David, Too bad your race starts the day after the return leg of my race begins -- we could have worked-out a deal.
David On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 1:23 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I too am in the same boat (raft?). > > We are doing the Marion-Bermuda Race again this year and I checked on > rentals as we have done in the past. > > From $800 to $1,250! > > Although an open-ended offer to re-certify would probably be as much as > renting I am open to discussion if anybody else has any ideas. Taking care > of the other David, of course, takes priority. > > I will definitely check on Vane too. > > > > David F. Risch > 1981 40-2 > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 12:57:08 -0500 > To: j...@svpaws.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Life rafts > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > David, > > Sounds awesome! I know a C&C 41 that does the race regularly. Vane Bros. > in Baltimore charges $500 for a raft for a month, but transporting it may > make it cost prohibitive. > > Joel > 35/3 > Annapolis > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 12:38 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I'll jump on that offer! You may want to check the cost of re certifying > a Winslow 6 man offshore before offering! Feel free to contact me off > list. I'm in NJ > > John > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jan 8, 2015, at 12:20 PM, David Paine via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Here's a cold day topic ... > > > > I am aiming to compete in the 2015 Bermuda 1-2 race in my vintage C&C > 33-1. (my boat won't be the only old C&C). My pretentions are modest -- > think Eddie the Eagle rather than Moitessier, but I have sailed to Bermuda > and back several times and I have done the offshore qualifying run (several > times as it turns out) in my own boat. I am now prepping the boat (new > sails, replacing Rod, optimizing autopilot, increasing solar capacity) and > acquiring the race-required safety equipment. > > > > The most challenging and difficult-to-swallow part of this is the cost > of an offshore life raft. Rental rates are impossible: $1200/ for 7-14 > days and I would need at least three weeks since the return race starts two > weeks after the outbound leg. The purchase cost of a raft ($2200 plus > ongoing recertification costs) is hard to rationalize for a single race > especially when the boat is only typically used for coastal sailing but > I'll swallow it if I have to. However, if there is anyone out there in > C&C-land with a raft that needs re-certification, I would be happy to have > that done in return for the use (ummm, hopefully not) of the raft during > the month of June. > > > > This will likely be the first of many questions as I prep for the race > in the coming months. > > > > Keep warm! > > > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album. > > > > Please donate to the C&C Photo Album to keep this list free for all > subscribers. > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album. > > Please donate to the C&C Photo Album to keep this list free for all > subscribers. > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by > the C&C Photo Album. Please donate to the C&C Photo Album to keep this list > free for all subscribers. Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change > your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album. > > Please donate to the C&C Photo Album to keep this list free for all > subscribers. > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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