Your opinion on a boat, especially sailers

I've had several cruising sailboats over the years and cruised the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts a bit, BUT I always hated the tiny windows in most sailboats. I was looking heavily at motorsailers just to get decent sized salon windows when I first saw a C-Dory in the early 80's.

While I've never been seasick to the degree of vomiting and loss of function, I've spent many hours turning green down in a dark galley/salon/nav station when just a brief glance at the horizon would have made all that go away.

Hooray for pilot house cruisers!

John
 
We love sailing, currently have two sailboats along with the C-Dory. It's quiet, inexpensive and slow!

If we want to go to dinner or lunch in Reedville in the Sailboats, we'd have to leave the day before. If we go in the TomCat, it takes about an hour...

Why not both?

Charlie
 
So many of the posts on this thread ring true for me too. I love sailing, but chose the C-Dory for my Greatloop because sailing is so often wet and cold, with long periods of whisper winds interspersed with brief periods of sheer terror. But the Telstar 28 makes me wish I were rich; then I'd have both a C-Dory and a Telstar.

I miss sailing so much. I have a small 12-foot rowing Vermont Packboat that I rigged to sail, with leeboards and a lug-rigged main and a jib from a now-defunct Klepper Kayak. Works, but the main lesson I've learned is; compromises usually turn out to be just that. I'll stick to my C-Dory for cruising, but that Telstar positively makes me drool.
 
ok, just my two cents regarding the posting of information on other manufactured boats. first and foremost, we owners are boaters, and more importantly, informed boaters. for one, i enjoy looking at, learning about and talking about all forms of boats. c-dory should not feel threaten by post like this, instead they and their owners should embrace this site for what it brings to the table, and that is the intelligent exchange of experiences and ideas.
if all we talked about was how magnificent our c-dorys are, this site would, in my humble opinion dimmish in numbers.
the telstar 28 looks to be a great idea. i'm glad the author of that post took the time out of his day to share this information with us, and i look forward to continued sharing of simular thoughts and ideas in the future.
that's my story and i'm sticking to it.
roger dodger, 10-4 good buddy, got your ears on, you out there, over and out!
pat
 
Lori Ann":wnzho9vc said:
I think I'll rig my own Quadmaran -- two amas on my TC and a kite!

Warren
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The late Buddy Ebson (remember him from the Beverly Hillbillies?) was a very accomplished sailor. He once said, "There are only three types of boats: catamaran, half-a-cat, and a cat-and-a-half." :wink: You already have a multihull, Warren... anything else you put in the water is just going to be drag.

The generally accepted wisdom with sailing multihulls is: below 31 feet or so, the best use of cabin/space/sailing is a trimaran. Over that, the cat comes into its own (the beam on a tri and the relatively narrow main hull becomes less appealing). The cabin room on a "condo-cat" (my term for the bigger sailiing catamarans) is absolutely palatial! There's a reason they are so popular for sailing charters (4 cabins, 4 heads, and a HUGE saloon/galley/lounge).

Of course, that is for sailing multihulls. There must be a reason you don't see trimaran motorboats. Not considering the "tri-hull" boats that seem to be more like a deckboat and the same beam as a similar length monohull.

Our Corsair trimaran was pretty efficient while motoring, but topped out at less than 10 knots. Even with a 2-stroke motor, we saw better than 6 miles per gallon. On one particularly windless race day, we decided to have a "drag race" - under power. The monohull folks couldn't believe how fast our tri jumped out there (very little weight for the size of the boat), and we had the beam to keep them at bay when they caught their breath. :mrgreen: I considered putting "Grand National Drag Race Champion, 2004" on the side of the boat... nahhhhh! :wink

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Jim wrote-

"There's a reason they are so popular for sailing charters (4 cabins, 4 heads, and a HUGE saloon/galley/lounge)."

Saloon or salon? How about a saloon in your salon? The best of both worlds!

Time for a sunddowner (or two, or..........

Joe. :lol:
 
I knew that I posted this in the right forum!
Think I might just fit in with this crowd, even if you think your a bit crazy. Sounds like Joel and I have something in common, in 2004 I did a 5100 mile cycling trip across the country, but mine was by bicycle not a motorcycle ( http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/loa2004 for people interested in that sort of thing) and with John, I sail a modified Hobie Adventure with a home built jib sail and Hobie ama's, I guess that makes it a tri-hull.
Anyway once my current house project is done and settled it's on to another adventure which I hope is the great loop without a schedule to keep. I have until then to settle on and save up for a loop boat and I love learning about each potential candidate. Where else could I go to get this much good insight, none that I can think of.
 
Gregw":19hgq9dy said:
I knew that I posted this in the right forum!
Think I might just fit in with this crowd, even if you think your a bit crazy. ...
Where else could I go to get this much good insight, none that I can think of.
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Yep, you are one sick puppy. I think you'll fit in just fine. Those Telstar folks are downright boring compared to the folks around here. Nice job of documenting your trip. Just image all the cool stuff you'll have to write about when you get your C-Dory! :D Take some time to read about Bill and El's travels on Halcyon Days (linked on the home page), check out what others have done on the "Grand Adventures" threads. Link to George and Penny on Wanderer. And all the C-Brat gatherings where you get to meet the people who post here... betcha the Telstar owners don't get together like that - all over the country.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Yes, now there is a question for the ages...usage seems to be about 50-50 in the boating mags, so what is it, anyway? I vote for salon, but obviously I am quite attached to saloons (as in P. Anderson, Proprietor) as well!
Sea Wolf":2ixbwjvl said:
Saloon or salon? How about a saloon in your salon? The best of both worlds!

Joe. :lol:
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