Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[John Conklin via CnC-List]

Wild story, Great drone footage, and beautiful boat, of course I am a bit 
partial as I have the same but an 82

Thanks for sharing

John Conklin
S/V Halcyon
www.flirtingwithfire.net<http://www.flirtingwithfire.net>


On Jul 9, 2020, at 2:31 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List 
mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:

I dunno, Dennis, this guys a survivor!
Any of the new Beneteau owners around here would have set off their EPRIB and 
abandoned the boat.

Beautiful country up there, BTW.

Bill Coleman

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. 
via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2020 1:33 PM
To: CnClist
Cc: Dennis C.
Subject: Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

Great story.  Thanks for sharing.

Remind me to never, ever go sailing with you.  :)  LOL

Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[Bill Coleman via CnC-List]

I dunno, Dennis, this guys a survivor!

Any of the new Beneteau owners around here would have set off their EPRIB and 
abandoned the boat.

 

Beautiful country up there, BTW.

 

Bill Coleman

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. 
via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2020 1:33 PM
To: CnClist
Cc: Dennis C.
Subject: Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

 

Great story.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Remind me to never, ever go sailing with you.  :)  LOL

 

Dennis C.

Touche' 35-1 #83

Mandeville, LA

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Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[Dave Godwin via CnC-List]

Great story with a good ending. Another reason to keep “Ronin” in a shed sans 
keel and mast.  ;-)

Also. Nice boat…

Regards,
Dave Godwin
1982 C 37 - Ronin
Reedville - Chesapeake Bay
Ronin’s Overdue Refit 

> On Jul 9, 2020, at 1:42 PM, NORTHERN LIGHT via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> 
> @ Dennis, LOL, that was just one crazy summer…we had many years of 
> trouble-free, happy cruising all over.
> 
> Chris
> NL

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Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[NORTHERN LIGHT via CnC-List]

@ Dennis, LOL, that was just one crazy summer…we had many years of 
trouble-free, happy cruising all over.

Chris
NL

> On Jul 9, 2020, at 13:32, Dennis C. via CnC-List  
> wrote:
> 
> Great story.  Thanks for sharing.
> 
> Remind me to never, ever go sailing with you.  :)  LOL
> 
> Dennis C.
> Touche' 35-1 #83
> Mandeville, LA
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Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[Dennis C. via CnC-List]

Great story.  Thanks for sharing.

Remind me to never, ever go sailing with you.  :)  LOL

Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[pete.shelquist--- via CnC-List]

Nice video.  

 

Those 37s are good looking boats. 

 

 

 

From: CnC-List  On Behalf Of NORTHERN LIGHT via 
CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 10:45 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: NORTHERN LIGHT 
Subject: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

 

Hey guys,

 

sorry for the dramatic title, it was not meant to look like clickbait on a YT 
channel :)

 

But here’s a little story for the C community:

 

I spent the last 4 years prepping my boat, Northern Light for a passage to 
Europe and the Med, and finally last summer I left from Nova Scotia, 
destination, Azores. Just before hitting the Gulf Stream, on a windless day 
while motoring gently at 1500 rpm when my world turned upside down. The cockpit 
floor started shaking and the most horrendous grinding noise coming from under 
the binnacle…I stopped the engine, and went back in my bunk for some thinking. 
What could that have been? I put a Gopro on a boat hook and checked the prop to 
see if I had snagged a fishing line or something. All looked good underneath. I 
opened the engine hatch, all looked ok, I opened the cockpit access hatch and 
looked at the shaft, all was well, the shaft was not overheating. I started the 
engine again and it ran fine. I put it in gear and all sounded normal.

 

“I must be getting my hallucinations,” I thought. It was about the right time, 
after 3 days offshore, with some degree of sleep deprivation, normal SOP. So I 
proceeded to make some Vietnamese noodles and enjoy the calm day with a Podcast.

 

Half and hour later, the horror returns. Same noise, metal on metal. Yup, you 
guessed it guys, the tranny went bust, on a calm day, approaching the shipping 
lanes between New York and the English Channel.

But that was only the beginning of the story. Because the wind returned with a 
vengeance hours later and two foils on the furler detached at the top and now 
my 110% North jib got stuck between the two extrusions. When I tried to furl, I 
could only furl the bottom part of the sail, the top key flying like a burgee 
flag.

