I sail solo 80% of the time on My 37. She loves to sail with just the 130 genny! Good up to 18-20knt. As mentioned keeps up with most with no main, and still very balanced ! Very little sacrifice in speed. If I could only reach the winches from behind the wheel!
John Conklin S/v Halcyon On Nov 4, 2022, at 2:00 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: My boat sails fine with just genoa too. Only two lines to deal with and the cockpit is quiet and less busy. Great for lunch or snacking. It sails fine with just main, also, and tacking in tight quarters is easier. Handles like a laser. With a J of 14'10" and an E of 15'1" they are almost the same on a 34R. Chuck S On 11/04/2022 10:31 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: My boat sails quite well with just the genoa. Prior to roller furling this was a pain, wind changes were sail changes, but now it makes life easy cruising 😊 Joe Coquina Ps – back in the day the 170s were not exotic racing sails, they were just the normal light air sail. They worked (and still work) just fine in the light stuff, the biggest issue was seeing around them. I almost t-boned a humpback whale that was napping on the surface out of my view on the low side, the whale exhaled and sank just enough for us to glide over him. He was not happy to be disturbed though, he swam over to ANOTHER boat and did a big jump to spray them LOL From: John McCrea via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 10:01 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: johnmcc...@comcast.net<mailto:johnmcc...@comcast.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I 170% The good thing about the older design is that when cruising, you can sail with just the genoa. I drive some friends crazy with their modern euro boats that cannot sail without the main up. I am pushing 7 knots, towing a dinghy with a 135 genoa in a 15 knot breeze and they can not keep up under full sail. Most modern boats today fall into that category. John McCrea Talisman 1979 36-1 Mystic, CT From: Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:34 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: wolf...@erie.net<mailto:wolf...@erie.net> Subject: Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I 170% I don’t think that’s correct. My boom is very small compared to the size of the boat, and my mast appears to be placed a bit forward of normal. I assume the 1975 design was IOR driven. From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 4:33 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com<mailto:mike.h...@impgroup.com>>; CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net<mailto:cscheaf...@comcast.net>> Subject: Stus-List Re: C&C 35 MK I 170% I thought the shorter boom was due to designers placing the mast further back to get a large J measurement so 150% genoas were bigger. More sail area overall. Chuck S
