I want to reply to Colin and to Ken Heaton for good suggestions and a very nice offer.
As far as looking at the later (not Jackett designed and built models) C&C’s, those are very attractive suggestions but I think that both my wife and I are headed in a different direction. We've discovered over the years that with just the two of us, dragging a big 140% jib across the deck isn’t our idea of pleasant anymore. And the way that we sail is pretty much me soloing with my wife happily knitting in the cockpit under the dodger. She assists with the tacking, line handling and is very good about getting me a cold beer if needed. The allure of the J/42 for both of us is that I can have my “dance space” in the aft end of the cockpit and still control the jib and more importantly, the main. I’m not fond of reaching up under the dodger to adjust the main sheet and traveler sheets when needed. And I tend to trim sails constantly. So one of the “selling” points for us of the J/42 is the large main and smaller (sort of…) jib size. We’ve swallowed that point hook, line and sinker. Whether it’s true is another matter but it seems logical to us. And a carbon fiber mast! Gotta have one of those. ;-) Another reason that I’m probably not looking at another C&C is going forward I’d like to avoid boats with liners. I’m not saying that liners are bad or cheap but I’m just getting back to a complete refit and painting (halted for the last 4 years…) of “Ronin” and having the liner to deal with has been a bit of a PITA. It made re-wring the boat a much bigger task for a job that is time-consuming in any case. Modifications involving cabinetry and fiberglassing become somewhat more involved. Access is an issue. Which brings me to the Colin’s offer to meet the owners of Ceol Mor. I would love to but that may have to wait Interestingly, I’d linked to their blog and had been following it. Local Annapolis sailers! Anyway, all our talk about moving to a J/42 is a 3-year plan and is completely off the table until I get the refit of “Ronin” done. That’s looking like at least another year. And honestly, when I’m done we plan on sailing the hell out her, ‘cause, well, she is a great boat! Cheers, Dave 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay On Jan 2, 2014, at 12:37 PM, Colin Kilgour <[email protected]> wrote: > Some cruising friends of mine just completed a circumnavigation in a J/42 - > with husband, wife and 2 kids aboard. > > Check out their blog to get a sense of how Ceol Mor handled it. And if you > want, I can put you in touch with them directly if you want to really pick > their brain on the boat. They are super nice folks and would know a heluva > lot more about the J/42 than any of us do. > > http://www.svceolmor.com/SVCeolMor/Welcome.html > > Cheers, > Colin > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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