Re: Stus-List Charter from Grenada
Grenada is lovely. If you are up for longer passages, you can also sail north to Dominica, Martinique, etc., all the way to Antigua, and back. That's assuming the rules of your charter allow it. The French islands are the best, imagine France in the Caribbean. Real coffee, good wine, and all other goodies ... yeah, one goes for the sailing, but I like my cup of coffee, too :) Where will you charter in Grenada? I sailed on deliveries between the islands, so I never chartered. Any recommendations for charter companies? Grenada is a great option for this season after the charter fleet was hit so badly in the VIs and other places. :( You can fly directly to Grenada. Airfare was very cheap from/to the Northeast US last season (except right before or after major regattas). Make sure you have the Imray charts for the Caribbean. You can buy them in Island Water World on the islands, if not before. Oh my, trade winds! Just thinking of them makes me restless. Anyone needs crew for the Caribbean? I'll work for food. :)) Violeta . On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Yes. It's lovely. A bit more challenging than the VI, but well worth it. > Grenada itself is really worthwhile, too. There are a bunch of articles on > Grenada by Don Street on the Cruising world web site that may help. > Definitely spend as little time as possible in St Vincent. Get there the > day you fly out, if you can. A good old friend lives is a native of Bequia > and big into promoting sailing there. You would probably enjoy meeting him > and some of the kids he's coaching. I'll put you in touch should you head > down. > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 5:12 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hi- We are considering a charter from Grenada cruising up through the >> Grenadines this winter. Does anyone on the list have experience with this >> area? Thanks- Dave >> >> Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >> >> >> ___ >> >> The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up >> again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a >> small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send >> contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > ___ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > ___ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for free
An update: X Dimension is back in Boston, moored at her usual home at Waterboat Marina. The boat was delivered from Boothbay by MIT's youngest skipper, All American sailor Lisa Sukharev-Chuyan, 24, and her younger brother Max. Lisa picked a good window post-Irma/Jose, before Maria hits New England. The delivery took about 36 hours. If you want to see the skipper's report, email me. So yeah, this boat can sail. XD practically steers herself upwind. I have always been able to balance her in two seconds in any wind. She sails better than any other boat I've ever sailed, when I think about it. So despite her wet core and a list of other problems, this is a great boat. If you have the skills (and the money, sigh) to fix her up, you may end up owning a beautiful C&C cruiser/racer. I have neither the skills to fix XD up myself, nor the money to pay someone else to do it. If I did, I would take the boat myself. Thanks for the replies. I wouldn't make too much out of the one/two winch handles. Maybe one floating handle got lost. >From an MIT engineer point of view, it is good to know how a boat gets cut up. I was wondering about the mechanics of it. Thanks for the details (as gruesome as they are). That's not likely to happen to XD at this point, there seem to be enough interested parties to acquire the boat. Fair winds, Violeta On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Edward Levert via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Boats I have seen cut into disposable pieces were cut with a sawzall. I >> have seen this happen to a Ranger 26 and a Cal 29. I don’t know why a 43 >> would be much different – it would just take longer. It’s a shame to see. >> >> My Custom 42 had extensive core wet core problems which took about two >> years to repair. The 43 looks very similar to my boat. >> >> *From:* Violeta M Ivanova via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:47 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Violeta M Ivanova >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for >> free >> >> The MIT bluewater wiki was created and is maintained by MIT volunteers. I >> updated a lot of stuff last year, but have not touched it since last >> December. I have not seen XD this year. I don't know how much has changed >> on the boat and what was reflected on the wiki. >> >> More importantly, if people look at the wiki for reference, the following >> items will *not* be included with the boat: >> >> Handheld VHF radio >> Lifejackets and harnesses >> Dinghy >> MOB light and mount >> Storm jib >> Tools >> Ship's supplies (nuts, bolts, wire, tape, etc.) >> Jacklines >> Buckets >> One of the floating winch handles (one will stay on the boat) >> Foul weather gear >> AIS and splitter >> Radar reflector >> Laptop/iPads >> Chart plotting tools >> Canadian charts >> Garmin GPS >> >> Also, several people from the list have looked at the survey already. It >> seems XD is in worse shape than I'd thought. I am no expert on boat repairs >> -- I have never dealt with wet balsa core or anything like that. I am on >> this list because I am learning a lot from members with vastly more >> experience than I have. I very much appreciate people emailing me back with >> comments. >> >> Maybe someone on the list will acquire XD and we'll read more about it, >> or aybe someone else will acquire her, or maybe the boat will go to the >> cutter. Speaking of which ... >> >> How does one cut up a boat? Seriously, what do you do with a 43-foot >> boat, if you want to destroy it? >> >> I have started calling XD "it", not "she". I guess that's a goodbye. >> >> Violeta >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:20 PM, David via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> I know the donating owner. Very much the engineer. Not surprising. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone >>> >>> >>> Original message >>> From: Lee Youngblood via CnC-List >>> Date: 9/22/17 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) >>> To: CnC-List >>> Cc: Lee Youngblood >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for >>> free >>> >>> Hi All, >>> I may be on the west coast, but check out the MIT/X Dimension wiki - as >>> a broker, I’ve never seen this mu
Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for free
The MIT bluewater wiki was created and is maintained by MIT volunteers. I updated a lot of stuff last year, but have not touched it since last December. I have not seen XD this year. I don't know how much has changed on the boat and what was reflected on the wiki. More importantly, if people look at the wiki for reference, the following items will *not* be included with the boat: Handheld VHF radio Lifejackets and harnesses Dinghy MOB light and mount Storm jib Tools Ship's supplies (nuts, bolts, wire, tape, etc.) Jacklines Buckets One of the floating winch handles (one will stay on the boat) Foul weather gear AIS and splitter Radar reflector Laptop/iPads Chart plotting tools Canadian charts Garmin GPS Also, several people from the list have looked at the survey already. It seems XD is in worse shape than I'd thought. I am no expert on boat repairs -- I have never dealt with wet balsa core or anything like that. I am on this list because I am learning a lot from members with vastly more experience than I have. I very much appreciate people emailing me back with comments. Maybe someone on the list will acquire XD and we'll read more about it, or aybe someone else will acquire her, or maybe the boat will go to the cutter. Speaking of which ... How does one cut up a boat? Seriously, what do you do with a 43-foot boat, if you want to destroy it? I have started calling XD "it", not "she". I guess that's a goodbye. Violeta On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:20 PM, David via CnC-List wrote: > I know the donating owner. Very much the engineer. Not surprising. > > > > Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone > > > Original message > From: Lee Youngblood via CnC-List > Date: 9/22/17 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: CnC-List > Cc: Lee Youngblood > Subject: Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for free > > Hi All, > I may be on the west coast, but check out the MIT/X Dimension wiki - as a > broker, I’ve never seen this much info, from an owner on their boat: > http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Systems_Descriptions#Anchors > > Wow, Lee > > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List crew for C&C 32 in SF Bay
Only if you reciprocate, Edd. I send you tickets to SFO. You send me tickets to JFK. Plus the sailing. Deal? :) Violeta On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Violeta, > > Would love to! Please send two round trip tickets between JFK and SFO — > JetBlue Mint Class, please. > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > On Sep 25, 2017, at 4:37 PM, Violeta M Ivanova via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Anyone interested and available to sail a C&C 32 with me in San Francisco > Bay this week? Not my boat, so I am not allowed to single-hand. I need one > crew, will take more, if there's interest. Any weekday after 3 pm works for > me with preference to Tue-Thu. May be able to sail more than once, too. > > Jib and main only, we'll just cruise around for a few hours. I am new(ish) > to the Bay Area and love exploring it under sail. > > If you are interested, please email or call/text me re. days/times of > availability and experience. > > Fair winds, > > Violeta > > 857-366-1706 <(857)%20366-1706> > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Stus-List crew for C&C 32 in SF Bay
