John.. the boat did 11 knots crossing Yellowbank.. thats a fact.

CM

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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| No, I didn't supply the hard data, you did. Surely you haven't forgotten
| your calculator? You reminded me that you supplied the link.
| Your calculator doesn't claim a CR 38 can do 11 kts. As far as being
attuned
| to the numbers goes, all that it means is that I've been in the habit of
| looking at phrf #'s for some time now, and am generally aware of how fast
| different boats can go.You aren't claiming a CR 38 can plane, are you?
Maybe
| you have a different definition of "fast". In any event, I spent a fair
| amount of time crossing the Atlantic, sailing from Bermuda, and to the
| Bahamas on a boat that is correctly labeled as a "fast" offshore cruiser,
| phrf rating of 54, and even we couldn't average 11kts. in 15 knots of wind
| on a beam reach in pretty flat seas. Now explain to me how a CR 38 with a
| rating of 177 can do 11 kts. TO WEATHER? You know, I don't have any
| practical experience driving a Yugo, but I can tell you with a fair amount
| of certainty that it will not go 150 mph. Fast offshore cruisers are
capable
| of closing in on 200 mile days, I'd be surprised if the CR 38 can do much
| north of 150, which, by most accounts, is "average."
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| John Cairns
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| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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| "John Cairns" wrote in message
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| | Well, I would drop the "considerably" faster and use another
adjective,
| | though none come to mind. Speed is relative, the average sailboat
isn't
| very
| | fast. Since I started racing I am a more attuned to the numbers, in
any
| | event I still wouldn't consider the CR a "fast" offshore cruiser.
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| I don't dispute your contention that racing regularly attunes you to
| numbers..... but your position that the Cabo 38 isn't a fast offshore
| crusier is remarkably uninformed. Since you are formulating these
| conjectures without practical experience on the vessel... I'm left to
| question not only your reasoning but your objectives as well.
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| To date you have failed to supply hard data to disprove my claim.
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| I'll stand by what I said.
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