hear ya!! I raced on a hunter 466 and we even won a few spinnaker class (nice handicap with washer and dryer too) talk about weather helm ! can you say hard over did some fun races Vinyard Race Bock island around LI give him alot credit and after each race off to the Stamford Yacht Club. :) very fun and learned lot
John Conklin S/V Halcyon www.flirtingwithfire.net > On Jul 11, 2018, at 7:55 PM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I got talked into racing a Wednesday night season on a Benateau 50.....the > boat intrigued me.....you needed two crew just to trim the main...one on the > main sheet via winch and one on the traveler.....but when we came came in and > tied up, heat everywhere when you needed it, hot popcorn from the microwave, > two heads, and the Playboy channel on the big screen TV. And the owner had > an open bar. What's not to like? > > Some years back we raced a Beneteau 28.5 extensively.....it was a new boat > when we raced it....I really liked that boat a lot....a lot of boat for under > 30' and it sailed really well....don't know how long their longevity will > stand up compared to the C&C's . > > Nevertheless, I still covet my C&C.....and I spent a lot less $$$ than a new > Beneteau 28.5' or 50'. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 > Halifax, N.S. > > >> On 2018-07-11 4:34 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: >> Spent a week cruising on a Beneteau 47. Like driving a bus or a big RV. On >> the other hand, having a private stateroom with dedicated air conditioning >> and head was nice. >> >> Dennis C. >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9c122ff09a9f49317ded08d5e789eca8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636669501915002767&sdata=Sm2Jf0F18A3HVQeY5cF6Cm%2F170aLlD4cxpp2cPDHhYY%3D&reserved=0 > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
