RE: [Cal_Boats] cal 33.2 as a short distance blue cruiser (Cal 27)

This guy: Ronnie Simpson: http://www.cruisingworld.com/from-fallujah-to-fiji Solo in a Cal 27 From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:34 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com; ma… [at] yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] cal 33.2 as a short distance blue cruiser On 6/14/2016 1:40 AM, ma… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: Whats some of ya'lls opinions on a cal 33.3 doing short distance blue water run, like from SC to the bahamas as the crow flies, not a pacific or Atlantic run! Also I have a shoal draft model. Several Cal 20s have crossed the Atlantic. But that doesn't mean that I'd be inclined to set off on a crossing in mine tomorrow. It would need preparation to be capable. Most boats need some attention to standing rigging security, keeping water in the cockpit out of the hull, crew security in storms, and things like that. Shackleton sailed 800 miles across the Southern Ocean to South Georgia Island in the James Caird, a 22 foot open boat with an improvised deck and rigging. But most of us can aim higher in terms of comfort and safety, and we have access to sophisticated materials. The most famous Great Lakes wreck, the Edmund Fitzgerald, was 729 ft. with a 75 foot beam. You stand on those big boats and wonder how any storm can threaten them. But I have seen photos of waves washing over them, and there would have been no song if the boat had reached port in November, 1975. So evaluate your boat, evaluate your tolerance for discomfort, and evaluate the weather patterns. Chris Campbell Who fantasizes about sailing his Cal 20 in dull meetings --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus