You're right; the numbers for our boats suggest that (although a larger boat should ride better, the 40 isn't that much larger), so it's probably just my lack of experience in keeping her balanced, and maybe the bagged out sails at times. It's hard to tell from a video I guess. We generally see pretty short steep waves around here, which can really stop the boat, and sometimes make tacking a challenge. We tend to reef later than we should since it's all at the mast, and my wife is less confident helming the boat when the wind picks up. The boat in the video looks like it has one reef in the main, and is nicely balanced. I will see about improving our reefing setup while we're in maintenance mode over the next month.
-- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 3:10 PM dwight veinot via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Based on comparison data from the sailing calculator I would say the 35 > MKII would perform as good or better than the C&C 40 in such conditions > considering motion comfort factor, capsize ratio, speed and tracking. > Tracking is a function of balance and I can certainly say that the 35 MKII > tracks remarkably well upwind and rides the waves very well too. Does > anyone else use the resources under technical info on the cncphotoalbum > site to see predicted performance criteria and compare boats. > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > d.ve...@bellaliant.net > > > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 2:35 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I'm impressed how well the boat tracks, and that the auto pilot seems to >> handle it well - looks like a quadrant driven unit. My wheel pilot >> certainly wouldn't cope in those conditions. The stern wake is impressive - >> they are moving along well! >> >> -- >> Shawn Wright >> shawngwri...@gmail.com >> S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 >> https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 6:56 AM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> C&C 40 in action: >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBSNR-PdWlY >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
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