The only boats I've ever owned have been inflatables...
I have learned to sail in very small barcs like Sunfish.
Fun!, but surely prone to capsizing and loosing stuff😳

DuncanCaryPalmer

Had my own boats & did wild stuff all alone out there for 2 decades, but never had anything sink!

I do fear the Yeti now though, when I'm planning to roam the Himalayas... Heard he's clever stealing stuff while you're asleep, leaving no trace at all...