Being able to change course while running down a big wave is very important! A lot of the older traditional full keel boats could have a lot of difficulty with this. My brother did get over enthusiastic on one wave with going straight down a wave and I can report that the boat will resurface even if totally stuffed underwater. YMMV if you have any hatches open!
Then there is other side of the coin – an offshore boat can also be a retirement home and spend vastly more time at anchor then in rough seas offshore. Many C&Cs are fairly cramped as far as being a house goes. My wife has informed me NFW are we living on any boats she can’t take a shower in for one example of this issue ☹ Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Thorne via CnC-List Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 7:34 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Stephen Thorne <stephenltho...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List C&C as offshore boat? I agree with Josh on all points. When I bought Deja Vu' I intended to sail offshore on certain races but with most of the time local sailing & racing on Lake Ponchatrain and the Gulf Coast area. We ended up doing a lot more offshore sailing that originally planned and for the most part she proved to be more than capable to handle the rigors of open ocean sailing. One of many things about the boats performance that stood out was maintaining almost perfect balance and steering control in large following seas. Because of deep rudder? we all marveled at how much control we had at helm, boat never felt out of control. This was always helpful and especially sailing 145-155 degrees in 20' rolling seas where we didn't want to go to the bottom of a wave trough under speed not being able to pivot. <<< Otherwise we might have renamed her "Nautilus" ;) >>>> If I had been looking for a boat specifically to go cruising for long extended periods to far off shores I would not have chosen a C&C, not because the boat couldn't handle it but because I would want more creature comforts. Our sailing now will mostly be on Lake Lanier, but we still have Deja Vu' and all those great off shore adventures in our memories. Steve Thorne S/V Deja Vu' C&C 34/36+ Atlanta, GA t the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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