On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:11:32 -0500, Ryk
wrote:


I don't think the weight difference is that big, and last time I
looked the Newport was carrying the same base rating as the C&C 27
Mark I at 198, but a lot of Mark I's take a big penalty for oversize
pole and chute.

The one I crewed on was just white sail, and had a 222 PHRF-LO rating
as I recall. The C&C 27 we fought for first with was under 200, but it
had the biggest damn No. 1 you'd ever seen...G

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That's a Toronto problem. You would do a lot more surfing at the
Kingston end of the lake where we get the wind and 150 miles of fetch
to build good waves.

I noticed that in mid-October coming out of Cobourg after two days of
25-30 knots from the north east...we've had a LOT of east wind in the
last two years...anyway, waves were six feet on the beam, but when we
headed away from the shore on a broad reach, we flew near hull speed.
The wind dropped to 12 knots by Toronto and the seas to a mere two
feet. They build quickly but they die quicker in the lake, although I
understand out your way they can get a little squirrelly as you
approach the St. Lawrence.

Kingston's on our "to visit" list, but I have to get our passports in
order in case we need to make long boards into U.S. waters to order to
get back if the wind's straight out of Hamilton as is its tendency in
the summer...

R.