Why would I own a boat like a Nordic 30?

You wouldn't. Only someone who actually *sails* would own a Nordic 30.


Nonsense. Slow boats like the Nordic are not popular in our light air
areas. It's also a dead duck to sail without a fresh breeze. Many
prefer a boat with a better turn of speed, rather than a slow moving
full keeler.

You bet. And Chantiers Beneteau paid dearly in advertising for
that.


More nonsense. The Paris boat show is a real show and not a joke like
the American shows. Other winners had been Swan, Baltic, Shannon. Post
proof that builders paid for their wins or go sit in a corner.


Correct. It's vinyl over MDF.

Please prove that you have a clue. Show us a link that the 35s5 French
built imported interior is vinyl. The teak option is veneer over
honeycomb and some solid peices used in the galley and nav cabinets.
Later Beneteau's, with interiors built in the USA were as crappy as any
car built here...sadly.

Uh huh. Especially if you enjoy puking your guts overboard while
your
bleach bottle boat unglues itself around you.

And yet plenty of Beneteau's make ocean crossings along with far lesser
vessels. Funny how everyone here likes to chant that long voyages can
be made by any boat with a skilled sailor at the helm. Desperate to
join the bandwagon, the Beneteau will suddenly fly apart and do so on a
ocean crossing we didn't buy her for anyway!

Funny how elderly types like Bubbles love to call others elderly.

Hmmm. I just turned 43. I run my laps 4 days on and lift 3. Most of the
people here are older than me, much older and ALL are in worse shape.

Powerboaters just love it when sailors talk about "fast."

They do? You must know a specific group of powerboaters who worry about
sailors sailing fast.

It's a boat that can actually get to China, unlike . . .

Just in case someone who isn't educated is reading Maxipad's silly
comments, even a Catalina 25 can sail to China and do so without a
problem. People who suggest that the boat is the ultimate measure of
ability for a voyage are reading too many Island Packet ads. A Nordic
30 MIGHT be more comfortable due to her motion in bad seas, but in
every other area the 35s5 would do better. Even Doug posted as much.

And the door slams on Maxipad's fingers!

RB
35s5...easily the best boat here!
NY