Thanks - very helpful. The AWA numbers you mention are very, very impressive.
How do you find boat performance in a chop? John Sent from my iPad On Apr 17, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Pierre Tremblay <tremblay.pie...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Hi John, > > I know what you mean. I just fell in love with mine. > > I don't have much experience with her (bought it June 2012), and cant compare > as it is my first keel boat. > > In light air, I usual match the TWS up to 6.5 knots at 30 degree AWA. She > point well, even with a wing keel. I can go up to 20 degree AWA and still > have a margin before stalling. > > Mine is a 1988 and it is in pristine shape. It was a ready to sail boat > (fresh water boat). > > Hope it help. > > Pierre Tremblay > Avalanche > C&C38-3 WK > > De : "j...@svpaws.net" <j...@svpaws.net> > À : "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Envoyé le : mercredi 17 avril 2013 20h33 > Objet : Stus-List C&C 38 mkIII > > Any thoughts on the late 80's vintage 38? I'm thinking about one for a full > restoration and ultimately to be used for coastal cruising (long island > sound), casual phrf racing and limited offshore runs (Bermuda, BVI, etc). > > A little background. I currently sail a Sabre 386 but am uninspired by the > performance. Build quality is great. I've owned 2 Rob Ball C &C's in the > past, each for about 7 years - a 34+ and a 51xl. > > The deep draft doesn't scare me (I took the 7'+ 51 through the Bahamas > happily) and I understand the balsa core issues. Any other particular issues > with the 38 to be concerned about? > > Motivation is that to my eye it's one of the prettiest boats I've seen. You > can't overstate the importance of a drop dead gorgeous boat that makes you > stop in your tracks. > > Any insight as to performance vs a Sabre 386 or a more modern design such as > the 115? Any thoughts on performance in light air (say 10 knots true) as > well as moderate (say 15-18 knots true). Does the boat point as well as it > looks like it should? > > Any and all comments welcome > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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