[Jeff_H]

The Colgate 26 looks like a nice daysailor. They are seem to sail well, are good single purpose daysailers. I do have some concerns about the limited purpose nature of this design. It is clearly a good boat for the individual looking the for a simple daysailor.

I do think that I would try to find a used version as I expect that a lot of these boats are sold to beginner sailors who rather quickly are looking for more. I spoke to a fellow here in Annapolis who loved his Colgate but sold it after a year or so and bought a bigger boat that he could cruise.

Other less expensive options in this same vein are the Sonar (23 feet), the Impulse 26, and J-27 (a boat that I am not a big fan of).

Jeff