Hi all, Anyone interested and available to sail a C&C 32 with me in San Francisco Bay this week? Not my boat, so I am not allowed to single-hand. I need one crew, will take more, if there's interest. Any weekday after 3 pm works for me with preference to Tue-Thu. May be able to sail more than once, too. Jib and main only, we'll just cruise around for a few hours. I am new(ish) to the Bay Area and love exploring it under sail. If you are interested, please email or call/text me re. days/times of availability and experience. Fair winds, Violeta 857-366-1706 ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for free
Hi all, MIT has decided to dispose of the 1973 C&C custom 43 X Dimension (or XD as she is affectionately known). The boat is available for free - yes, free! MIT Legal is preparing a no-cost transfer of title as we speak. See below a copy of the email from the sailing master announcing the decision to several mailing lists. There will be a drawing for those interested to acquire the boat at 1800 next Thursday, October 28, at the MIT Sailing Pavilion in Cambridge, MA. If you wish to own XD, either you or a friend/representative must be there in person. I hope XD finds a good new home, so I am posting on this list. What better place to find a good owner for a C&C :) There is information about the boat here: http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/X-Dimension_systems XD needs a lot of TLC at present, but as far as I know all problems are fixable. A recent survey found wet core and there is also a list of other issues. I got a rough estimate from a boatyard in Maine for $35K to fix the structural problems. How much the rest will cost depends on how much the new owners could do themselves vs. paying someone else to do it. The boat is currently in Southport, ME, in the facilities of Hodgdon Yacht Serivces (or was there last time I heard). There is a plan in the works, weather-dependent, to return her to Boston on the weekend of Sep 29-Oct 1 (i.e., after the drawing). The rudder (mentioned below) has been repaired. Despite her problems, XD sailed beautifully every time I took her out around Boston Harbor last year. I have not seen her at all this season, because I have been mostly away from Boston / the east coast. I love that boat and will miss her. If you would like more information and/or are interested in acquiring the boat, you can email or call the MIT sailing master - his contact is below. Feel free to contact me with questions, too. I have a copy of the survey, which I can email you, and some other useful information. However, I do not know all details, so best to go through the powers that be at MIT. Fair winds, Violeta -- 857-366-1706 Violeta M Ivanova C&C 43 X Dimension (for a little bit longer) Begin forwarded message: *From: *Fran Charles *Subject: * *[bluewater-skippers] X-Dimension* *Date: *September 13, 2017 at 3:08:34 PM EDT *To: *Coastal Sailing at MIT , " bluewater-skipp...@mit.edu" Greetings MIT Sailors, After a recent structural survey in anticipation of lots of contracted corrective work on our beloved X-D, it appears best to dispose of her. The balsa core is wet in many areas on the deck and in the transom area. The rudder was whacked at some point this summer and we are having that repaired right now in Maine. The boat is available immediately and I am contacting other schools which might consider her for a donation. Yes, that's right, she would be free to anyone who wants it. If anyone is truly interested in having her, please write back to me directly. I will be happy to share her survey with you and some quotations which we have received for corrective surgery. However, this is going to be a quick disposal. If necessary, she will be cut up. Sad, sad news as so many have enjoyed her but she is unfit for our university sailing program and must go. Thanks in advance for your interest and we will soon be sailing again. -Franny -- Franny Charles The Cucchiaro Family Sailing Master at MIT The Northeast Harbor Fleet Manager Mobile 857-221-0828 <%28857%29%20221-0828> http://sailing.mit.edu/ http://www.nehfleet.org/ ___ bluewater-skippers mailing list bluewater-skipp...@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/bluewater-skippers ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Stus-List 1972 C&C custom 43 for sale $25K
