I know the CS to be more of a cruising sailboat. I can't comment on performance but I'm with Dwight when he says the C&C is easier on the eyes. I've always liked CS boats and the 36T in particular but I would only choose one over a C&C if long distance voyaging was in the plans.
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca>wrote: > Andrew: > > After sailing on both boats, I wouldn't recommend you make your decision > based on PHRF ratings. Both boats will sail to their numbers with the > right crew. > > A little story to help put things into perspective.....a few seasons back, > I crewed on Beneteau 49 at our club for some of the Wednesday night races > (around the cans, short courses).....well, given that the B49 was the > heaviest displacement boat in the fleet, we normally finished last or > second last.....sometimes we would beat one other boat in the fleet, can't > t remember the make, a 40 odd footer family sailed with young kids. The > lighter displacement boats, no matter how they were crewed, simply had an > advantage over us on short courses. A little puff, and they accelerate > regardless of the big sail area of the the B49. > > Don't know if this helps? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 -84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > PS: Now after the race(s), the B49 had cabin heat, hot popcorn from the > microwave, plenty of adult beverages, the Playboy channel on the big screen > TV, other 'eye candy', in high Summer in bikinis.....finishing last had > it's benefits, I guess. > > > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *andrew rothweiler > *Sent:* Friday, January 10, 2014 7:29 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Comparing boats for purchase > > > > Hello All, > > Requesting some advice about interpreting data/stats on 2 boats I'm > considering for purchase. Having a boat that has the traveler and genoa > winches easy to reach from behind the helm is a key factor for me so that > control/single handing will be easier. > > Also, I'm using PHRF numbers to help determine which boat might be more > competitive in club races. > > So the two boats are a C&C 35-2 and a CS 36T. > > > > The stats I'm using are from the PHRF site and SailboataData.com: (don't > know how this chart will come out on the forum) > > > > LOA LWL B > D SA DISP SA/DISP DISP/LWL FORE/MAIN SAIL AREAS > > > > C&C 35-2 PHRF 123-139-126 35' 30.77 10.58 5.58 629sf > 13,800 17.56 224.34 352.5/276.75 > > > > CS 36T PHRF 123-135-126 36.5 29.92 11.5 6.35 640sf > 15,500 16.53 258.34 367.5/272.53 > > > > My main question is how can the CS36 have a nearly identical PHRF to the > C&C when the CS 1) weighs almost 2,000lbs more and 2) doesn't compensate > for the weight with a lot more sail area, the total sail areas being almost > the same? > > What other factors must be considered in understanding why a similar size > boat with almost the same waterline and sail area but weighs a ton more has > the same PHRF? What am I missing? Which of the two boats would do better > in club races and around the marks? > > > > Thanks in advance for your help in understanding this. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo > Albumhttp://www.cncphotoalbum.comcnc-l...@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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