I'd be more worried about water draft than air draft in the ICW with a fixed keel boat.
Andy, I know its a tough job ... Besides, too cold to sail in Newport. Joel On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:36 AM Andrew Burton via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I think the tall rig on the 40 is fine for the ICW. > I loved that boat. She gave me few excuses to use the engine, even in > light airs if I looked at her sideways she was doing 5 knots. And she'd > point like Babe Ruth predicting a home run. Heading home from Cuttyhunk was > always lovely; we'd head down the rhumb line for R2A with sheets just a > little eased and we'd watch all the Benecatahunts fade off to leeward into > the Sakonnet River and eventually start motoring. The 40 combines > performance and beauty to an extent not seen on many other boats. It’s my > favorite C&C! > > Andy > (Stuck in the Bahamas with clients far away from my own boat) > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Mar 22, 2021, at 10:47, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Tall rigs will give you fits if you ever travel down the ICW. > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > s/v Rainy Days > C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) > (Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay) > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > email: [email protected] > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Joel
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
