Boat models · S2
S2 9.2
Sailboat, coastal cruiser
Key figures
- Builder
- S2 Yachts
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsrespectedpicked over its peers
Well-built 1980s Great Lakes cruiser-racer with a solid feel, but dated and tight below for its length
- Coastal cruising
- respected · stiff, steady, comfortable for weekends
- Club racing
- respected · competitive under PHRF, easily driven
- Daysailing
- ordinary · fine, but more boat than needed
- First boat
- ordinary · affordable, but age-related upkeep
- Loved
- solid Holland-built feel · stiff and balanced under sail · good value used · sails well in light air
- Gripes
- narrow, dated interior · limited headroom and storage · tired original systems · small cockpit for crew
- Survey for
- deck core moisture at stanchions and chainplates · aging rigging and chainplates · keel-hull joint leaks · original engine and wiring condition
- Cross-shopped
- C&C 30 · Tartan 30 · J/30 · Catalina 30
Thin discussion; from sailboatdata.com
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