Don't kid yourself-even with the longer rudder they are still amazing broachers! We've had several, including one spectacular one+
Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 1:19 AM Martin DeYoung via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > More often than not both bloopers and staysails seemed to add a quarter > knot going up and a quarter knot coming down. > > > > One of the best uses of a blooper I experienced early on was during the > windy 1977 Transpac. The C&C 39 I was on still had the original short, low > aspect ratio rudder and small diameter steering wheel. > > In typical trade wind conditions, sailing as close to DDW as possible, the > blooper helped balance the sail plan pulling the bow back down when the > boat was thinking of taking a hard swing to weather. > > > > Those short C&C 39 rudders embarrassed more that a few helmsmen. Here in > the PNW, back in the late 70’s there was 4 or 5 C&C 39’s actively racing > and competitive. A local sailmaker and rockstar helmsman named Scott > Rohrer (an acquaintance of mine still) was at the helm of a 39 a few boat > lengths behind us. We all had spinnakers up but the conditions were > deteriorating. As the 39 Scott was driving began performing the death roll, > we could hear Scott yelling “I got it, I got it..” just before his boat > spun hard to weather in a full broach. > > > > For a long time we called Scott “Rodeo Rohrer” as in “going to the rodeo > for a roundup”. PNW C&C 39s with the short rudder got a reputation as > “broach coaches” until they received the rudder upgrade. > > > > Martin DeYoung > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Port Ludlow/Seattle > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > > > > *From: *Fred Hazzard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent: *Saturday, December 11, 2021 4:52 PM > *To: *Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc: *Fred Hazzard <fshazz...@gmail.com> > *Subject: *Stus-List Re: C&C to race - cold weather discussion topic > > > > That all sounds good except the blooper. > > My recollection of using the blooper on my one tonner was, we went a > quarter knot faster when we put it up and quarter knot faster when we took > it down. The best thing about it was that it kept the crew ingaged trying > to keep it full and out of the water. > > 😁 > > Fred Hazzard > > S/V Fury > > C&C 44 > > Portland Or > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Dec 11, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Martin, do I remember correctly; wasn't your boat originally Esta Es from > Lake Michigan? > > Ron > > Wild Cheri > > C&C 30-1 > > STL > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 01:51:01 AM CST, Martin DeYoung via > CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > I would go back to a C&C 39, tall rig, deep rudder and the light weight > Atomic 4 aux engine. Prep it to be fully optimized for its PNW PHRF rating > but include a “penalty pole” and blooper for those long DDW legs. I would > also want the upgraded winch package that included the Barient titanium > drum 3 speed primary winches. > > Back in the late 70’s the 39s did well in the typical light air races that > were long enough to experience several changes of current that could keep a > crew of 6 out for 24 to 36 hours in relative comfort. If the wind came up > it could still go upwind without the whole neighborhood camped out on the > rail. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Port Ludlow/Seattle > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
