Incidentally, I forgot to mention, that Catalina 390 sailed like a barge compared to my 30 MK I.
Randy > On Apr 24, 2019, at 7:03 PM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Interesting discussion - thanks Shawn for launching it. > > Last October at Emerald Bay, Catalina Island I moored a chartered Catalina > 390 next to C&C 30 MK I hull #493, “Katherine Patricia,” hailing port > Berkeley, CA. I spoke with her owner Alexander Simpson, who is not on this > mail list as far as I know, but is on the C&C owners’ Facebook group. He > said he’d sailed her from the West Coast to Hawaii and back. We didn’t > discuss what kind of conditions he encountered. But he did say that in > preparation he’d resealed the deck / hull joint (with 5200, which made me > wonder if that’s the right material for that job). His boat was also set up > with a self-steering wind vane and an asymmetrical spinnaker. > > I’ve also seen a couple 35-40’ C&Cs in marinas at Harbor Island, San Diego, > but have no idea if or where those boats have sailed. Maybe down Mexico way. > > As for Grenadine, the worst conditions I’ve been in were 48mph gusts at > Chatfield Reservoir. We saw it coming and doused the headsail before getting > hit, but had to motor head-to-wind into the shadow of the dam to douse the > main safely, then motored to the marina and took two tries to get into the > slip. Sea state is not that big an issue on my lake. So all that doesn’t > really apply to your question. But having said that, I chartered a Bali 4.5 > cat in the BVI a few weeks ago. We had some 25kt days, with 6’ wind waves, > and another day with a 5’ east swell, and I would have loved to sail > Grenadine down there. I’m sure she would have handled it just fine, and > loved it. Didn’t happen to see any C&Cs on that trip, and not for lack of > looking. > > Josh I’d be interested in that article you referred to, if you can find it. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO _______________________________________________ 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
