Their boat is very well thought out for passagemaking. Plumb bow, transom stern with little overhang, big A sail on a sprit, and fat-head main are not only 19th century Bristol Channel Cutters, but 21st century race boats too and J-105s/120s etc. if you leave the square-top main off. Also note wood is the original carbon fiber :)
My offshore experience is perhaps biased, having the luck (good/bad not sure which) to have spent a lot of time in bad weather. The 35 is very exciting, very fast, very wet, and very rough riding in storm conditions. Tons of fun for a good crew but maybe a lot of work for an older couple. Joe Della Barba Coquina -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin Kilgour Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 6:07 PM To: ja...@jpiworldwide.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List How would you prepare a C&C to cross the Atlantic The Pardeys' boat is much more seakindly than a C&C. It's not just about size. Cheers Colin On 9/3/13, J.P. <ja...@jpiworldwide.com> wrote: > And what about Lynn and Larry Pardey? J > > > > JP > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Indigo > Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:33 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List How would you prepare a C&C to cross the > Atlantic > > > > Lots of very valid points - but as far as size, storage space is > concerned, I am reminded that Sir Robin Knox Johnston sailed non stop > round the world > - > taking 10 months - in a 32 ft ketch. Clearly the number of crew will > determine the amount of food, gear, water etc needed. Keep the crew > size down, and I am sure a 35Mk1 will cope easily with a crossing of > the pond > > > > Jonathan > > > > _____ > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Della Barba, Joe > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 1:59 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List How would you prepare a C&C to cross the > Atlantic > > > > Reasons and methods to go across: > > > > 1. Delivery: you need the boat on the other side of the ocean. Add a > liferaft and EPIRB and go. Fix anything that looks defective. This is > what a paid crew would do. Pick time and route to avoid "perfect > storms". The boat will remain on the other side and not used as a > trans-ocean commuter. Avoid extensive mods by picking a good time of > year to go. > > > > 2. Stunt: You want to prove that YOUR boat can make it across. We all > know the bigger C&Cs can do this, but who will be the first 27 or SR21 > across? I know someone who crossed the pond in a Cal 20 along these lines. > Pay up the life insurance or be really good with weather routing. > > > > 3. Conversion to a passagemaker: You want your boat to be equipped > for > ocean crossings as a routine trip. This will cost some $$$ to do right > and most of the smaller C&Cs will have near-unfixable handicaps > compared to boats made for this. To take my own 35 as an example, the > boat surely can sail across the ocean as easily - or not - as she has > made Bermuda. What will get to you is lack of fuel, lack of water, > lack of dry storage, lack of storage that isn't under a bunk, wet > ride, and quick motion. Like most shallow-bilged production fin keel > boats, my bilge is shallow enough that water is all over the place in > rough seas, not trapped down in a deep bilge sump. This can be quite > annoying. Steering in big seas at speed is HARD. It is really fun to > hit 15 knots, but it is also HARD work. Might be a lot for a small > crew. I could buy a Landfall 38 easier than I could make my boat a > Landfall equivalent and that isn't even straying outside the C&C family. > I'd > rather be in something like a Pacific Seacraft 38 if it were just two > or three of us. > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina > > C&C 35 MK I > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
