I owned hull #44 for 12 years and sailed it extensively, never raced. I now own a 30 MKII
I sailed in Fisher's Island Sound/LIS/BIS. Wind can be blowing stink on one end of Fisher's and becalmed on the other. Some call LIS "The Dead Sea" in August but it can be rocking at the mouths of the rivers or out at the race. Dead air at noon, windy by 3PM, dying again by 5PM, glass at sunset. By the time you reef or put up a bigger head sail it's time to do the opposite. It can take longer to rig the spinnaker than you will get to fly it. Here is my take on the 30 MKI. It's a bear, seems to love plowing through the water with the rail buried deep. It points very high, sails fast and easy for its vintage. It's such a fun boat to sail. There is a lot of weather helm if you have too much sail up. The problem is, it's so stiff and will continue to plow through the water near hull spead that it's easier to fight the helm than reef, especially short handed or cruising. In 12 years I reefed my main once, just for practice. Never bothered again, reefed the 135% on the furler or sailed on the jib alone. If the rudder stalls or the boat rounds up you have way, WAY too much sail up and it's probably blowing 35. My 30MKII will misbehave so much earlier, I reef regularly and fly a smaller headsail. However, the boat moves along nicely in light air whereas the 30MKI is not so much of a light air boat without a huge headsail...like 175%, then it moves right along. Most of these boats came set up for racing with lots of winches and cleats. The 30MKI with single or double line reefing, all lines led aft, a clean foredeck, self tailing winches, stack pack, and a redesigned cabin could be the ultimate daysailer/overnighter. If I hit the powerball, that is what would be sitting at my dock waiting for me to go out for the afternoon...one of these days I'll buy a ticket. Rob Gallagher C&C 30 MKII HANUMAN
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