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Funniest Post this Week!
* Capt. Rob wrote, On 7/20/2007 1:17 PM:
And the WINNER IS..... JEFF!!!! Here's the post about his PDQ 36. "Of course, compared to other catamarans my boat is a beauty to almost everyone's eye." BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Who's eyes? Other owner of butt ugly floating radiators? I've never met anyone who thought Catamarans are good looking compared to monohuls. And monohulls count as "other catamarans"? We can only hope that Thomas does not inherit your reading comprehension. Of course, we didn't pick a cat because we thought it was better looking than a monohull, we picked one for its speed, comfort, space, safety. Within its genre, the PDQ is is rather sleek. The purpose of a cruising cat is to carry a family long distances, and our PDQ has served it purpose admirably, with 10000 miles on its log, having taken us from Canada, Down East, down to Florida and back. When guests come aboard they have their own stateroom, with a queen size bunk. The cockpit seats a dozen, the foredeck has room for volleyball. She's a fast boat, and it has its speed with a rather modest amount of sail. There's nothing like doing 12 knots under plain sail. Of course, your only complaint is that it doesn't tip. I agree that heeling over 30 degrees is fun for a few minutes, assuming your boat is stripped out. But when you're living on board and traveling 100 miles a day, sailing fast and level is more fun. Frankly, even a CS 27 looks better, especially sailing! The CS 27 is a better looking boat than your Bene. The 35s5 won design awards. From French interior designers? Of course "awards" are a dime a dozen, especially for the large companies (that is, major advertisers). PDQ got a chapter in "The World's Best Sailboats." But more interesting, the PDQ 36 was featured in Killing's "Yacht Design Explained" as the exemplar of its class. She's a modern design, but EVERYONE digs her looks. That's a crock. Lots of people think its quite unattractive; in fact, I've never heard it compared to any of the classic designs, such as a Bristol. I think its a rather ugly boat, but I really dislike the "bubble" look. My wife has refused to even go on board Bene's because of their silly styling. Obviously the folks I beat up here will moan about her, but they know she's a slick and fun boat. WAY more fun to sail than a PDQ 36 BTW, which is overall a much larger vessel. Duh! There are lots of smaller boats that are more fun to sail than larger boats. 470's are lots of fun, especially to race. Too bad you've never done that. Of course, our boat is faster than yours, even upwind, so you can have "fun" while you're watching our transom disappear over the horizon! Since you have no desire to go out of sight of your slip, this question is really moot. The lovely, modern and quick 35s5.... Lovely? For a Clorox bottle, maybe. Quick? I suppose by your standards. Someday you should sail a really fast boat. |
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