I have heretofore been a quietly appreciative reader of the posts here at the list but I feel compelled to post to this subject. We own a 37+ Centerboard and we LOVE it!
We also were looking for something we could do some coastal cruising in but, we have been avid Sunday racers in a Pearson 30 and then a Tartan 30 for the past 22 years. We didn't want to give up racing or any chance of winning for the potential of getting a few cruises in each year with the kids. After about a year of research and looking at boats, we narrowed our search down to 2 boats: the Sabre 402 and the C&C 37+. With their interior layouts very similar, the C&C was our choice due to ease of handling. My husband has single handed it successfully in Sunday races on numerous occasions. Here our main competition on Sundays is an e33, an Olson25, an S2 7.9 and sometimes the U20s. Most are considerably smaller, much lighter boats. If we have any wind at all we have no trouble keeping up and, with 8-12 kts, we can usually come from our last-to-start position and catch them all in the 5 miles of the standard club race. No fancy sails or equipment needed. It has been a fun boat to race and it is a dream to cruise, even with teenagers aboard! Here on the Gulf Coast and, in particular, Mobile Bay, depth is always an issue and with our 4'11" up to 7' draft we have no problems. Although there is potential for problems with the centerboard due to its configuration (we - my 16 year old daughter - dropped it accidentally once from full up and broke the cable AND tore/pushed out the lead on the keel housing), a little diligence, ie keeping the centerboard line tied on the cleat until you actually mean to let it out, has kept disaster at bay. A lot of the 37+ boats have the wing keel configuration. This draws 5'11". I highly recommend the 37+, which is a 39'6" OAL boat, over the LF38 for racing. It was designed for it! For cruising they have similar attributes. Check them both out and see what you think. Tracy Hirsh SV Ogopogo 1989 37+ (37/40) CB Fairhope AL On Sep 17, 2014 1:19 PM, "Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List" < [email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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