The funny part was when he was telling me about racing a
Beneteau and how he literally sailed circles around it three
times.


Around which Beneteau, Bart? As you might know, 1st series Beneteau's
will toast any Ericson 35. The III from Bruce King was a fast boat, but
1 & 2 were pretty slow. The Mark III version is still outrun by the
older Beneteau 1st 345 for example. And the Beneteau's of that era
don't have core issues which are now legendary on Ericson. As a broker
I've turned away quite a few Ericsons all on delamination issues.
We never bothered with them due to the dated look and way-too-small
berths that are only 6'6 long, useless if you're over 6 feet tall. BTW,
there is a late model E34 at my club that I've sailed and it's a sweet
sailing boat and a HUGE step up in quality with PS at the helm. Older
Ericsons, along with Cals, Columbia's and O'Days are for folks who
don't "know" or have few resources. There are simply nicer boats out
there.....though I reserve a spot in my heart for the Independence line
and the flush deck 39 which sails GREAT!
A E35 MKIII should be faster than a Beneteau Oceanis 351. but not
enough to sail circles around it...maybe really big circles!


RB
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