One of the best ways to enjoy sailing at low cost is to get a trailerable sailboat something you can cruise around in, or race, yet not have to worry about the wear and tear a boat suffers on a mooring. You will also save quite a lot of money in mooring fees.
If you have enough room to keep a sailboat of, 20-27 feet at home, you should consider a trailerable sailboat, as this will save you a lot of money. Of course, you need a car that is capable of towing, launching and retrieving your boat, and you need a good trailer. For a trailerable sailboat you also need a launching slip nearby.
I recommend a 4×4 if you are going to launch the boat every time you sail, although if the slipway is well maintained you might get away with a conventional car, but front-wheel drive is not recommended because when the trailer is loaded and you are on a slope, a lot of weight is transferred to the back of the car, leaving insufficient weight over the driving wheels to get good traction on a slippery surface.
With a trailerable sailboat you will save a lot of money, so long as you don’t leave it in the water fror more than a month at a time. In other words, it is...