I agree with Rich, sailing my 38 is easier than sailing my 25. A bigger boat is a lot less sensitive to minor variations in wind and to waves, so it is more stable and forgiving. I imagine a LF38 would even be easier than my boat.
I single hand between 80 and 90% of the time. All lines are lead to the cockpit (including all halyards, vang and cunningham.) The control lines for the bridgedeck traveler are set up to be adjusted from behind the wheel. A good autopilot makes a big difference and lets you raise sails, reef, etc without having a Chinese fire drill, and lets you focus on sail handling and trim when sailing. Anyone who saw me trying to grind the big primary winches while steering with my knee, during the CRYC Rendezvous last summer can testify that having self tailing winches within reach of the wheel is also a good idea. Rick Brass Imzadi -1976 C&C 38 mk1 la Belle Aurore -1975 C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC BTW, thinking of the CRYC Rendezvous last July prompts me to ask: Joe, when is the event in 2014 and is there any interest in using the Baltimore Light Race and CRYC event as a 2014 Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous? -----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, <mailto:dre...@gmail.com> 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> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album <http://www.cncphotoalbum.com> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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