I forgot, the autopilot is an important of single handing comfortably. Rich
> On Jan 2, 2014, at 14:48, "Petar Horvatic" <phorv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Depending on the setup. It was not a matter of size, more a matter of how > the boat is setup. Mine was setup for crew of 6 doing Bermuda races. > Changing the mainsheet and leading all lines to cockpit allowed me to do > tacks and gibes alone. I still quite often engage the autopilot while I do > fine tuning adjustments like Cunningham, genoa fairlead blocks, setting up > preventer, etc. > > Petar Horvatic > Sundowner > 76 C&C 38MkII > Newport, RI > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich > Knowles > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 12:48 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List single handing a C&C 38 > > I sail mine solo often. I have the main halyard and mainsail adjustment and > reefing lines led to the cockpit so there is little reason to race around > the deck. I find that if I do things in an orderly way, sailing a 38 footer > is no harder than sailing my old 22 footer. > > Rich > >> On Jan 2, 2014, at 13:31, dre...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am think about upgrading to a larger vessel in the near future. I > currently sail my C&C 29 as a weekend cruiser almost every weekend except > for a few miserable summer weekends. But I also like to do some gulf > sailing ranging from the FL Panhandle to the Keys. >> >> I am currently fancying the early 1980's vintage C&C 38 Landfall. From > what I have read and have seen these are wonderful boats. Now I enjoy > sailing my 29 single handed which is about half the time I sail. To those > who know the 38 well, can they be sailed reasonable solo? >> >> Thanks for any advise. >> >> - >> Paul E. >> 1979 C&C 29 Mk1 >> S/V Johanna Rose >> Carrabelle, FL >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
