[C320-list] Blue Water Sailing

[Dennis Harris]

Its not a C320 but it shows just how strong these boats are.  Go to the link 
to see some Dehler 31 test crashes into rocks and floating structures.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvxhQO4pw2E


A Dehler 31 yacht is sailed at full speed into an obstruction
Category:  Sports

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <crashley at gte.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:46 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing


> Is this really a surprise? The 320 is billed as a coastal cruiser. I 
> suppose any boat could sail anywhere in good weather.
>
> CRA
> Rosebud #882
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allan S. Field" <allan.field at verizon.net>
> To: "Catalina Association List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:37 PM
> Subject: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>
>
>> For anyone thinking of offshore sailing in a Catalina 320, you might want 
>> to
>> take a look at an article in the November 2008 issue of Blue Water 
>> Sailing
>> titled A Passage to the Islands.  Alessandra, a C320, was sailed from St.
>> Simon's Island to St. Thomas, a 1,300 mile nonstop journey, by a
>> professional delivery crew.  The article is quite detailed regarding the
>> 320's shortcomings for blue water sailing and ends with faint praise: 
>> ."it
>> will certainly be a good boat for weekends sailing around the islands. 
>> That
>> is, after all, her intended purpose."
>>
>>
>>
>> I am going to scan the article for saving.  If anyone wants a copy, let 
>> me
>> know.  I'll collect names  and send it out in about 2 weeks when I return
>> from a trip to Lake Tahoe.
>>
>>
>>
>> Allan S. Field
>>
>> Sea Shadow - #808
>>
>> Columbia, MD
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