[C38] congratulations!

Thu Nov 8 19:02:43 EST 2007

Hi Joe
                 I have already printed out the assosiation form and will be sending in our information shortly. 
     Your account of the race was great.  To finish 2 minutes behind a 52 ft boat is quite incredible.  We experienced and interesting situation while sailing in SFO Bay a couple of weeks back - the wind was blowing about 12 -15 knots and we were sailing with a 110 jib and full main.  We had just tacked a few feet infront of a 42 racing Beneteau with full kevlar sails and took off on a beat toward the Golden Gate Bridge with the 42 footer in hot pursuit.  It is great to see that although we were carrying less sail,  the Beneteau was not able to gain any ground on us at all. Our crew - my busband and I and our kids 10 and 13yrs old.

  As first time boat owners who grew up wind surfing in South Africa, we researched the boat market for long time before we settled on the Catalina 38.  Our criteria - a fast boat that could handle the San Francisco breeze that frequently reaches 25 knots during the summer, as well as one that would provide comfy accommodation for a family of four.  As I said before we could not have made a better choice.

  Note:  it is great to hear stories about races and trips that the other Catalina 38's have taken part in. Please keep them coming.

  Regards, Eldore'

Joseph Launie <jlaunie at cox.net> wrote:
  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.
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Listserve mailing list
> >> Listserve at catalina38.org
> >> http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org
> >>
> >>
> >
> > -- 
> > Donald R. Strong
> > Professor
> > Section of Evolution and Ecology
> > University of California Davis
> > 95616
> > 530 752 7886
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Listserve mailing list
> > Listserve at catalina38.org
> > http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Listserve mailing list
> Listserve at catalina38.org
> http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition. 
> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.23/1114 - Release Date:
11/6/2007 8:05 PM

_______________________________________________
Listserve mailing list
Listserve at catalina38.org
http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org

  Eldore' Wood
  Photographer/Artist
  Kubili Fine Art Photography
  www.kubili.com
  __________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com 

---------------------------------
  _______________________________________________  Listserve mailing list  Listserve at catalina38.org  http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org    

---------------------------------
  No virus found in this incoming message.  Checked by AVG Free Edition.   Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.23/1113 - Release Date: 11/6/2007 10:04 AM    
_______________________________________________
Listserve mailing list
Listserve at catalina38.org
http://catalina38.org/mailman/listinfo/listserve_catalina38.org

Eldore' Wood
Photographer/Artist
Kubili Fine Art Photography
www.kubili.com

 __________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://catalina38.org/pipermail/listserve_catalina38.org/attachments/20071108/8b5595a4/attachment-0001.htm>