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Looking for fast monohull
Am looking for a fast monohull around 32-35 ft for singlehanded
cruising. Know about J-Boats already, but wonder about all the Jeanneaus and Hanse-boats and the million others to pick from. Price is no great concern. Prefer some nice accomodations below, with wood, and headroom for someone 6'1". Appreciate any thoughtful response. |
If you want just 'fast', check out http://www.phrfne.org/page/567 and
look for low ratings numbers. Just remember that FAST (by the numbers) doesnt mean the same thing when fully loaded with cruising gear and the boat sits in the water well below her sailing lines; nor, does it mean that a fast boat will be a 'dream' when sailing in very rough weather, especiallly single handed. Fast, these days, means relatively light weight, knuckle bow, flat bilges, fast/quick roll period, etc. which 'pounds' to weather in heavy going, easily tires you out and leaves you exhausted -- you may get there 'fast' but may take several days to 'recover'. ;-) In article , Jere Lull wrote: In article , (Kelly Wright) wrote: Am looking for a fast monohull around 32-35 ft for singlehanded cruising. Know about J-Boats already, but wonder about all the Jeanneaus and Hanse-boats and the million others to pick from. Price is no great concern. Prefer some nice accomodations below, with wood, and headroom for someone 6'1". Appreciate any thoughtful response. A little more info is needed. For instance, where are you going to cruise? How long? (days, weeks, or months.) How civilized do you want? Do you normally have someone else onboard? (I singlehand Xan all the time, but Pat's along almost always.) Do you want KISS, or lots of systems to maintain? New? Old? Classic? Personally, we decide what our immediate needs/wants are, then walk the docks and try boats on for size -- literally. The second thing we do is jump in the "V" and imagine using it overnight and on rainy weekends. After that are "her" concerns: galley & head. After that, I get to choose the undercarriage and sails. The difference between a fast and slow cruising boat aren't that great. Generally, the slow boats are arriving as the fast boats get their anchor down. Personally, we found a single Hunter in that size range that was wonderful -- but it didn't hold up and needed significant work after only 10-15 years. A couple of Beneteaus interested us precisely because they're built for the charter trade: Simple, yet tough enough to take charterers' misuse. (Owners' version, of course.) But your mileage will undoubtedly vary. What's important to us may not be to you. |
Kelly Wright wrote:
Am looking for a fast monohull around 32-35 ft for singlehanded cruising. Know about J-Boats already, but wonder about all the Jeanneaus and Hanse-boats and the million others to pick from. Price is no great concern. Prefer some nice accomodations below, with wood, and headroom for someone 6'1". Appreciate any thoughtful response. Well, how fast do you want? An OD-35 or a Mumm 36 will smoke any production "racer/cruiser" so badly you'll the other guys are going backwards. OTOH it probably wouldn't be so much fun to sail without a razor-sharp crew backing you up and it sure wouldn't be too comfortable at that sunset anchorage. Jeanneaus are, on average, a bit faster than most other mass-produced racer/cruisers of comparable size... be sure to compare displacement as well as (or instead of) length. The Kirie Elite and Beneteau First series are also quick for their size & amenities. Mathematically, an average PHRF rating for boats 34 ~ 36' LOA is around 140... that includes full keelers and rockets, but is obviously biased towards boat that are raced. If you look at those with moderate D/L ratios to get rid of the slugs and the skimming dishes, it drops to around 120. Then the issue is picking one that won't be seriously degraded by loading it for cruising... IMHO one with a high ballast/displacement ratio will help a lot. Some of the faster cruisable boats in that size range: Thomas 35 Santana 35 New York 36 C&C 34X or 34+ Dehler DB2 Baltic 35 Jeaneau 35 Morgan N-M 36 Olson 34 Express 34 Express 35 (built by two different companies) Sweden 340 Tartan 3500 Ericson 36 It may help to make a list of boats and go check them out, but you're not ever going to find "the perfect boat" on paper. Get out there and root around! Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
We're currently cruising in Australia but were in New Zealand three months
ago. The quality and quantity of yachts there is truly amazing, and they seem to be about 5 to 10 years ahead of US and Europe design wise. Productuion quality is much better than the mass produced Beneteaus, Bavarias, Hunters, etc and prices are very competitive aided by the currently favourable exchange rate. One series of cruising designs that appealed were by Greg Elliot, but there are many other designers. Google on NZ yacht designers and builders and see what comes up. Then you have the added benefit of sailing home. Fair Winds Graeme sv Leonidas |
Try an Abbot 36
"Kelly Wright" wrote in message om... Am looking for a fast monohull around 32-35 ft for singlehanded cruising. Know about J-Boats already, but wonder about all the Jeanneaus and Hanse-boats and the million others to pick from. Price is no great concern. Prefer some nice accomodations below, with wood, and headroom for someone 6'1". Appreciate any thoughtful response. |
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If ya got the money ....... C&C 99.
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