>>2232527Usually you learn on something like pic related. It actually makes you really good at sailing, since even the tiniest shift of weight or minimal adjustments of sails makes massive change in how you sail, at what speed and how hard it is to maintain the course.
And that's a kid, not adult standing next to it. You still want to start with something small and preferably for just one person.
>>2232837By getting "wet" I'd rather suggest considering the option you will end up in the water. Numerous times. Per day. So no phones, watches and other stuff that the water can easily damage or destroy.
>>2232529>OP asks for small boats on lakes>Provides a cruise yachtOne job. That's all you had.
Also, I kind of miss times when Catalina was considered "too big" for a lake. This summer I've visited the area in which I learned how to sail, first time in 15 years. Average yacht was 40+ feet long and anything below 30, which was always considered excessive and just flat-out too big to maneuver on the locks, now looks like dwarves in comparison. I've picked a small handful of yachts that were at or below 20, and majority of those were reworked into motorboats instead. Kind of sad.
