"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:50:18 GMT, Commodore Joe Redcloud
wrote:

The question was:
WILL THIS MODEL BOAT MAKE THE CROSSING?

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And the answer of course is definitely maybe. At best it will be a
cold wet ride in a small boat. The wrong small boat in my opinion,
but people have done it in less and lived to tell about it. A lot of
people who ask questions like this have never been offshore in a small
boat and have rose colored glasses on regarding the whole experience.

It might be a nice warm, dry ride... depends on the conditions.

It's my opinion, for what ever that is worth, that they should hear
the downside as well. Crossing oceans in a 33 ft boat should not be
taken lightly, especially in a boat that is not paticularly well
suited for the job. The C&C 33 for all of its fine qualities was not
designed and built as a passagemaker, and its designers would be the
first to tell you that if asked.

Of course they should, but I believe the C&C33, all things being equal,
would be fine.

It wasn't designed for this sort of trip, but it is well within its
capabilities if the situation is handled properly. I would not say the same
thing for other boats of that size. Sure, they could make it also, but the
effort to get them to that spot would be formidible.