Friends of mine chartered a large cat couple years ago. Four couples. Each had a stateroom and head. They could leave later and arrive earlier. They decided they could enjoy the islands more.
They said they would never charter a monohull again. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone On Jul 8, 2013, at 5:23 PM, "Dr. Mark Bodnar" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm hoping to do a charter in the BVI's again in the next couple years. Went > once before 18 yrs ago and it was fantastic. > > As for the Cat vs Monohull - I remember running a broad reach in an older > Moorings 42 (?) we had bareboat chartered, I was trying to tweak sails and > get everything running (back in my racing days). I was maxing out at about > 7kts with the old sails and furry bottom, boat heeled to 25deg. > > When, to my dismay, a cat that had been a few miles behind slid past us, > easily doing 12 kts, boat dead level with drinks on the cockpit table. I've > been hooked to the idea since. Spent way too much time researching cats a > couple years ago - learned that most of the production boats are > unflatteringly referred to as "condomarans" by cat aficionados. A fast cat > will keep the hull narrow and minimize weight and windage - where most > charter cats do the opposite. The common opinion is the charter cats are not > really made to sail - just to motor around the islands with occasional wind > assist if going downwind. > > Mark > > --------------------- > Dr. Mark Bodnar > B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C) > Bedford Chiropractic > www.bedfordchiro.ca > --------------------- > > There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. > - George Santayana > > On 08/07/2013 5:31 PM, Eric Frank wrote: >> Dave, >> >> We rented a 35' catamaran from TMM Yacht Charters this March for two >> couples. None of us had tried a big cat before, all of us were used to >> cruising in monohulls. It was like staying in a very pleasant hotel: one >> couple in each hull, with private bath (head does not do them justice) and a >> very large living space between the two hulls. Glass all around so great >> views with a sliding door to a small "cockpit" area aft. Very modern >> kitchen (again, galley would be inappropriate), built-in wifi that worked >> everywhere we went. We were bareboat, but the area for the captain (one of >> us, rotating) was up a small flight of "stairs" so it was easy to see over >> the spacious living area but was quite isolated from the rest of the crew. >> Very easy to get in and out of the dinghy, which hung from davits. >> >> The disappointment for me was that it sailed about like you would expect for >> a Winnebago. Basically it looked very similar to the cruisers that also >> were rented by TMM except for the mast and boom. Just as long and just as >> wide. We rarely got it over 4.5 knots under sail, and it didn't go upwind >> much at all. So a lot of motoring. >> >> All in all, worked very well especially as one of us has developing PD, so >> the layout made it much easier to get around and in and out of the dinghy. >> As others on the list have described, the islands in the BVI are almost all >> very close to each other, so it is easy to get where you want to go, then >> anchor or moor and go snorkeling or visiting the gorgeous beaches. Micheal >> of S/V Tachyon described it well today on the list. >> >> But if one wants to sail rather than vacation, I would definitely choose a >> monohull. >> >> TMM was great, by the way, as mentioned by another lister yesterday. Very >> supportive and friendly. No complaints at all. >> >> Eric >> >> Cat's Paw, 35MkII >> >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Bareboat charter BVI? >>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> I would like to do a BVI charter sometime in the future. What is the >>> feeling about monohull vs. catamaran for these vacations (presuming an AC72 >>> is not on the rental list). I have never sailed a big cat and have a >>> feeling it would interfere with my enjoyment of the experience. Dave >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
