I second Edd's endorsement of the 37+ but also suggest looking at the 34+. As for kitchen counter space the nav table, dining table, and companionway stairs tend to become an extension of the counters.
I can (and have) single hand my 37+ with the autohelm. The PO took it all the way to the Bahamas and back to Brooklyn and sailed 10+ years with and without crew. I also hear what you are saying about PHRF but it is nice to get in hours earlier than expected or beat the other cruisers to the raft-up. The 34+ and 37+ both have ratings below 80 which can make them challenging to win races with but they easily and regularly reach 6+ knots. They turn on a dime and head to whether nicely as well. I think they do give a bit of a bumpy ride in the big stuff and are a bit tender so reef early and often. The Landfall 38 seems to be a well regarded choice as well. More so for cruising and less for racing. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD -- When privacy matters. http://www.secure-my-email.com On Aug 25, 2013 11:09 AM, "Edd Schillay" <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > Richard, > > Take a good look at a C&C 37+ or 37XL. Great centerline queen-sized berth > in the aft cabin. Very comfortable. > > No need to climb over the spouse -- unless you're feeling frisky. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.332.1671 | Fax > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 5 > > On Aug 25, 2013, at 10:02 AM, Richard Walter <sailind...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Greetings, > > As our quest for a more comfortable boat continues, we are finding that > one issue continues to be a quandary: how do we sleep? Currently we fill in > INDIGO's u-dinette every night and disassemble it every day; it is > effective but annoying. Plus we have to climb over each other and the > saloon table. We are looking at center cockpit boats, including the > Landfall 43s. Many have a centerline berth, which seems optimal. We don't > sail at night and don't plan to (so we are not afraid of falling out > underway). The transverse and pullman style berths both have the > "crawl-over" factor; do we want to keep climbing over each other to get > into/out of bed forever? Not really. Pullman seem a little more > sleeper-friendly. > > Anyone want to share their experiences with various styles of aft cabin > berths? What do you like/dislike and why? > > Other boat search factors: we need a functional galley with abundant > counter space. We don't race, so PHRF matters not at all. We want > good/great sailing with ease of sail handling. > > This will (hopefully!) be our forever boat, so we want to be planful. > > Thank you all in advance for your consideration. > > Richard > s/v INDIGO > 1978 36-footer > Watch Hill > _______________________________________________ > 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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