[C320-list] 320 speed

[Diane Fowler]

Yes- our boats are outstanding racers & cruisers!  I took mine from Cape Coral to the Bahamas for a month .. love my little boat💕💕

Captain Diane Fowler, Sellstate Priority Realty Network.    
Www.CapeCoralHomes.com
239-850-4935
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> On Oct 31, 2018, at 12:43 PM, Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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