Well, here I am with a 4 year old son and he's simply awesome!
But long sails just don't work for us these days and we mainly daysail
and weekend aboard Heart of Gold.

We've decided to try some real cruising when Thomas turns 6 or 7 and
to that end we've been looking at many boats, used and new. Before
that purchase we're going to spend a month or so sailing in Greece
aboard our friend's Tayana 42.

At that point....drum roll please!

I'll start a serious hunt for a Corbin 39 Aft Cabin. I "met" the
Corbin 39 recently and fell in love. The boat sails well, looks great
and has the character I love associated with pilot house sailboats.
For now we'll continue to enjoy our Beneteau, but we're very excited
about doing some local cruising and then trying out some longer trips
on the Corbin. We'll start with the Beneteau....and continue with the
Corbin.

For those of you not familiar with the Corbin 39, it looks like
this....

http://images20.fotki.com/v385/photo...ap54917-vi.jpg

These are not heavy boats as some cruising boats are and she sails
well in light air. She is over-rigged according to some, but we'll be
coastal and that will suit us well most of the time.


Cheers,


RB

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
...


Well, here I am with a 4 year old son and he's simply awesome!
But long sails just don't work for us these days and we mainly daysail
and weekend aboard Heart of Gold.

We've decided to try some real cruising when Thomas turns 6 or 7 and
to that end we've been looking at many boats, used and new. Before
that purchase we're going to spend a month or so sailing in Greece
aboard our friend's Tayana 42.

At that point....drum roll please!

I'll start a serious hunt for a Corbin 39 Aft Cabin. I "met" the
Corbin 39 recently and fell in love. The boat sails well, looks great
and has the character I love associated with pilot house sailboats.
For now we'll continue to enjoy our Beneteau, but we're very excited
about doing some local cruising and then trying out some longer trips
on the Corbin. We'll start with the Beneteau....and continue with the
Corbin.

For those of you not familiar with the Corbin 39, it looks like
this....

http://images20.fotki.com/v385/photo...ap54917-vi.jpg


Good grief! Haven't you learned anything from the shameful demise of the Red
Cloud?

Pilot house sailboats are downright unseaworthy but at least Joe's looked
halfway decent. That Corbin looks terrible with the Darth Vader style pilot
house sticking out way up high like an ugly pimple that needs popping! Get a
clue, dude! Even Old Thom's ugly Gulf 32 pilot house sailboat didn't look
bad compared to that ugly duckling Corbin.

Wilbur Hubbard.

On 7 Oct, 01:29, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Well, here I am with a 4 year old son and he's simply awesome!
But long sails just don't work for us these days

I've been away! Did I miss something? Has Bob been on
a long sail?


and we mainly daysail
and weekend aboard Heart of Gold.

We've decided to try some real cruising when Thomas turns 6 or 7 and
to that end we've been looking at many boats, used and new. Before
that purchase we're going to spend a month or so sailing in Greece
aboard our friend's Tayana 42.


The food in Greece is awful. A month there will probably
be good for you.

BTW, what part of Greece will you be sailing in. I'm going sailing
there next May..... on a (you guessed it!) 43 footer.

At that point....drum roll please!

I'll start a serious hunt for a Corbin 39 Aft Cabin. I "met" the
Corbin 39 recently and fell in love. The boat sails well, looks great
and has the character I love associated with pilot house sailboats.
For now we'll continue to enjoy our Beneteau, but we're very excited
about doing some local cruising and then trying out some longer trips
on the Corbin. We'll start with the Beneteau....and continue with the
Corbin.

For those of you not familiar with the Corbin 39, it looks like
this....

http://images20.fotki.com/v385/photo...ap54917-vi.jpg

These are not heavy boats as some cruising boats are and she sails
well in light air. She is over-rigged according to some, but we'll be
coastal and that will suit us well most of the time.


I wonder why you think that a Corbin 39 would be more suitable than
Heart of Gold for coastal cruising?? I'm sure that your existing boat
would be much better for a young family. Kids want fun, and
it is very important that you give them a "job" to do. This is
easier on a responsive boat.


Regards

Donal
--

I wonder why you think that a Corbin 39 would be more suitable than
Heart of Gold for coastal cruising??



The reason you wonder that is because you've never spent a rainy week
on a boat, nor do you comprehend how a boat like the Corbin is far
superior underway in air above 15 knots, nor do you understand that
the Corbin is a different boat altogether. The 35s5 or your fun little
toy are great boats. I like them a lot, but they simply don't do
everything well.



RB

On 7 Oct, 22:48, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
I wonder why you think that a Corbin 39 would be more suitable than
Heart of Gold for coastal cruising??

The reason you wonder that is because you've never spent a rainy week
on a boat, nor do you comprehend how a boat like the Corbin is far
superior underway in air above 15 knots, nor do you understand that
the Corbin is a different boat altogether. The 35s5 or your fun little
toy are great boats. I like them a lot, but they simply don't do
everything well.

Quite right! My boat wouldn't be perfect for a transatlantic
crossing in hurricane season. However, you don't want a boat
that is so slow that you cannot be bothered to attempt longer
trips.



Regards

Donal
--

On Oct 8, 7:15 am, wrote:
On 7 Oct, 22:48, "Capt. Rob" wrote:

I wonder why you think that a Corbin 39 would be more suitable than
Heart of Gold for coastal cruising??

