If there is a J24 boat in your fleet then after the race step off teh 30 and go visit for cocktails. First pop onside to check out the galley. then ask if you can use the head. Then if it is cold ask the J24 crew to come inside the 24 to socialize ... There are other small light boats that are even more frustrating when the wind is light. Just concentrate on sailing against the other racer/cruisers and pay attention to how you do compared to those boats. We sail teh C&C115 on Wednesday night in a fleet that includes a handful of Farr 30, a Viper 830 and a couple other sport boats. I judge our effort against teh bene 367, J42, C&C 115, J35, J109 and other keel boats rather than against the sport boats. The 115 also has a lot more comforts for after the race esp when raining or cold. As do the J42, bene 367, J109 etc ... Mike
________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:03 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 30MK1 Racing ability I agree with Dwight. However if you have J24s in your class it is frustrating to see them plane downwind in a breeze as you do less than 7 knots. PHRF does not take that into account. Joel On Thursday, January 2, 2014, dwight wrote: The C&C 30 MKI is fine for racing. It is especially good going to weather in winds above 15 apparent. Make the bottom clean and get a good sail inventory, new sails made specifically for your boat help a lot. Theoretically PHRF or let's just say handicap racing is supposed to give every boat in the fleet a fair shot. You should be very competitive racing against boats with a similar speed potential to yours and especially in heavier winds. You may have more difficulty if the fleet is not divided according to speed potentials because large spatial separations will likely develop and consequently conditions can vary more between where the slower and faster boats are sailing on the course. Once the boat is "race ready" then it's up to you and your crew, learn the rules of racing well and try to keep her moving forward in clean air...learning how to make the boat go fast will be more difficult than equipping the boat for racing...so the onus is more on the humans than it is on the boat...don't let your design become an "excuse for losing", the 30 MKI is a proven performer and most of us here know that. ________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com');> ] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: January 2, 2014 8:28 AM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> Subject: Stus-List 30MK1 Racing ability Does the C&C30MK1 have the abilities to be a competitive club racer given all the new boats joining the field? What can be done to make it be more competitive? anybody want to share? The boat is new to me "well" a couple of years now but I think I would like to race a little but don't want to race a boat that cant win. Thanks for your help. Any advise would be great. -- "Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world." - Nicholas Monsarrat ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6466 - Release Date: 01/01/14 -- Joel 301 541 8551
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