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There are pros and cons for both.
Fiber glass you can build lighter and stiffer. When the boat gets older you have to take in the account of repairs that add wight ect.
From boat building repairs glass boats are eaiser to repair on the spot and quick repair to keep you on the water.

Timber boats are nice to sail, look at. But when doing repairs you have to dry the timber out and use timber glues which take time to dry. Over years the timber does take on water making the boat heavy if not sealed ect. Down the track like 30 years rhe boat becomes rotten and un repairable, where fibreglass will become soft but you can still sail them with out breaking apart

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