Wow. What a lot of great advice. The weather looks like it may calm some so we will see. I am excited. It looks like I will be short handed. It looks like 3 of us maybe 4. All of us are green. I will leave the dock with the working jib 115% and the 2nd reef in the main. We’ll see how she responds.I have had this boat is some nice wind like, I said 7 to 10 with 14 gust. But this weekend will have more to offer here in the Low-Country. I have not seen good wind like this yet. My concern was the handling characteristics of this C&C30MK1. She did realy good in the wind I have had her in. She felt like it did not bother her a bit.In fact it seam to handle and sail better with wind?
Thanks again for all the great advice I will try to set the Gro-Pro and shoot some video and up load it to the blog. Thanks again. Curtis http://eastcostlady.blogspot.com/ On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 8:35 PM, j...@svpaws.net <j...@svpaws.net> wrote: > Really think about that last point re fuel in your tanks. Nothing will > shake up the sludge like being offshore. A few years ago a friend of mine > was preparing for the Carib 1500. Their suggested spare parts included 2 > dozen spare racor filters. Wish I had listened! > > John > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 1, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Skip Hankins <skiphank...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hey Curtis, > > I've been following along this thread and have seen your great blog. I > sailed out of Sail Harbor Marina, just off the Wilmington River, in > Savannah for over 8 years until we moved off the coast and sold the boat. > We had a 1979 C&C 29 MK1, which I think is a very tender boat compared to > yours. Also, we spent lots of time sailing and motoring up through > Beaufort, Daufuskie and HHI. I'm fairly familiar with the tides, current > and sea conditions in the area. > > I would be concerned about a couple of things under the conditions you > mention. You would need to reef and furl down to a manageable level either > before or just after you leave the dock. 15-20kt winds also gust to 30kts > or above and things can get out of control faster than you think. Instead > of training weather, this would be testing weather - testing your rig and > sail handling competence. > > I would consider 4-6ft seas to be marginal sailing conditions for inland > or near coastal sailing. You're going to feel like you spent the afternoon > in a blender. It will be a hell of a ride but it will beat you up. Plus, > anything loose on the boat will get tossed around like clothes in the dryer. > > One last concern is the fuel in your tank. I don't remember from your > blog if you had the tank cleaned and/or fuel replaced. Any crud in your > tank will get agitated up from the bottom and could clog the uptake and/or > filter. This happened to us and we had to sail half way up the river > before sea tow would even come out and get us - we could not motor back to > the dock. That particular trip was an expensive educational experience for > us. > > Hope it all goes well this weekend. > Skip > ex - Alley Cat, 29 MK1 > Savannah, GA > > > On Friday, November 1, 2013 2:13 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm kind of new at the big boat thing. I have owned it for 2 years now > and have had some great days sailing but no with any wind really. Well > this weekend will offer a cold front with some good wind to practice > in > Here is what the weather man is calling for. > > Sat > NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the > afternoon. A chance of showers...mainly in the morning. > Sat Night > NW winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas > 3 to 4 ft. > Sun > N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. > Sun Night > NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft after > midnight. > Do you think I would need to reef in this weather? Like I said I have > had plenty of days in 8 to sa 14 knots of wind. So what’s your > recommendation to a newby in this weather? > > Thanks for your help. > Keep in mind my sail inventory > 1) Working head 110% sail with 2 reef points. > 2) Working Main sail > 3) Racing main sail > 3) 135% Genoa > 4) 155% Genoa > 5) 170% drifter > 6) asymmetrical kite with sock. > > Thanks again for your help. I need anybody’s specific advice on how > the C&C 30 MK1 handles this kind of air. > > > -- > “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, > should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat
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