Recent content by Jack@Ranch

FWIW here's a Youtube video covering a run by a C-Dory 22 out to the Dry Tortugas from Key West and return....plus its temporary foundering on the beach during a blow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bBw-51P6Eo

Thanks for your comments, Bob, I enjoyed reading them. In my mind, they make the point that it's not usually the boat nearly so much as the seaman. And please understand: My comment about this languishing thread was an observation, not a complaint. If it would have been twice as long, I just...

It's a shame this thread isn't kept fresher. Since the thread's 2010 origins, I'll bet there are many more C-Dory owners who have had experience in the challenging boat conditions and have something to contribute. Having started our boating lives out of Santa Barbara, Bratwurst's original...

So here we all are now, in 2023. And yet another new member has arrived, hoping to at least see a C=Dory while shopping for a seaworthy choice that is also trailerable and versatile. After reading this thread, one comment I see missing is that one doesn't have to choose between boats suitable...