For what it's worth, when we bought our 121 this year, it came down to a newer C&C vs. several J's. For how we sail now - weekends, short cruises, etc the C&C was the right choice. I'm not sure if it would be my choice for extended cruising (which I have done). If you know and like the J, I suspect your decision is already made. You could do far worse.
John Sent from my iPad > On Jan 2, 2014, at 1:31 PM, Dave Godwin <dave.god...@me.com> wrote: > > I want to reply to Colin and to Ken Heaton for good suggestions and a very > nice offer. > > As far as looking at the later (not Jackett designed and built models) C&C’s, > those are very attractive suggestions but I think that both my wife and I are > headed in a different direction. > > We've discovered over the years that with just the two of us, dragging a big > 140% jib across the deck isn’t our idea of pleasant anymore. And the way that > we sail is pretty much me soloing with my wife happily knitting in the > cockpit under the dodger. She assists with the tacking, line handling and is > very good about getting me a cold beer if needed. The allure of the J/42 for > both of us is that I can have my “dance space” in the aft end of the cockpit > and still control the jib and more importantly, the main. I’m not fond of > reaching up under the dodger to adjust the main sheet and traveler sheets > when needed. And I tend to trim sails constantly. > > So one of the “selling” points for us of the J/42 is the large main and > smaller (sort of…) jib size. We’ve swallowed that point hook, line and > sinker. Whether it’s true is another matter but it seems logical to us. And a > carbon fiber mast! Gotta have one of those. ;-) > > Another reason that I’m probably not looking at another C&C is going forward > I’d like to avoid boats with liners. I’m not saying that liners are bad or > cheap but I’m just getting back to a complete refit and painting (halted for > the last 4 years…) of “Ronin” and having the liner to deal with has been a > bit of a PITA. It made re-wring the boat a much bigger task for a job that is > time-consuming in any case. Modifications involving cabinetry and > fiberglassing become somewhat more involved. Access is an issue. > > Which brings me to the Colin’s offer to meet the owners of Ceol Mor. I would > love to but that may have to wait Interestingly, I’d linked to their blog > and had been following it. Local Annapolis sailers! Anyway, all our talk > about moving to a J/42 is a 3-year plan and is completely off the table until > I get the refit of “Ronin” done. That’s looking like at least another year. > And honestly, when I’m done we plan on sailing the hell out her, ‘cause, > well, she is a great boat! > > Cheers, > Dave > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > Reedville - Chesapeake Bay > > >> On Jan 2, 2014, at 12:37 PM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Some cruising friends of mine just completed a circumnavigation in a J/42 - >> with husband, wife and 2 kids aboard. >> >> Check out their blog to get a sense of how Ceol Mor handled it. And if you >> want, I can put you in touch with them directly if you want to really pick >> their brain on the boat. They are super nice folks and would know a heluva >> lot more about the J/42 than any of us do. >> >> http://www.svceolmor.com/SVCeolMor/Welcome.html >> >> Cheers, >> Colin >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
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