Words of experience from the newsgroups Day Sailor... who has never raced...
never sailed out of the harbour and never been out of sight of land.

Bwahahahahahahahaaaa.... Oh Yeah... there's an opinion worth
consideration... consideration on should you laugh or feel sorry for "Capt.
Rob"!!

CM-

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Jon, my ex-girlfriend owns and sails a 1987 Catalina 30 tall rig. She
also races it and owned a J24. She's actually snagged some silver with
the Catalina. It's 1/3 rd more roomy than it should be for 30 ft and
has a huge cockpit area and interior. That all said, I find the boat to
be a dog, even in a fresh breeze. My old C&C 32 or Pearson 30 were far
more fun to sail, more responsive and just more rewarding at the helm.
The Catalina 30 might still be a good teaching platform, but I'd not
enjoy owning one. Part of my ex's reasoning was her parents sail with
her and they are really getting on in years and you can't argue with
the Catalina with that in mind.

RB
Beneteau First 35s5
NY