I think you need to get your knotmeter fixed. What does it read when
you're sitting at the dock? 7kts?

Knotmeter showed better than 12 knots a few times. GPS fluxuated between 9 and
10.5.

RB

Sounds like you had a nice dream. Now try and go sailing.
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Steve
S/V Pony Express

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Damn, MY C&C is quick!!!! Or should I say...My WIFE'S C&C is quick??!!!
Good strong gusty day with just the two of us aboard. Most of my friends
were
out...a Ericson 35, Catalina 34, J30, J24...and plenty of other boats
charging
around the chop. Only the J30 was faster, but not by much. Of course, with
small sailboats, "not by much" is what counts.
Off the wind we touched 11 knots and wasn't we weren't ideally trimmed. My
friend's J30 touched 12, but he was having a far rougher ride for that
extra
knot. We switched over to the 100% just to see what's what and WOW! It's a
new
jib and the boat pointed like the devil. Hull speed or better and far
better
control. We never reefed the main, though we should have. I left the 100%
up
for tomorrow.
Downwind, feeling like a surfer, I saw a boat gaining on me steadily. He
caught
up quick...A C&C 34+ or XL. He passed me and the J30 and looked
comfortable
doing it. After a while, my friend with the J30 came aboard to have a go.
He
felt the C&C was "great" offering real cruising comfort and good speed. He
felt
feedback on the wheel was "amazing." He was impressed overall, but hated
the
mid-boom sheeting. He said he'd spend 5-700 bucks and change it. He called
the
C&C a "sailors' boat." No doubt that's ammo for the group!
We decided to come home....great fight on HBO tonight and no cable aboard.
Tomorrow looks like another great sailing day! Pics coming soon!

Hope you all got out there today....

RB

Another in a long series of lies and exaggerations!

You're right. My friend didn't really hate the mid-boom sheeting. He just felt
that it didn't invite constant tweaking and certainly promoted poor trim for
singlehanding.

RB

Poor trim. That's what bob's sailing is all about.
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Steve
S/V Pony Express

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Another in a long series of lies and exaggerations!

You're right. My friend didn't really hate the mid-boom sheeting. He just
felt
that it didn't invite constant tweaking and certainly promoted poor trim
for
singlehanding.

RB

he meant the 'friend' part.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Another in a long series of lies and exaggerations!

You're right. My friend didn't really hate the mid-boom sheeting. He just
felt
that it didn't invite constant tweaking and certainly promoted poor trim
for
singlehanding.

RB

You're right. My friend didn't really hate the mid-boom sheeting. He just
felt
that it didn't invite constant tweaking and certainly promoted poor trim for
singlehanding...

C&C has always offered the option of having the traveler installed on the
bridge deck instead of the coach roof for real sailors.


S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
Trains are a winter sport

And I was only crewing on a boat that always finished in the top 3 usually 1st
in the toughest J30 fleet in the Country.

Yeah, suuuurrre you were. But you only saw 10 knots once!

Bwahahahahahhhaha!

RB