The hidden issue in my post was the 35-3 had its centerboard cranked up for 85% of the first race. That's one reason that most handicapping authorities do not include distance races in their evaluations of different boats.
Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2015, at 3:22 PM, robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > Dennis: > > Interesting observations on different boats and their performance on > different points of sail. The listers should pay close attention to these > posts before they go 'hook up' on a fellow C&C sailor. > > Some years back, we were campaigning a 1985 C&C 33 MKII with beautiful new > sails. At a regatta in East Bay, in the Bras d'Or Lakes, Cape Breton > Island.......we found ourselves racing against, among other boats, a well > sailed C&C 35 MKII from Shediac, New Brunswick. > > The 33 MKII would take the 35 MKII to weather/beat, every time, and point a > bit higher, but the 35MKII would take it all back on the reach and run. The > course was an 8 mile beat, 2 mile reach, 8 mile run......we always lost a bit > on the reach, however, we were always overtaken, after being ahead of this > boat all race, about 3/4 of the way down the spin run....and there wasn't a > darn thing we could do about it......it happened repeatedly. And we knew how > to fly a spinnaker. > > Rob Abbott > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > >> On 2015-03-14 1:35 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: >> I raced my 35-1 against a 35-3 CB in a 100 mile distance race two years >> running. First year was a 15 mile beat followed by 85 miles chute carry and >> broad reach. The 35-3 beat us by about 10 minutes corrected. They hung >> with us the entire race. >> >> The second year was 15 miles close reaching and then 85 miles beating into >> 10-20 knots and 2-6 foot seas. We beat the 35-3 CB by 2 1/2 hours. >> >> Dennis C. >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA >> >>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> The CB version is rated 6 seconds slower for Chesapeake PHRF FWIW. >>> >>> I'm not sure why, it should be faster off the wind. My only concern >>> specific to the CB vesrion would be to see if the CB pennant has been >>> replaced. >>> >>> Joel >>> 35/3 (keel version) >>> Annapolis >>> >>>> On Saturday, March 14, 2015, Josh Muckley via CnC-List >>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> Where are you from Dan? St. Mary's City is about 45-60min from me if you >>>> need local eyes on the boat. >>>> >>>> Josh Muckley >>>> S/V Sea Hawk >>>> 1989 C&C 37+ >>>> Solomons, MD >>>> >>>>> On Mar 14, 2015 10:14 AM, "Berry Fox via CnC-List" >>>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, anyone on the list familiar with this particular boat? More >>>>> generally, any specific concerns with the centerboard version of these >>>>> boats? How do they point? Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Email address: >>>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>>>> bottom of page at: >>>>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Joel >>> 301 541 8551 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>> bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >
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