Shawn, I'm still lurking here. My 35-3, a 37, Impromptu, and Rick's LF 38 have all been to Bermuda. Personally, I consider 35 the minimum for offshore, but obviously, others have different standards.
Never saw winds over 30 (on the return) and never felt unsafe. Joel Formerly The Office On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:21 AM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm going to switch things up a bit from the gloomy topic of my current > boat purchase: how many of you have taken your C&C offshore, and if so, > which boat, where to, and how did it manage the conditions? If you have not > gone offshore, what are the worst conditions you've experienced in a C&C, > and how would the performance of the boat in these conditions make you feel > about taking it offshore? > > One of the very first boats we looked at was a Westsail 32 (don't laugh), > partly because they are proven world cruisers, and the boat has been from > BC to NZ and back. But with our fickle air in the summer here, a good light > air boat seems like a better choice, but I also want something that can > take a beating without worrying about our safety. > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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