[C320-list] 320 speed

[Gene Helfman]

we live for those kind of days!

On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 8:44 PM Denny Browne <denny.browne at me.com> wrote:

> How could you not?!?
>
> Denny Browne
> Denny.Browne at me.com
> 310-408-9591
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 30, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That is the kind of post the makes me grin….
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Burti
> > Commitment. #867
> > Farmville, NC
> >
> > From: Jack Brennan
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 9:03 PM
> > To: C320-list at catalina320.com
> > Subject: [C320-list] 320 speed
> >
> > Hello all:
> >
> > I continue to be impressed with the speed and seakindliness of the 320.
> >
> > We did our shakedown cruise this past weekend, just a few days to seek
> out problems (of which we found a few ...).
> >
> > It was a 21-mile trip across Tampa Bay from west to east, ending up at
> an uninhabited island off Tampa. The winds were in the 20s and gusting to
> 30 from the SW, making it a broad reach under 135 jib.
> >
> > Well, we did the 21 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes, hitting 8 knots at
> times and almost never below 6 knots.
> >
> > There was a short, steep bay chop, but the boat handled it well, better
> than I expected. These were conditions that prompted several members of our
> cruising club to delay their departures for a day.
> >
> > I suspect I’ve gone from having the slowest boat in the club, a Bristol
> 30, to one of the fastest.
> >
> > Jack Brennan
> > Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
> > Tierra Verde, Fl.
> > Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
> >
> >
> >
> >
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