I've sailed my boat along the coast of Washington, no more than fifteen miles offshore. In my more than fifty years of sailing, the waters along the Washington coast are the worst in which I've ever sailed. Strongest winds I've ever encountered were forty-two knots true, sailing DDW in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. (Blew out a spinnaker.) It was scary, but a hell-of-a-ride, and I had faith in the boat. I sailed my previous boat, and Ericson 2-30 offshore as well, and a friend of mine single-handed a Flicka (20'; 24' if you count the bowsprit) from Hawaii to Tahiti to Hawaii to Port Townsend, WA. That just confirms the expression "Size doesn't matter."
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 8:51 AM Joel Aronson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Shawn, > > I'm still lurking here. My 35-3, a 37, Impromptu, and Rick's LF 38 have > all been to Bermuda. Personally, I consider 35 the minimum for offshore, > but obviously, others have different standards. > > Never saw winds over 30 (on the return) and never felt unsafe. > > Joel > Formerly The Office > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:21 AM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I'm going to switch things up a bit from the gloomy topic of my current >> boat purchase: how many of you have taken your C&C offshore, and if so, >> which boat, where to, and how did it manage the conditions? If you have not >> gone offshore, what are the worst conditions you've experienced in a C&C, >> and how would the performance of the boat in these conditions make you feel >> about taking it offshore? >> >> One of the very first boats we looked at was a Westsail 32 (don't laugh), >> partly because they are proven world cruisers, and the boat has been from >> BC to NZ and back. But with our fickle air in the summer here, a good light >> air boat seems like a better choice, but I also want something that can >> take a beating without worrying about our safety. >> >> -- >> Shawn Wright >> shawngwri...@gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=BeQzhuMNSCxGlZd4VK0UMIcq2i6zUJw9O9f3bT4VeC0&s=hrVDyEYm44VYAHZeMrLWtJKqr6Kupab7KDilTTtZr3U&e=> >> >> > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=BeQzhuMNSCxGlZd4VK0UMIcq2i6zUJw9O9f3bT4VeC0&s=hrVDyEYm44VYAHZeMrLWtJKqr6Kupab7KDilTTtZr3U&e= > >
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