The reason you wonder that is because you've never spent a rainy week
on a boat, nor do you comprehend how a boat like the Corbin is far
superior underway in air above 15 knots, nor do you understand that
the Corbin is a different boat altogether. The 35s5 or your fun little
toy are great boats. I like them a lot, but they simply don't do
everything well.

Quite right! My boat wouldn't be perfect for a transatlantic
crossing in hurricane season. However, you don't want a boat
that is so slow that you cannot be bothered to attempt longer
trips.

Regards

Donal
--



Our boats are also far from perfect in colder weather or in the rain
or in heavy air. I love my 35s5 for her ability to respond and
accelerate, but that's something we can always enjoy aboard other
boats. The Corbin 39 is not slow and is a much better platform if
you're staying aboard for more than a weekend. This season I spent
considerable time sailing heavier designs and learned to appreciate
what they're all about. As an owner of a first series Beneteau I have
nothing bad to say about them. Yesterday I took heart of Gold out in
12-14 knots. I was alone so I just put up the big kevlar bat-wing
main. She sailed great and I had a nice relaxing time with the boat
moving well. The Corbin could NOT do this of course, but that's not
what she was built to do either. Last week I went out in a Cape Dory
33 in 25-30 knots. Sure, I could sail my 35s5 in those conditions, but
it would be hectic at times and I'd be reefed to the bone. The CD33
barely noticed with a single reef and the staysail.


RB

RB

On 8 Oct, 13:11, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
On Oct 8, 7:15 am, wrote:



On 7 Oct, 22:48, "Capt. Rob" wrote:

I wonder why you think that a Corbin 39 would be more suitable than
Heart of Gold for coastal cruising??

The reason you wonder that is because you've never spent a rainy week
on a boat, nor do you comprehend how a boat like the Corbin is far
superior underway in air above 15 knots, nor do you understand that
the Corbin is a different boat altogether. The 35s5 or your fun little
toy are great boats. I like them a lot, but they simply don't do
everything well.

Quite right! My boat wouldn't be perfect for a transatlantic
crossing in hurricane season. However, you don't want a boat
that is so slow that you cannot be bothered to attempt longer
trips.

Regards

Donal
--

Our boats are also far from perfect in colder weather or in the rain
or in heavy air. I love my 35s5 for her ability to respond and
accelerate, but that's something we can always enjoy aboard other
boats. The Corbin 39 is not slow and is a much better platform if
you're staying aboard for more than a weekend. This season I spent
considerable time sailing heavier designs and learned to appreciate
what they're all about. As an owner of a first series Beneteau I have
nothing bad to say about them. Yesterday I took heart of Gold out in
12-14 knots. I was alone so I just put up the big kevlar bat-wing
main. She sailed great and I had a nice relaxing time with the boat
moving well. The Corbin could NOT do this of course, but that's not
what she was built to do either. Last week I went out in a Cape Dory
33 in 25-30 knots. Sure, I could sail my 35s5 in those conditions, but
it would be hectic at times and I'd be reefed to the bone. The CD33
barely noticed with a single reef and the staysail.

I don't disagree with what you have written. However, a business
acquaintance has recently sold his Halberg Rassey and
replaced it with a Janneau. Both boats were about 42 feet.

When I expressed my surprise, he explained the the Rassey had
been perfect for his transAtlantic crossing, but he really couldn't
be
bothered spending 17 hours crossing the channell. (12- 13 hours in
a Janneau).

Last year I was seriously considering a Malo. It would have been
very luxurious, and very comfortable. I really, really wanted a Malo.
However, I now realise that I wouldn't have used it as much as I use
Setanta.

It would have been far too slow for seroius use in the English
Channel.
It would have been capable of short(3 hour) trips, or long
( 3 day trips). In between, it would have been worse than useless.



regards


Donal
--

Of course the hilarious thing is that LIS is the last place you'd want a
boat that's "far superior underway in air above 15 knots."




Dave, you must not sail on the sound much at all. In addition to
losing all of your money, you continue to expose yourself. Today is a
nice quiet day on the LIS and quite near to me is execution rocks.

http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/exrx_wx.html

At this moment it's 9-11 knots, ideal for my 35s5, but still very
sailable for a boat like the Corbin 39. Usually by 3:00 it kicks up
and lately we've had days that were better for heavier boats. That
said, the Corbin's rig is reasonable and just fine for sailing these
waters. The Pilot House will also open up more weekend sails for us.

RB

On Oct 8, 12:09*pm, Dave wrote:
On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:50:28 -0400, said:

Not really true, Dave. LIS is actually one of the places of highest
average *wind on the east coast. A couple months in the middle of
summer are somewhat quiet, but go sailing in the "off season", as some
folks do, *and you'll be surprised at what you find. I have a few
friends who keep their boats in all winter. T

Average wind is, of *course, significant if you are going to sail year
round. Most of us don't, however, and I'd be surprised if BS intends to. The
prime sailing months on the Sound tend to have fairly light winds. In fact,
I was going to suggest in the earlier message that a boat with
characteristics more like your C&C 27 with its generous sail area would
probably be a better choice.



I can only go by the actual sailing I do. A lot of it is on the
weekends. A friend here has a Cape Dory 30. There are plenty of days
suited for his boat. When winds are light he can still sail, though
slowly. When winds are heavy my 35s5 is often not a great pick if I
can go out on a heavier boat, Next we have a CC Endevour with a custom
pilothouse. The advantages for the Corbin are pretty broad.


RB

The food in Greece is awful. A month there will probably
be good for you.



We had great food in Greece on three separate trips. Try spending some
money next time.



RB