[C38] crossing oceans

[Richard West]

Hi Don,

Regarding the C38's passage making ability, as I think I've posted before
here, the previous owner of my boat, Legacy, sailed from Los Angeles to New
Zealand and was caught in the Queen's Birthday storm were there was loss of
boats and crews.  He faced 70 knot wind and 50' seas and said the only
problem he had was with the monitor windvane as the wind changed so
drastically from crest to trough he had to hand steer.

I think it would have been wise to ask the surveyor about his offshore
experience and what different boats it was on.

Do I think it's the ideal passage maker?  Answer: I don't know, it's the
only boat I've ever sailed offshore.  It worked for us on two round trips to
Hawaii and hopefully again soon on a much longer trip.

Cheers,

Rich, Legacy, #360, San Diego



On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu> wrote:

> John:
>  a tyro is a beginner. Someone who knows only the rudiments. I'm no expert.
> My feeling that C38's aren't a good choice for crossing oceans is the advice
> of the surveyor who did my boat at purchase. The C38 features that to his
> mind said "choose another boat if you want to cross oceans" were the lack of
> stern buoyancy ---part and parcel of an IOR boat--- combined with the poor
> cockpit drainage, combined with the huge passageway allowing water from
> pooping into the cockpit. The second two can be fixed. But, as I said, I'm
> no expert. What do others feel about this?
> Don
>
>
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