[C38] congratulations!

[Joseph Launie]

Welcome to both of you new Catalina 38 owners. We hope you will join the 
Catalina 38 International Association if you have not already done so. 
This helps keep all our communications afloat. Those of you in colder 
locations might be interested to hear of our race Sunday in Macavity 
around an oil Platform 6 miles offshore. We had a spinnaker reach to the 
Platform in 15 knots of breeze with a smooth sea and a close 
reach,almost beat, back to the turning mark, a large bell buoy and a 
beat to the finish. In a diverse 21 boat fleet we corrected to second. 
The first place boat was a Hinkley 52 who flew a chute for the first 
time in this race and beat us boat for boat by 2 minutes. We averaged 
over 5 1/2 knots for the race and hit sevens close reaching under number 
one genoa in 16 knots approaching the bell buoy.It was overcast and a 
little chilly - air temperature was about 68. We had a crew of 5 
including 2 couples and the old man driving. We flew our asymmetric 
chute. The Catalina 38 can really move. Joe Launie C-38 Commodore, Santa 
Barbara, California

Eldore Wood wrote:
> Congrats!
>  
>                  - as new owners of a beautiful Catalina 38 ft 
> ourselves, soon to be re-named */Shya Amanzi/*  (Zulu for /hit the 
> water/) and sailing out of Alameda, we could not be happier with our 
> boat.  Although we have only had her for a 2 months we are 
> thrilled with her sailing perfomance and grace.  Enjoy and keep us 
> posted onyour trip! 
>  
> Eldore' and Victor Wood
>  
>  
>  */"Tom T." <tdtron at earthlink.net>/* wrote:
>
>     My 38 is a shoal draft model and I keep it in Florida where the
>     water is
>     "thin" but I've also sailed much of the Bahamas in a boat with
>     over 6' of
>     draft and only rarely did we hit bottom. There is a lot of thin
>     water in
>     the Bahamas but most places are easily reached with some prudence.
>
>     Tom Troncalli
>
>
>
>
>     > [Original Message]
>     > From: David L Ryan
>     > To: ; Catalina 38 Listserve
>
>     > Date: 11/7/2007 9:14:15 PM
>     > Subject: Re: [C38] congratulations!
>     >
>     > I'm a West Coast sailer, so all this skinny water stuff is
>     pretty new
>     > to me, and the idea of sailing over 12 feet of water for miles and
>     > mile and miles is just plain weird. But the previous owner took her
>     > to the Abacos several times, always had fun, and never got so stuck
>     > he couldn't get himself unstuck. (His advice is if you're going to
>     > push your luck on a shallow cut, do it slow and do it will the tide
>     > is rising!)
>     >
>     > The boat's up to it. We'll soon see if I am!
>     >
>     >
>     > On Nov 7, 2007, at 9:05 PM, D. R. Strong wrote:
>     >
>     > > Dear David: Do keep us posted on your trip. I worry about
>     draft of our
>     > > boats around coral islands.
>     > > don
>     > >
>     > > David L Ryan wrote:
>     > >> Well it's done. I own a Catalina 38. We'll be sailing her to the
>     > >> Bahamas this Winter. I hope she'll be good to us.
>     > >>
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