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My Boat is....
"DSK" wrote in message Why would a 'sugar scoop' transom be a problem in a seaway, given mostly-competent design & construction of the boat? Well... it's a fgree entry point for inwash. Not a terrible thing if you have proper watertight companionway fittings and will drain as easily as it fills .... but still the design allows much more water into the cockpit than the standard enclosed type. That's because they were either not fast boats to begin with, or because they were incompetently sailed. Well that would assume my competency and the assumption the other vessels were crewed by incompetents. I doubt that was the case Doug. I attribute it to the facility of my vessel in rough seas. They seemed to "pound" much more to windward. They also seemed to lack momentum to overcome the sea state. On it's best day, your boat is going to have a very hard time putting in 200+ miles days, which should be easily achievable with a racier boat in good driving conditions. I can maintain an easy 7 knots in good winds, even in roughest seas. Some of the other vessels can surpass that ... but not continuously for long durations. That may be my boat's advantage. Would you call a Niagra 35 a "light to moderate displacement" boat? It's SA/D is a whopping 16 and the D/L is 350! Very nice boat, but hardly what anybody is going to consider "racy." It's a much larger vessel..... I don't know enough about racing to know if it's that fast or not. It has taken a lot of races in Yellowknife. As for going DDW in a blow, it can be done... and is done... pretty regularly by good racing crews, unless it's faster to reach. Shucks, I've raced Lightnings and 470s, including a few memorable spinnaker runs, in winds north of 40 knots. It's fun! I met with the Captains after the race... none to a man would have dared try that with their boats except for one really competitive racer... he dropped a reef and changed headsails to catch up... he broached. Everyone was amazed at the downwind tracking ability of my boat. She was a dream to sail during that race and never taxed the crew. Boats ranged form a C&C27 to a Frasier 42. the Contessa 32s couldn't even qualify to be within reach of me and the Niagara 35 was 2 miles behind when I crossed the line. They Niagara finished 2nd. place. I can't match a fin keeler on harbour races... my vessel isn't designed for that. Given the proper conditions.... it can achieve it's potential and that will outstrip some racing designs. Overall it's a comfortable vessel with an adequate turn of speed. It's forgiving and well mannered. CM |
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My ASS is....
combined?
-- "Swab Rob" wrote Fatter than Mooron's, Scotty's, Jeff's, Stevie's, Loco's, Katy's, Joe's, Neal's and so on!!! Booo hooo! RB |
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My Boat is....
Capt. Rob wrote:
non existant. I can't find a boat that suzzi likes enough to buy for me. RB |
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