Be careful what you wish for. Or better, what you actually want in a sailboat.
One of my closest friends and racing buddies owned a Beneteau 40.7 and raced it extensively. Some years ago he was caught out short on the delivery back from Key West Race Week and I filled in on the leg from Beaufort, N.C. to its home in Annapolis. We left Beaufort in the early AM with conditions of 12-15 directly on the bow and 3’ seas out of the South. With the undersized Yanmar saildrive, we were lucky to break 4 knots forward motion. Combination of undersized (read: lightweight) motor, flat entry (read: pounding) made it very frustrating until we could turn NE and pull some sail out. With the high-aspect fine blade rudder, it took every bit of concentration driving it. Stay in the grove or suffer the consequences. Anyway, with the right conditions it was a very fast but edgy boat. I could understand someone wanting one. Even me actually. Several years later I was slotted to race on it for the Newport - Bermuda Race. I passed on going as the delivery crew to Newport. A day later I got a call from the owner who tersely told me that we weren’t racing to Bermuda. The boat sank. The carbon fiber rudder sawed itself in half, ultimately falling out after being taken under tow the Shinnecock Coast Guard Station cutter. Because of the construction of the rudder shaft, access by hand was futile and the inflow of water could not be kept up with. Fun times for my buddies… Regards, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Apr 26, 2019, at 4:46 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I love the sailing qualities of my C&C 34/36R, but if I didn't have her, I > wouldn't mind owning a well maintained Hunter 35.5 or 37.5. > And I wouldn't mind owning a Farr designed Beneteau 36.7 or 40.7 or a Figaro > II, all offshore boats. > > FWIW, A wiser gentleman once told me, "every boat is someone's dream", so I > am careful not to bash other brands or other dreams. > > > Chuck S >
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