Unless you are a really competitive sailor the LF 38 wins hands down over most comparable others.it's a great sailboat that offers a lot of everything about sailing to its owners.forget the more work to sail stuff involved with other more modern designs and get yourself an easy boat to sail which rates high on the Dellenbaugh stability curve and which from many reliable owners accounts on this list sails very well and I agree with them on what they say from experience.I love sailing my old 1974 C&C 35 MKII for that very reason, how she rides the water so easy on a mean sea, I mean, she is also very slippery but you should try her out first if you can for yourself.the Landfall 38 is a superb boat, which is a classic to cruise or race.but be aware that race conditions will not always be kind to her design.I don't believe that she will do well in light air or short distance races aginst newer designs
Dwight Veinot C&C 35MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List Sent: September 17, 2014 3:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Stus-List Landfall 38 I cruise and race a 34+ (AKA 34/36, 36XL, 34/36 XL) Due to it's relatively new design, it's very roomy for it's size: King size berth in the aft stateroom, + normal person sized twin bed in the salon + normal person sized v_berth + separate shower stall. And so far, it's a killer around the cans. We have raced it a few times and when we have our act together we leave the cruiser fleet behind and make the sport boats guys wonder what happened... As an additional point, 2 races into it the lake PHRF committee was at my dock double checking my measurements to make sure I wasn't cheating :-) No cheating, I did install a 2 bladed Martec folder and my bottom was stripped down / painted with 3 coats of Trinidad Pro / wet sanded with 320 grit paper / burnished with a bronze wool fitted to a high speed buffer. My sails are original "Cast Iron Heavy" Haarstick Dacron from 1990 but they have not been used much have a good shape according to the loft. They are not fancy plastic sails like most of my competitors use. Compared to the LF 38, The 34+ has a longer waterline, is about 4000 lbs lighter, and has a bigger sail area.. Being high power / relatively low weight it's more work to sail and a bit tender but it's a hoot to sail. If you want comfy / less work / less fiddling with multiple adjustment the LF makes sense. If you want a surprisingly comfortable racer / cruiser the 34+ series are hard to beat, being pretty light it's great in light air and "almost sport boat" maneuverable. Tomatoes / Tomahtoes :-) Good Luck. Best regards, -Francois 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgia _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8224 - Release Date: 09/16/14
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