"DSK" wrote in message
. ..
.... If these center cockpit boats bring more people
out on the water, I'm all for them, as long as I don't have to sail
with those people. .......


I dunno, I've never subscribed to the "more is better" theory with regard
to people.


Frank Boettcher wrote:
I've got to confess, the times that I've done bareboat charters, I've
always gone for the center cockpits.


We've chartered a couple of CC boats. It's different. I personally don't
care much for their looks or their handling unless they're at least 45
feet, although there are a few pretty cool smaller ones.

My biggest complaint with CC boats is that they can be very wet unless one
has a very protective dodger with side curtains. Sitting that far forward
over the hull insures getting spray in the face when working to weather in
larger waves..

Max