I'll miss seeing her around if she sells. We're pretty used to having her (and Dave) in the Bras d'or Lakes in the summer.
Its a tradition by now. Ken H. On 29 July 2015 at 15:56, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > Thanks Ken > > > > For sale but not sold. As a matter of fact racing on it in 2 hours …. > > > > If Koobalibra sells then my racing gets a lot more expensive as we have to > use my boat! > > > > Mike > > Persistence > > 1987 Frers 33 > > Halifax, NS > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Ken Heaton [mailto:kenhea...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 29, 2015 3:52 PM > *To:* cnc-list > *Cc:* Hoyt, Mike > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Looking for feedback please > > > > Mike neglected to mention the 115 he races on out of Halifax, NS is also > for sale (but it is a long way from Florida). > > > > Ken H. > > > > On 29 July 2015 at 13:22, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I will echo what John has asked. What are you planning to do with the > boat? > > I have raced weekly on a C&C115 for the past 6 years and have sailed quite > a bit and raced some on and against a 99 as well. Of the four models I > believe these are the most commonly raced > > The C&C 115 sails extremely well to wind but likes to have a good sized > crew to run it. We like to have 11 bodies on board when we race to give > adequate weight on rail and to get all the jobs done. Both the 115 and 99 > have oversized spinnaker and pole but the 115 requires dip pole gybes since > it has a mast end and a guy end on the pole. This requires a mast person > as well as a foredeck person for gybes. The 99 can do end for end or dip > pole so requires one less body. Last year in a race week 7 was an adequate > crew size on a 99. > > The rig on the 115 is quite large. The main sheet is led to a winch on > either coaming and is more work to run than that on the 99 which is I > believe 6 or 8 to one with ratcheting cam cleats. The traveler on the 99 > seems to work better than that on the 115 as well. Much else is the same > on the two models > > The interiors of both the 99 and 115 are quite nice but the aft cabin in > the 99 is a bit more cramped although my wife and I have slept quite > comfortably in the aft cabin on a 99 more than once. > > If going offshore the 115 is a far bigger boat than the 99 but I cannot > speak for the 110 or 121. > > For rigging the loads and simplicity of the 99 are very nice. Many of the > adjustments such as backstay are not hydraulic and are well geared and > easily adjusted. By comparison the loads on the 115 are higher making it > difficult to adjust outhaul, halyard etc while hard on the wind. > > If you want a 99 for racing the boat named "Rabbit" is for sale. It is > hull #1, has the original 6'6" keel, carbon rig, bow sprit, carbon wheel > and custom Spartan interior. This would be the fastest C&C99 in existence > and there is a huge difference in performance between the 6.5 ft keel and > the 5.5 version. Note that if you are concerned about going places because > of a deep draft then forget the 115 which I believe is 7 ft and go for the > 5.5 ft 99. > > Both of the newer C&Cs that I have regularly sailed on and raced on are > very nice designs and very nice sailing boats. C&C IMO really dropped the > ball when they changed to only the shallower keel on the 99 as it has > affected the performance noticeably but is still a very well performing > boat even with the 5.5 ft keel. The shallower keel has the weight a bit > aft on the 99 compared to the 6.5 ft keel making it very important to get > weight forward for optimum trim. A Carbon rig 6.5 ft keel version here in > Halifax is very fast and an Olson 30 that has raced against both variants > of the 99 commented how much faster the deeper keel one was. > > You are not going to do wrong with either the 99 or the 115 but if short > handed sailing a lot the smaller 99 is easier to handle. IMO C&C made 4 > very lovely models in these boats. Good luck with your search > > Oh - and the cut out transoms on all models are something I am very > envious about. Swimming off the 99 is very convenient compared to climbing > up the transom and over the pushpit on our Frers 33 > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Bradford Baker via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 12:39 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Bradford Baker > Subject: Stus-List Looking for feedback please > > My wife and I are considering a C & C 99, 110, 115 and 121. > Does anyone have any experiences, thoughts or opinions you’d care to share > with us? > > In Tampa Bay, where I'm thinking that “Mother Nature always bats last.” > > Bradford W. Baker > bradba...@mac.com > 8308 Old Town Drive > Tampa, FL 33647 > 813-528-3291 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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