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Great Value
Hi,
I know this post is very old, but I wanted to share my experience with the Seidelmann 299. I owned a 1979 Seidelmann 299 for 5 years and loved it. I looked for a 30 footer during six month before narrowing it down to the S299. With a $16,000 budget, it was the best compromise between performance and confort. There are very few 30 footers that have such a spacious inside with pressure water, shower, 6' headroom... I wanted a boat that could take us on confortable cruises and one that I would still have fun racing with.
I don't really understand the comment about those boats being poorly built. Out of all the similar boats I saw at the time, the S299 was definitely one of the best. Most boats from the 70's and early 80's had soft spots, needed work in the interior... Overall, this was a great boat with plenty of room to take for 4-5 people for a week and to get on the podium racing PHRF. It performs very well in light air despite its weight and after reducing sails, it's very stable in heavier winds. We don't live by the water anymore and really miss our S299. I was actually looking for potential owners interested in renting us his S99 for a week this summer when I found this post.
Enjoy sailing!
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