 

After sorting out the mess as best I could, I called on my crew Flavio (Italian 
based in Barcelona, long time friend with whom I crossed the Pacific some years 
back) and told him that we now have 2 problems. Back into my bunk for more 
thinking…

 

I now still had about 1500 miles to the Azores, I had no engine and no headsail 
I could count on. As hard as that decision was, it became clear that I had to 
abort the mission and return to base. Flavio was in agreement with me, so we 
put the tail between our legs and ran back to the motherland.

 

But wait, we’re not done yet…on the way back a vicious gale caught us over 
something called Emerald Bank. Guess why it called emerald…because the depth 
goes from 4000m to 300m and the waves are green, very green. It wasn’t the 
wind, but the sea state that forced me to heave to for 7 hours. Later on, the 
boys at Shinning Waters Marine told me that’s where the schooners used to break 
in half and disappear during storms in the past century or two.

 

This shall pass too, I thought, although by the sound of things below, we might 
never see that day.

 

Finally we did start sailing back under main and a little bit of jib but as we 
came closer to the coast the wind died. We were now going on the rocks at 
Peggy’s Cove. Out goes the dinghy, we inflate it on deck with a swell throwing 
us around, I out the outboard on, more acrobatics, lash the dinghy on the hind 
quarter and my little Tohatsu was now giving us 2.5 knots of steerage. 8 hours 
later we pick up a mooring in St. Margaret’s Bay, unassisted, unaided except 
for large amounts of coffee. Our friends Jim and Sue welcome us in their home, 
we drink beers, eat ribs and wondered what just happened. The goodbye party 
took place just 5 days earlier in the same company. Flavio and I look like two 
racoons who just had an unpleasant turn of events.

 

Now, you’d think this is enough to make a story end happily ever after, but no 
Sir, we’ve still a ways to go…

 

It took two months to find another, second hand transmission, and rebuild my 
old one. Now the hurricane season was in full swing, so too late to go to 
Europe. In my vast wisdom, I thought let’s go to the Bras d’Or Lakes, have a 
little fun so we at least get something out of this unlucky summer…unlucky 
being the key word here.

 

We set out and do a nice overnighter along the coast, being boarded twice by 
the RCMP fast tenders in the process, once in zero visibility with a dense fog 
and drizzle. Seeing a black 26-foot tender with 6 large, commando-dressed 
officers pull alongside in those conditions makes you think you’re once again 
hallucinating.

 

Anyways, yes, we have a beautiful fortnight of cruising the serene inner sea of 
Cape Breton, when a tropical storm is announced. Can’t remember the name of 
that one, but she had a name for sure. That was ok, no problem, I have a 44-lbs

Re: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[Bill Coleman via CnC-List]

Great Story!

 

Bill Coleman

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of NORTHERN 
LIGHT via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2020 11:45 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: NORTHERN LIGHT
Subject: Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

 

Hey guys,

 

sorry for the dramatic title, it was not meant to look like clickbait on a YT 
channel :)

 

But here’s a little story for the C community:

 

I spent the last 4 years prepping my boat, Northern Light for a passage to 
Europe and the Med, and finally last summer I left from Nova Scotia, 
destination, Azores. Just before hitting the Gulf Stream, on a windless day 
while motoring gently at 1500 rpm when my world turned upside down. The cockpit 
floor started shaking and the most horrendous grinding noise coming from under 
the binnacle…I stopped the engine, and went back in my bunk for some thinking. 
What could that have been? I put a Gopro on a boat hook and checked the prop to 
see if I had snagged a fishing line or something. All looked good underneath. I 
opened the engine hatch, all looked ok, I opened the cockpit access hatch and 
looked at the shaft, all was well, the shaft was not overheating. I started the 
engine again and it ran fine. I put it in gear and all sounded normal.

