Thanks for the advise. I don't yet have a crew. I have 7 sails that came with the boat. They are 1) standard Main 2) racing main 3) %115 Working "reef-able" Jib 4) % 135 Genoa 5) %155 6) %170 The standard main seams to be stretched out a bit I cant seam to get it to flatten out? 7 Asymmetrical or pole-less Drifter It came with a 3" spinnaker pole and a telescopic whisker pole. It does not have a cabin-house track for head sail trim? only track is way back next to the main winch?
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Gary Nylander <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net>wrote: > I've had Penniless for nearly 20 years and agree with what others have > said. We had J-24's in the fleet and in light air they clobbered us. Then > we moved them to the 'fast' fleet. But..... I have a shelf full of trophies > that indicates that the 30-1 is OK. The ex-Admiral (and still boat partner) > has an overall trophy from the 2010 B fleet (handicaps over 150 and no > J-24's) which indicates with new sails and a clean bottom and a good crew > (all of which she had), it is competitive. I won our Jib and Main series in > 2013 and was second in a small Frostbite series, but the Thunderbird didn't > come out for all the races (another good light air boat which we owe half a > minute a mile to...). > > Depending on the depth of your fleet and local conditions you will have a > great time. > > If your club includes sport boats and the like, then you may get > frustrated - this past year the J-80 I was on and one other J-80 clobbered > our small Saturday fleet - there were a few races where we were the only > boats which finished within the time limit... but they didn't come out for > JAM and Frostbite and I did well on Penniless. > > You have to realize that the 'new' boats for the most part have very > different ratings that the 30. We are at 174 on the Chesapeake, the J-80 is > 120, the Viper is 111, so they have to do really well to prevail. If you > get to planing conditions (which are also good for the 30) they can take > off and leave you in the dust, but in the 10 to 14 area you can go nearly > as fast as they do. In under 5 knots they ghost along and leave you. And, > you have a large spinnaker - downwind, they have to go nearly twice as far > to keep up with you. If it is choppy, then you will do well, as they get > stopped by the waves..... > > Give it a go - if you are new at racing, your learning curve will be the > main problem to overcome, not the boat. And.... clean (smooth) bottom, good > sails, and a good crew - can't emphasize that enough. > > Gary > St. Michaels MD > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> > *To:* CnC-List@cnc-list.com > *Sent:* Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:27 AM > *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 > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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