need advice - buying a sailboat as a gift

[nycnovice]

Hello all,

I live in NYC and want to buy my husband a remote control sailboat as a gift. He is not currently involved in the sport AND we only have a small apartment so not much storage space.

Does anyone have a suggestions as to which boat to purchase? I was hoping to be able to spend $150 or less, but am not sure if that would get me anything decent. I can go up a little in price if the boat is worth it.

So these are the criteria for the gift:
price (under $200)
size - small enough to store in a small apartment and suitable for sailing in New York City Central Park - which is where we have access to
Model - anything that doesn't require too much assembly - we have no space and he is not that knowledgeable about these things. Also - I don't think he will be looking to race the boat. Not sure if this was important info.

I read a little about "class" numbers being important, but I know nothing about the sport, so this doesn't mean anything to me. I don't think he will race the boat, so is this a factor?

Is it possible to find such a gift that meets this criteria? Any help would be really appreciated!!

thanks for any help!
-the giftgiver novice

[Doubledog]

http://www.towerhobbies.com/listings/cat-cat-b.html

Tower also gives plenty of information about the products so you'll enjoy it I'm sure.

Also, order a copy of their TOWER TALK monthly flyer.

[Climate]

Look at the Climate Models Panache Mk.II

http://climateboatworks.bizland.com/store/page0.html

I know there is a fleet of them in your area. Easy to build, much better quality than the toy plastic boats.
It is also a proposed new AMYA class boat if your husband decides that he wants to race later.

Should be no problem to put one together with a radio for $200.
Free on line building and customer support as well.

Here is the Panache class webpage with specs.
http://www.amya.org/panache.html