Obvoiusly a woman of refined tastes.


Actually, she doesn't like the Nordica after sailing it. She's now
looking at a Pearson 30 and Birstol 30 which costs about the same and
are faster.


Even better... the vessel almost sails itself.

True, but she still likes to sail, so a boat so slow and steady looks
to be too much so for her.


Oh perfect.... he'll have no end of enjoyable shipboard projects. Have
you
ever seen a vessel that wasn't a series of projects?.


Sure I have. My 35s5 has a beautiful interior that wows everyone who
comes aboard. You can also buy a Tartan or Sabre with proper woodwork
of course, though you have the weight penalty.

but who the heck would
plunk down cash for one of those?

Someone who wants to sail more than refinish teak. But even my boat has
too much real teak below, though at least the bulkheads had to be
veneers since they are honeycomb to save weight beneath. That's form
and function.


3) She's quit racing and the snailish Nordica will never tempt her to
race locally.

Wonderful.... this will only result in having her squeal with pleasure
when
she easily passes a french import!


Sadly, she found the boat sailed just like it's rating of 198 implied.
She's not going to pass any Catalina 30's let alone French boats. She
was hoping for better performance.


Tell her to leave a few spots open on her
well adorned trophy cabinet... without even trying I won 4 trophys on
mine.

She's a former J27 owner and racer. She has more silver at home and at
CIYC than any three good racers!


Primitive is a wonderful adjective.... pure simplicity in form and
function.

Still, in spite of what I told her, she was shocked by the shoddy
workmanship on the Nordica. She said, "I want to sail, not restore
someone's bad sailing O'Day 30 with a full keel." Harsh words, but true
enough.

Once she
has sailed this type of boat.... there will no longer be the self doubt
and
second guessing involved with so many of those "off the rack"
vessels.

She's now looking at a Bristol which is superior to the Nordica in evey
way.

Well then... she'll be delightfully surprised with the upwind performance
and absolutly smitten with the elegance of a balanced vessel downwind.


Not by a the standards of a person who raced J27's, First 36.7s and
other true performance boats. She's also sailed many full keel boats
and considers the Nordica worse than the Island Packet 31, which I
don't agree with. The IP is better built, but even slower.


which happens to best
their top of the line model. You can tell this by the stainless and
teak
bowsprit and pair of stainless 30lb CQRs, oversized rigging and cleats.


The boat she sea trialed was from Canada, trucked here three years ago.
It's very nice looking...until you get close.


Yes... shop in Canada. She could also look into a Halman27.

After sailing the Nordica, Brenda said, "I may be old, but I'm not
dead."
BTW, she loves the performance of my boat and the amazing interior. But
it's too big for her needs and 32s5s are very rare indeed.


Thanks again!


RB
35s5
NY