I have a conversation going with someone considering a purchase of a C&C in the 40' range to race in BVI. I offered to present his questions to this (cnc-listers) august body to gather the combined wisdom.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original question: Down here in the BVI myself and four friends race a small Hunter 30 in the various regattas but being the smallest boat in the group we seldom get with the winners. One of our friends down here has a C&C 41 with centerboard and he wins everything, so, we are looking at getting a C&C ourselves. So, the question is, which one (41 or 43) which is where I would appreciate your guidance. There is a C&C 41fin keel in a St Martin (90 miles from us) but would the 43 custom be a faster vessel, we obviously want to beat our friend with the C&C 41 !!!! Sitting in our position, which C&C would you be looking at to race down here ?? Follow-up questions: A 41 fin keel versus a 41 center board ?? Taking a different tack (excuse the pun), how would the 41 / 43 fair against a similar size J boat, I know they are very different animals but the J's handicap might even out the odds. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have answered with some general info based on my experience with a 1970 C&C 43. I do not have any knowledge on how other C&C designs would compare with a C&C 43 / centerboard especially in BVI conditions (trade winds?). Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle
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