Someone emailed me this listing: http://yachts.apolloduck.us/boat.phtml?id=525771 Comments? What would the repair bill be like? Not interested in buying the boat. Just curious. The asking price seems low. Violeta ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List considering 1981 C&C 25
Are we allowed to like boats other than C&Cs on this list? :) The Star is a blast. Violeta On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I love a Lightning or a Thistle, but can't take the pain any more. > Maybe a Flying Scot. They have that nice wheelchair ramp to help get up > on the boat. And they're all the same; only one builder. > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL > > > > -- > *From:* Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > *To:* C&C List > *Cc:* Marek Dziedzic > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List considering 1981 C&C 25 > > Each year mid-August our Club organises a race in Bics for adults. It is > fun, even watching this. > > Marek > > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Learning to sail in a small boat
I learned to sail on dinghies more years ago than I care to admit. I still sail dinghies, though my preference is now to roomy boats like the 420; not too motivated to sail a Laser these days. Dinghies (1) are fun, (2) keep my basic sailing skills alive, and (3) keep me humble. No matter how many big boats I skipper now, a dinghy can still get me in the water pretty quickly. Dinghy sailors make the best helmsmen for yachts. Yeah, it may be a 40-footer or a 60-footer or whatever, and the seas can build big offshore, but that primal feel of how a boat moves on the water driven by the wind still works. I developed that feel on little tipsy things on the Charles River in Boston, and it works in the middle of the Atlantic, too. I've seen a fair number of big-ego big-boaters who steer a sailing yacht like a car. That or punch in the auto pilot and never bother to trim the sails properly to balance the boat. It drives me crazy. This being said, dinghies may be unrealistic choice, if one starts sailing late in life or has limited agility for other reasons. Small keelboats (maybe with an outboard?) could be a good choice in this case. From the C&C family, I have only sailed a 1970s C&C 43 so far. One of my favorite boats ever - she sails like a dream! - but she is not a beginner's boat. In any case, it is never too late to fall in love with sailing! :-) Violeta On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 6:36 AM, Kurt Heckert via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Good morning, I teach sailing for an ASA school in Atlanta, we use the > Capri 22 as our teaching platform because it is small enough to get a real > feel for the boat, such as weather helm but large enough to learn all of > the skills you need for bigger boats. When our students move up to larger > boats the biggest thing they need to learn is the difference in power and > mass and the care and feeding of the diesel. > > Kurt Heckert > Heart & Soul > C&C 35 mkII > Atlanta GA > > > On Wed, 8/30/17, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > wrote: > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Learning to sail in a small boat > To: "C&C List" > Cc: "Marek Dziedzic" > Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2017, 6:22 AM > > > > > > > Actually, I don't find windsurfing as a learning tool > for sailing. Totally different technique. It is like > snowboarding and skiing- both are done on snow, but one > skill does not translate to the other. > > > > Dinghy, on the other hand, will teach you a lot. Some > older people (and I don't mean old) may find them > uncomfortable or challenging, but you can learn much easier > the basic techniques of sail trimming and general > sailing. > > > > Of course, this would not help with big boat handling. > You need to learn how to dock, moor, anchor, do a MOB, stop, > or what a prop walk is. Even the proper technique of > hoisting sails. That you need to learn on a big (bigger?) > boat. > > > > Marek > > > > > Original message > From: John Irvin via CnC-List > > Date: 8/29/17 21:44 (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: John Irvin > Subject: Re: Stus-List Learning to sail in a small boat > > > > > > Very good points. Windsurfing will substitute nicely > for mall boat sailing. > > > > sailing schools that I have heard of start novices out in > Catalina/Capri 21's or J24's. > > > > > > > > Neil > Foxfire C&C 32 > Rock Hall, MD > > > > > Neil Andersen > > 20691 Jamieson Rd > > Rock Hall, MD 21661 > > > > > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our > members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our > costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -Inline Attachment Follows- > > > > ___ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
