I have the good sense not to refer to my
present 27' Camper and Nicholson design as a "blue-water yacht."

Good. That phrase always reminds me of Ti-D-Bowl ads.


Martin Baxter said:
Oh I don't know about that Dave, when I bought my CS27 I met a guy who just returned from his third circumnavigation,
(in a 57' Swan no less), He told me he had run into quite a few CS27s all around the world and that it was not unusual to
make lengthy ocean passages in them. Speaking for myself I'd rather do it in the Swan.


If you'd asked nicely, maybe he'd have invited you

It's true that you see all kinds of boats anchored in unlikely places.
Some of them will obviously never sail home again; others you wonder
what the story is. Once while poking around Central America on Uncle
Sam's dime, I saw a Venture 222 anchored proudly among the
knocked-together fishing skiffs in a remote Honduran village. It
belonged to a gringo who had sailed there and was helping a scientist
doing field studies of tropical birds.

Dave wrote:
At least one review did indicate that the boat has "some offshore
capabilities."

I'd say that in it's class, the CS-27 is a better passagemaker and
sounder offshore boat than most. It's got pretty good numbers and is a
well built boat.

OTOH just yesterday I was reading about a guy who circumnavigated in a
Catalina 27.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King