New member questions
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:31 pm
Hi all,
Am a new member and have been piqued about the Capella. My wife and I have been playing with "big" boats since buying a Corsair 27 in 2000. 15 years and 12-14,000 hours later, we've been through 2 more Farrier designs. Our original desire was gunkholing (didn't even know the word existed) but were bitten by the racing bug and nearly all the time was doing same. Our present boat, Moxie, is a pretty bare race machine that we have minimally modified to allow for 360 day sailing here in the PNW and then strengthened for facing same. We have come full circle and I want a few more creature comforts. Also, we are big people (I'm 6'3 and the skipper is 5'10, wife does most of the driving and I'm the horsepower engineer) so a question of "fit" is a real concern. We sail and I stress sail, in all weather and conditions, so we want a sailboat rather than a boat with a sail.
I well know the passionate following that the Corsair owners are and I presume the same is true of the PDQ as well. That said, I also know the wealth of collective knowledge that the Corsair group possesses and I presume or at least hope the same is true for the PDQ group.
-I have yet to sail one! Any owners out there that just need to exercise their boat? We are planning a trip to Florida in the next 2 weeks...hint, hint.
-What kind of tacking angles do you usually see when sailing close hauled? We strive for 90* when performance sailing but usually find it closer to 100 or even 110 when maximizing VMG and the wind is up around 15 TWS (about 9-10 kn boat speed). We can easily get to 90 but then we are pretty slow as well (>8 kn).
-What is the standing head room in the salon? 6'4 I've been told. I was given to understand that there is more room in the hulls.
-Are there indeed 2 mast heights available? Pros and cons?
-Is a self tacking jib an option? (I know getting lazy).
-THE biggie...What 6 defects or concerns need to be considered for the various iterations of the 36 when buying? Yes, there will be a survey but there may be some things that simply "disqualify" a particular boat from my consideration. I do know that there are some things that bode ill or at least may be disproportionately expensive to correct. Rot, delamination, lightning strike, etc. I'm 68 and have done the "project boat" and just don't have enough gas in the tank to tackle another. Also, I will be delivering her home to the greater Seattle, WA area and would prefer not having her come apart on the way.
All help regarding any of the above will be greatly appreciated.
Beam winds,
Martyn Adams
Am a new member and have been piqued about the Capella. My wife and I have been playing with "big" boats since buying a Corsair 27 in 2000. 15 years and 12-14,000 hours later, we've been through 2 more Farrier designs. Our original desire was gunkholing (didn't even know the word existed) but were bitten by the racing bug and nearly all the time was doing same. Our present boat, Moxie, is a pretty bare race machine that we have minimally modified to allow for 360 day sailing here in the PNW and then strengthened for facing same. We have come full circle and I want a few more creature comforts. Also, we are big people (I'm 6'3 and the skipper is 5'10, wife does most of the driving and I'm the horsepower engineer) so a question of "fit" is a real concern. We sail and I stress sail, in all weather and conditions, so we want a sailboat rather than a boat with a sail.
I well know the passionate following that the Corsair owners are and I presume the same is true of the PDQ as well. That said, I also know the wealth of collective knowledge that the Corsair group possesses and I presume or at least hope the same is true for the PDQ group.
-I have yet to sail one! Any owners out there that just need to exercise their boat? We are planning a trip to Florida in the next 2 weeks...hint, hint.
-What kind of tacking angles do you usually see when sailing close hauled? We strive for 90* when performance sailing but usually find it closer to 100 or even 110 when maximizing VMG and the wind is up around 15 TWS (about 9-10 kn boat speed). We can easily get to 90 but then we are pretty slow as well (>8 kn).
-What is the standing head room in the salon? 6'4 I've been told. I was given to understand that there is more room in the hulls.
-Are there indeed 2 mast heights available? Pros and cons?
-Is a self tacking jib an option? (I know getting lazy).
-THE biggie...What 6 defects or concerns need to be considered for the various iterations of the 36 when buying? Yes, there will be a survey but there may be some things that simply "disqualify" a particular boat from my consideration. I do know that there are some things that bode ill or at least may be disproportionately expensive to correct. Rot, delamination, lightning strike, etc. I'm 68 and have done the "project boat" and just don't have enough gas in the tank to tackle another. Also, I will be delivering her home to the greater Seattle, WA area and would prefer not having her come apart on the way.
All help regarding any of the above will be greatly appreciated.
Beam winds,
Martyn Adams