FYI > From: "Sailing Anarchy Forums" <ad...@sailinganarchy.com> > Date: August 9, 2014 at 2:05:36 PM EDT > To: donald.har...@gmail.com > Subject: Aislinn posted topic New Girl on the Dock > > Sailing Anarchy Forums > > Hardwater, > > Aislinn has just posted a new topic entitled "New Girl on the Dock" in forum > "Sailing Anarchy". > First post here but I've known about the website for a long time. I never > joined because I just am not in the same league as most of you. I've got a > few thousand miles cruising and a bit of club racing under my belt but most > all of that was a while ago. Now I'm finding I need your help. > > > > Now that the kids are gone (as well as the ex), I need to sail again. So I'm > looking to buy my first boat. > > > > A nearby broker showed me a few boats and one was a C&C 37+. I liked a lot > about it but the 7'3" keel (and the condition) killed the deal. And it looked > like it was born to race and needed young, strong men to tame her. > > > > I plan to move to FL soon and want to make some trips to the Bahamas, and > wherever else the wind may take me. Two to three weeks would probably be the > longest trip, until my SO retires. > > > > The other day I saw a C&C 37/40 (Yachtworld) with a 6'0" draft. That's about > the deepest draft I'd be comfortable sailing into the islands. The boat looks > in awesome condition but I'm not stuck on it. I was looking at a Little > Harbor 38 a couple weeks ago but it got scooped up quick. > > > > It looks like the C&C has been used mostly for day sails, and maybe short > trips. It only has three sails, the third being a cruising spinnaker, and no > spinnaker pole. So I'm guessing the present owner (who took very good care of > this boat) found the boat to be good for cruising/day sailing. FWIW, the boat > is in Florida now. > > > > My first concern is the boat, on deck, at least, looks like it was built more > as a racer than a cruiser. How young, strong and/or fit do you need to be to > sail this boat, with at least one other person aboard? It would mostly be my > SO and me. > > > > The boat is fairly light (14,300 lbs) and I'm wondering how it will sail in > heavier weather. Let's say up to 20-25 knot steady? I realize you can always > get caught in a squall but I'm just trying to get a feel for the boat. Would > we take a beating? > > > > I don't know anything about C&Cs except what I've read. I've never sailed one > and have never been aboard one. So anything you can add would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Aislinn (pronounced ash-leen) > > > The topic can be found here: > http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=159444&view=getnewpost > > > You can unsubscribe at any time here: > http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?app=core&module=global§ion=like&do=unsubscribe&key=Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczsxOzk4NDU3Ozk4NDU3O2RvbmFsZC5oYXJiZW5AZ21haWwuY29t > > If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, > uncheck the setting > "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification > Options'. > > Sailing Anarchy Forums
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