John drove my boat through Hurricane Bob when it was new. It was named Northern Lights. He has written about the experience in a couple of his books. He's a great storyteller and a great guy.
Joel On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 11:15 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I also enjoy the Kretschmer books and his lessons learned, though I'm glad > not to be onboard during his "adventures". IIRC, He prefers more > comfortable performance cruisers like Hylas boats or his Skye 47. > > Was surprised to see your circumnavigator is using a Najad, not a C&C, > though a very well equipped choice. > > CS > > On April 26, 2019 at 10:34 AM Allan Hester via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > A very interesting thread with some excellent comments and insight. > > I enjoy reading offshore cruising books by such people as John Kretschmer > which stir my imagination, so the thought of taking my C&C 35 Mk 3 offshore > is in the back of my mind. A cruise down the coast to > San Francisco, San Diego and eventually to south america and/or to Hawaii > would be fabulous but in reality its not likely to happen. > > Preparing the boat and learning all the necessary skills would be a tall > order. In the meantime I would be missing out on cruising one of the most > beautiful cruising areas in the world. > From Puget Sound to the BC Caost, west coast of Vancouver island and > Alaska I think I will have enough to keep me busy and interested for > decades. > > I like what Josh had to say, "I say buy the boat that fits where you are > sailing now. Not where you think you will be sailing in the future." > Very well said Josh. > > I agree with that sentiment. For me and my needs a C&C 35 is ideal. Its a > fine sailing boat, she carries 80 US gallons of water and with a few jerry > jugs I can easily carry 40 gallons of fuel. > She is outfitted with solar panels, Espar heater, sound sytem and other > creature comforts to extend the sailing season and be comfortable at > anchor. At 35 feet I am more likely to find a slip in > a marina during peak season than a larger vessel and the costs of running > a 35 foot boat are considerably less than a larger boat. The C&C 35 works > for me. > > On a related side note there is a 76 year young British woman named Jeanne > Socrates currently on her 2nd solo, non-stop circumnavigation. She > completed her 1st at the age of 70 and holds the record as the oldest > female to have done so. She hails from Victoria, BC and is expected to > complete her journey in early July. She maintains an excellent blog and > does interviews while at sea. She is currently south of Australia and > 18,000 NM into her trip. If interested her website and blog are here: > > https://svnereida.com/ > > Al H. > C&C 35 Mk 3 > Pacific Ranger > Vancouver, BC > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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