I wish you were closer. As mentioned before, the 30 is the stiffest boat they
ever built. It is rated at 8000 pounds (really is closer to 9) and has 3600
pounds of lead - the keel starts about 6 inches from the bottom of the hull and
is about 5 or 6 inches thick and goes down to a depth of 5 feet.
Also as said before, it is not easy to get the rail in the water. I carry a
155% genoa, a #2 which is about 140% and a "working jib" - (that is what is on
the bag) which I almost never use.
I volunteer for "big boat day" for our yacht club< which is when we get a few
big boats to take the kids who are in sailing school out for a couple of hours
and the only complaint I seem to get is they can't sit on the low side and put
their feet in the water! It takes about 15 knots on a reach with the number 2
to get their feet wet.
At the same time, it is much faster than a 24, if I remember correctly, the 24
rates about 225 PHRF and the 30 is 174. With another six or so feet of
waterline and more width, that also makes it more stable.
You will not go wrong, I look around every year at the new(er) boats available
and still am happy with my 33 year old craft.
Complaints? I have run my halyards and other lines back to the cockpit and wish
the cabin top was more level - as I go up there for tuning (the outhaul is on
the boom), the slope of the top and the seven lines on top of that make it
slippery. That is the price you pay for a rather sleek looking boat with 6 feet
of head room inside (up to the mast, of course, then it is 'bang' time).
An advantage to me is the huge lazerettes - I don't want to have to haul all
the lines, fenders and such down to an (unused) quarter berth when I can just
dump it in from the cockpit.
If you want to come to the Chesapeake (and wait about 6 weeks) I would be happy
to take you out.
Gary Nylander
Penniless - 30-1
---- Original Message -----
From: Ronald B. Frerker
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Anyone with a 30 Mk1 in/near Sidney BC?
Not from BC area, but in a midwestern 20kt wind I had my daughter in
law (non-sailor) on board and granddaughter (4yr old). We had full main and
135 on and still had the rail out of the water. Both were comfortable and the
grandchild was running back and forth along the rail having a ball.
Believe me, it's hard to make it heel. Before the 135, the PO had a
150 mule (75% of hoist) as his heavy air sail. It worked well, but it was
brutal to haul in. I changed to a 135 for ease of tacking.
Ron
Wild Cheri
C&C 30
STL
--- On Mon, 3/4/13, Paul Baker <pauljba...@shaw.ca> wrote:
From: Paul Baker <pauljba...@shaw.ca>
Subject: Stus-List Anyone with a 30 Mk1 in/near Sidney BC?
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:26 AM
Hi Folks,
So we are considering upgrading to a C&C30 Mk1 from our little 24.
One the things I want to make sure of before we go and spend vast sums of money
(to us at least) is whether my wife is going to feel comfortable on it. She's
not a big fan of heeling, and although I told her the 30 is way stiffer than
our little 24, won't heel as much or as quickly etc, she doesn't seem to
believe me.
I was wondering therefore if there were any local Mk1 30' owners that
might be willing to take us out for an afternoon one weekend? We'd be happy to
rent/pay for your time, either monetary or a few bottles/cases of something.
Anyway, long-shot but it never hurts to ask.
Cheers,
Paul.
Tangerine
1979 C&C24
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