 

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Stus-List C 37 vs Hurricane Dorian

[NORTHERN LIGHT via CnC-List]

Hey guys,

sorry for the dramatic title, it was not meant to look like clickbait on a YT 
channel :)

But here’s a little story for the C community:

I spent the last 4 years prepping my boat, Northern Light for a passage to 
Europe and the Med, and finally last summer I left from Nova Scotia, 
destination, Azores. Just before hitting the Gulf Stream, on a windless day 
while motoring gently at 1500 rpm when my world turned upside down. The cockpit 
floor started shaking and the most horrendous grinding noise coming from under 
the binnacle…I stopped the engine, and went back in my bunk for some thinking. 
What could that have been? I put a Gopro on a boat hook and checked the prop to 
see if I had snagged a fishing line or something. All looked good underneath. I 
opened the engine hatch, all looked ok, I opened the cockpit access hatch and 
looked at the shaft, all was well, the shaft was not overheating. I started the 
engine again and it ran fine. I put it in gear and all sounded normal.

“I must be getting my hallucinations,” I thought. It was about the right time, 
after 3 days offshore, with some degree of sleep deprivation, normal SOP. So I 
proceeded to make some Vietnamese noodles and enjoy the calm day with a Podcast.

Half and hour later, the horror returns. Same noise, metal on metal. Yup, you 
guessed it guys, the tranny went bust, on a calm day, approaching the shipping 
lanes between New York and the English Channel.
But that was only the beginning of the story. Because the wind returned with a 
vengeance hours later and two foils on the furler detached at the top and now 
my 110% North jib got stuck between the two extrusions. When I tried to furl, I 
could only furl the bottom part of the sail, the top key flying like a burgee 
flag.

After sorting out the mess as best I could, I called on my crew Flavio (Italian 
based in Barcelona, long time friend with whom I crossed the Pacific some years 
back) and told him that we now have 2 problems. Back into my bunk for more 
thinking…

I now still had about 1500 miles to the Azores, I had no engine and no headsail 
I could count on. As hard as that decision was, it became clear that I had to 
abort the mission and return to base. Flavio was in agreement with me, so we 
put the tail between our legs and ran back to the motherland.

But wait, we’re not done yet…on the way back a vicious gale caught us over 
something called Emerald Bank. Guess why it called emerald…because the depth 
goes from 4000m to 300m and the waves are green, very green. It wasn’t the 
wind, but the sea state that forced me to heave to for 7 hours. Later on, the 
boys at Shinning Waters Marine told me that’s where the schooners used to break 
in half and disappear during storms in the past century or two.

This shall pass too, I thought, although by the sound of things below, we might 
never see that day.

Finally we did start sailing back under main and a little bit of jib but as we 
came closer to the coast the wind died. We were now going on the rocks at 
Peggy’s Cove. Out goes the dinghy, we inflate it on deck with a swell throwing 
us around, I out the outboard on, more acrobatics, lash the dinghy on the hind 
quarter and my little Tohatsu was now giving us 2.5 knots of steerage. 8 hours 
later we pick up a mooring in St. Margaret’s Bay, unassisted, unaided except 
for large amounts of coffee. Our friends Jim and Sue welcome us in their home, 
we drink beers, eat ribs and wondered what just happened. The goodbye party 
took place just 5 days earlier in the same company. Flavio and I look like two 
racoons who just had an unpleasant turn of events.

Now, you’d think this is enough to make a story end happily ever after, but no 
Sir, we’ve still a ways to go…

It took two months to find another, second hand transmission, and rebuild my 
old one. Now the hurricane season was in full swing, so too late to go to 
Europe. In my vast wisdom, I thought let’s go to the Bras d’Or Lakes, have a 
little fun so we at least get something out of this unlucky summer…unlucky 
being the key word here.

We set out and do a nice overnighter along the coast, being boarded twice by 
the RCMP fast tenders in the process, once in zero visibility with a dense fog 
and drizzle. Seeing a black 26-foot tender with 6 large, commando-dressed 
officers pull alongside in those conditions makes you think you’re once again 
hallucinating.

Anyways, yes, we have a beautiful fortnight of cruising the serene inner sea of 
Cape Breton, when a tropical storm is announced. Can’t remember the name of 
that one, but she had a name for sure. That was ok, no problem, I have a 44-lbs 
Rocna and 300-feet all chain rode, and we were tucked into Maskell’s Harbour, a 
very protected anchorage in the Great Bras d’Or. But then I see on Predictwind 
on my IridiumGo that Hurricane Dorian formed down south and was expected to 
arrive to Nova Scotia within 5 days. Us and our cruising buddies Jim and Sue 
start heading back