Sailing solo good for you. I reckon my boat speed going to weather was only about 1 kt less sailig jib alone but I couldn't sail as close to the wind still i had more gentle control with main alone in heavy stuff on my 35 KKII. I liked thst
On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 5:18 PM John Conklin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I sail solo 80% of the time on My 37. She loves to sail with just the 130 > genny! Good up to 18-20knt. As mentioned keeps up with most with no main, > and still very balanced ! Very little sacrifice in speed. If I could only > reach the winches from behind the wheel! > > John Conklin > S/v Halcyon > > > > On Nov 4, 2022, at 2:00 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > My boat sails fine with just genoa too. Only two lines to deal with and > the cockpit is quiet and less busy. Great for lunch or snacking. > It sails fine with just main, also, and tacking in tight quarters is > easier. Handles like a laser. > With a J of 14'10" and an E of 15'1" they are almost the same on a 34R. > > Chuck S > > On 11/04/2022 10:31 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > My boat sails quite well with just the genoa. Prior to roller furling this > was a pain, wind changes were sail changes, but now it makes life easy > cruising 😊 > > Joe > > Coquina > > Ps – back in the day the 170s were not exotic racing sails, they were just > the normal light air sail. They worked (and still work) just fine in the > light stuff, the biggest issue was seeing around them. I almost t-boned a > humpback whale that was napping on the surface out of my view on the low > side, the whale exhaled and sank just enough for us to glide over him. He > was not happy to be disturbed though, he swam over to ANOTHER boat and did > a big jump to spray them LOL > > > > *From:* John McCrea via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 3, 2022 10:01 PM > *To:* 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* johnmcc...@comcast.net > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I 170% > > > The good thing about the older design is that when cruising, you can sail > with just the genoa. I drive some friends crazy with their modern euro > boats that cannot sail without the main up. I am pushing 7 knots, towing a > dinghy with a 135 genoa in a 15 knot breeze and they can not keep up under > full sail. Most modern boats today fall into that category. > > > John McCrea > > Talisman > > 1979 36-1 > > Mystic, CT > > > *From:* Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:34 PM > *To:* 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* wolf...@erie.net > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I 170% > > > I don’t think that’s correct. My boom is very small compared to the size > of the boat, and my mast appears to be placed a bit forward of normal. I > assume the 1975 design was IOR driven. > > > *From:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 3, 2022 4:33 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com>; CHARLES SCHEAFFER < > cscheaf...@comcast.net> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I 170% > > > I thought the shorter boom was due to designers placing the mast further > back to get a large J measurement so 150% genoas were bigger. More sail > area overall. > > > Chuck S > > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
