I worked on both of them back in the day. The IP series are all full keel boats with barn door rudders. They can be quite the pain to get into a slip in a cramped marina. The one on my pier can just barely do it WITH a bow thruster.
The Calibre boats are long-ish fin keel boats with skeg-hung rudders. In my mind they are way closer to a Valiant 40 inspired boat than an IP. YMMV Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: Neil Andersen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 11:08 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>; Neil Andersen <neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Landfall 43 opinions Joe, I didn't say they were bad, just knock-offs. In the mid40's+, the IP's seemed well suited for serious travel and quite a number have circumnavigated the world. There lack of balsa wood fiberglass laminate material avoids a lot of trouble in the South Pacific Neil Andersen, W3NEA Rock Hall, MD 21661 484-354-8800 _____ From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 10:56:54 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov <mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Landfall 43 opinions I disagree. I knew someone with a Caliber 40 LRC and I really liked the boat. Not a race boat at all, but a faster boat and better laid out for offshore than an Island Packet. As for the Landfall 43s, the biggest issue with them is that there are very few for sale anywhere in the world. You do not have a lot to choose from. Joe Coquina BTW - there is a very well equipped Landfall 38 for sale here if anyone is interested. From: Neil Andersen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2023 8:50 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Neil Andersen <neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com <mailto:neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Landfall 43 opinions Caliber's are Island Packet knock-offs Neil Andersen, W3NEA Rock Hall, MD 21661 484-354-8800 _____ From: Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2023 8:48:14 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com <mailto:capt...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Landfall 43 opinions Looked at a Caliber 40 LRC? -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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