertised in the newspaper for $2,500. It had a trailer and sold immediately. Shortly after that, I saw a third GP-14 for sale on eBay and bought it for $720.

I refinished the mahogany wood work and made a new yoke to rest the mast on.

It comes with a galvanized trailer with new lights, hubs and bearings ("0" miles), new bunks and a hand winch.

The last sail of 2007 on Union Lake

Selling for $1,200 with Trailer

GP-14 REGATTA in STONE HARBOR

Above: GP-14 Regatta in a light breeze (Stone Harbor)

Below: The way I like it!