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Offshore cruiser questions
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, *I* have a Porta-Bote, and LIKE it. {grin}
No, The Tayana is not the ideal boat for everybody (shhhhh, don't let the those on the Tayana listserver know I said that). And your points are accurate. It is a bit more tender than the "perfect" boat, but under sail, I'd have to disagree with you about it being rolly (though under power, you're right). Under sail, it finds an angle of heel and just locks into it. We still get the for and aft rocking and vertical heave, but almost no roll component of motion. Also, with it's full (cutaway forefoot) keel, it tracks like it's on rails. So well that I can read while hand steering - just glance up every couple of sentences and perhaps adjust the wheel an inch, and remember to check the horizon every page or so. Since our previous boat was a Catalina 30 which required constant vigilance on the helm, I really love the way it handles. I can even let go of the helm and go up on the foredeck to fiddle with something and when I get back to the helm, we're no more than 10 degrees or so off course. The down side to this is maneuvering around the docks. In the Catalina, when we got to the slip we just turned into it. To say you have plan the same turn in the Tayana is an understatement. We've had the boat two years now, and while I've never crashed it into the dock or my dock neighbors boat (our marina only has fingers every other boat), entering the slip is something that raises my blood pressure a tad. We were also pleasantly surprised with its' performance - though you've gotta remember what our last boat was. When we've got some wind, we now comfortably cruise for hours without stressing anything at the same speeds that were "balls to the wall and pray nothing breaks" on the Catalina (7.5 - 8.5 kt). For those that enjoy this style of cruising boat, the Tayana is an excellent example of it. I could go on and on, but I'm beginning to sound like an evangelist. Almost as bad as when the subject of Porta-Botes comes up ;-) Take care - Dan JAXAshby wrote: The Tayana 37 gets some minus points for its high center of gravity, which makes it more tender, more rolly, and gives it a lower limit of positive stability. It is also not considered to be a fast as it might be. That said, it is still one beautiful boat, it is said to be the most common boat out there among cruising couples, and it is "big enough" to liveaboard for a couple without being a bear to handle under sail. It also has a shallow enough draft to "do the islands" in some of the shallower harbors, even if this reduces a bit its pointing ability. Hmmmm, Not to say that the boats on his list aren't good boats, but I dunno if I can really respect any supposedly comprehensive list of cruising boats that doesn't include the Tayana. I've never had it confirmed, but I've been told that more SSCA (Seve Seas Cruising Assoc.) member have the Tayana 37 than any other single make/model. Looking at it, I note that neither the Baba not the Union 36 are on it either. I haven't studied it in depth, but it would seem to be heavily weighted against the boats in the overbuilt/heavy end of the spectrum. Nothing wrong with this, as the list just represents his personal opinions, and he clearly states that "passage-making speed ... is now high on my personal list of priorities". This is a very valid opinion, but not the only valid one. Some of us lean more toward the rugged and comfortable with reasonable to good performance boats (like my Tayana) http://rangerbest.home.comcast.net/TriciaJean.JPG http://www.mahina.com/cruise.html#boats4cruising John Neal's site (expedition sailing adventures) has a very good list of boats that he considers suitable for offshore trips. I tend to agree with most of his choices and comments. -- Dan Best - (707) 431-1662, Healdsburg, CA 95448 B-2/75 1977-1979 Tayana 37 #192, "Tricia Jean" http://rangerbest.home.comcast.net/TriciaJean.JPG |
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