I hear you but for whatever reason we've just never fallen in love with the Sabre. It's a lot of $ tied up.
John Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2013, at 9:28 AM, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > I think that I would keep the Sabre, but I know the role appearance plays. > Appearance was high on the list of why I purchased my 35 MKII…I love the > appearance and lines which are what I think is called “classic” Cuthbertson > by some sailors. Classic Plastic, I think they called it in one article I > have read > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Tim > Goodyear > Sent: April 18, 2013 9:55 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 38 mkIII > > Handicaps *should* show you the difference in performance. These are from > PHRF NE. You should be able to compare the 34+ and Sabre 386 from your > experience (apparently fairly similar). My experience sailing the 35-3 > (another Rob Ball design) is that windward performance is great; reaching and > downwind are weaker points (but not bad, mind you). Where in LIS are you > based? > > Tim > Mojito > C&C 35-3 > Branford, CT > > Boat > PHRF NE Base > C&C 37/40R > 63 > C&C 37/40XL > 66 > C&C 115 > 66 > C&C 37/40+ > 75 > C&C 34/36R > 81 > C&C 34/36XL > 84 > Sabre 386 > 84 > C&C 34/36 > 87 > Sabre 386 WK > 93 > C&C 38-3 > 102 > C&C 35-3 (my boat) > 114 > C&C 38-3 CB > 117 > > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:33 PM, j...@svpaws.net <j...@svpaws.net> wrote: > 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. > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2241 / Virus Database: 3162/5753 - Release Date: 04/18/13 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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