Doug... the Bayfields I agree are well built.... not speedy vessels but
solid. My friend completed a Trans-Atlantic on a Bayfield 29. I haven't
sailed the Bayfield 40 but I have sailed the 25, 29 and 32. I believe they
also make a 36 foot version. I haven't sailed that one either. My Nordica 30
is much faster than any of the Bayfields I've ever sailed on.

Another excellent choice is the Gozzard 36

CM

"DSK" wrote in message
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| Maxprop wrote:
| My wife and I had the opportunity to sail aboard a Bayfield 40 this
weekend.
| It is a boat owned by some friends who made the switch from power to
sail.
| He's and excellent sailor, having raced dinghies as a kid.
|
| So, when did he switch? In the womb?
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|
| Does anyone have experience with this boat?
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| No but I have with some of the smaller Bayfields. IMHO they're pretty
| well built, very heavy but the weight is functional, structurally; the
| rigging, wiring , piping, etc etc all above average.
|
|
| ... I rather liked it, and it seems
| to sail particularly well in the 13kts. we had on Lake Michigan on
Sunday.
|
| Did you try it in less wind?
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| Fresh Breezes- Doug King
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