You may also want to take a look at the fleets in your area and see who you will be racing against. If the LF38 you are interested in PHRFs in around 165 for white sail that could put you into a varied fleet, possibly a lot of lighter 30 - 32' that will leave you in the dust around the cans.
You didn't mention if you intend to fly spinnaker. For many of the larger boats they will be in the spinnaker fleet for the long distance races, and bowsprits with asymmetrical is common. When the boats in the fleet are similar in displacement, sail area to displacement and basic design then sailing to your PHRF number is a big question. Unfortunately now it is a bigger question if you are heading out on a 14,000 lb boat with a big symmetrical and racing a J/80 or such what is the wind speed. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:41:01 -0400 From: Berry Fox <fo...@cox.net> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Landfall 38 Message-ID: <40ace8ee-6bd3-4fd3-88b5-e25a60658...@cox.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi, I'm seriously considering a LF38. I'm looking for a performance cruiser but also want to race. The LF38 looks like a great choice but I'm wondering about how it sails. I read through the archives and see that several of you race....can you give me any insights into how your boats perform? What do they rate in your area and how do they sail to the rating? How well do they point? Any other insights are appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dan
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