Boat can fit in the back of a full-size pickup truck, if you don't wish to buy the trailer. Makes a great first sailboat or as a trainer to teach your kids how to sail. Great Christmas gift!

LENGTH: 11'6"

WIDTH: 4'9"

WEIGHT: 132 pounds

SAIL AREA: 67 sq. ft.

CARRYING CAPACITY: 425 pounds

Review from Outside Magazine, July 1998:

"One look at this boat's screaming yellow plastic hull in the water, and you can't help but have kiddie bathtub flashbacks Rubber Ducky lives! But this ain't no tub toy. With 20 knots of wind, the Captiva puts its leeward shoulder into the bay, the hull growls like a rottweiler, and the bow bashes the waves to pieces. It doesn't try to capsize, though, and it gives a feeling of security I've never known aboard a dinghy. Quite simply, the Captiva does for sailing what shaped boards do for alpine skiing it builds in proficiency and confidence that heretofore came only from experience. While the bow is V-shaped, the hull flattens toward the stern, giving the boat amazing stability under sail. Furthermore, the thing actually tells the clueless what to do. A built-in wind direction indicator, sort of a wind vane-cum-pie chart, points to colored sections that correspond to markings on the mast. Sheet in or out until the colors match, and just like that, you're sailing. Another brilliant original feature lets you roll the mainsail in or out like a window shade so you can reduce the sail area "reef," in boatspeak when the wind is too much for the sail's 62 square feet. For all its stability, you obviously give up potential speed. In all, the 11.5-foot Captiva is perfect for autodidacts who want to teach themselves sailing, parents who want to teach their kids, or anybody who prizes the essentials."

From a brochure:

"This will blow you away. Nothing beats the experience of sailing, unless it's sharing that experience with a friend or two. Our best selling sailing boat Captiva allows you to do just that. Features the patented SmartRig sail plan which offers the ultimate in user friendly sailing, when the wind changes you can instantly make the sail smaller by pulling on the single control line. Now you can easily sail with confidence in almost any wind. They also offer AutoSail which is a self teaching system, this will show you the direction of the wind, which direction you can sail in versus the wind, and how to trim your sail. Simply match the colors to the sail like a pro. It's that easy. Want stability? Captiva has a unique hull design that's 300% more resistant to tipping than other sailboats in it's class. Also features a durable polyethene hull for years of care-free-fun. Daggerboard system eases up in shallow water for beaching."

1998 custom made double-decker trailer. The engineering and workmanship on the trailer is really nice. Professionally welded and primed with lots of steel tie-down loops. Carry the Captiva on the bottom and your kayak, canoe, fishing boat or another sailboat on top. Trailer comes with a spare tire, bearing buddies with bras, hitch lock and lights that work. It has a 1 7/8" hitch and a 4 pin flat plug. Clear title with permanent tags. Easy towing with any car. Fits in any garage.

Will sell boat for less without trailer.

David,
Thank you for listing my boat. Please cancel my ad. It ended up selling on craigslist.
Happy Holidays,
Bob
Mesa, Arizona

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