[C320-list] C320 or C34 - Which is faster?

[Len]

Have many similar experiences off Marina del Rey---I think our 320 hull
design and relatively longer boom makes us faster than the older hull design
and shorter boom on both 34s and 36s.

Len Krane
Aqua5   #1070

On 7/31/07, Ken Danko <sfca33 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't race my boat but I generally subscribe to the concept that when
> two sailboats are on the same point of sail, and in sight of each other,
> it's a race. I went out on Sunday just a few minutes behind a C34 three dock
> spaces down from me and, as it turns out, we were headed in the same general
> direction. Those of you in the bay area will get these place references but
> the rest of you will get the general drift. I had my main reefed and my 100%
> jib up in anticipation of serious wind later in the morning. The C34 had a
> 140% jib and a full main. In the light wind in the lee of Angel Island I
> passed him pretty easily which was surprising since I had so little sail up.
> Then we both tacked back and forth in 19 knots of wind up Racoon Straight
> (fighting a current) and it was clear that my 320 was again faster than his
> 34. I had a bunch of amateurs on board and we weren't doing a great job of
> tacking. We were just a bunch of people out for a fun day of sailing. I
> assumed that the 34 was overpowered in the heavy wind while I was
> underpowered in the light wind, yet I was faster in both situations. Anyone
> else have experiences sailing along side a C34?Ken Danko"Grace" #802San
> Francisco
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