Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 2-29 First Atlantic Crossing Planning, New Genoa Needed

Have you checked this site out? Lots of great info on offshore sailing with a Cal 29. Click on the "C's" at the top of the home page to get to the various sections. It took me while to figure this out. http://www.user.dccnet.com/rdarcy/calgear.html Doug, Cal 29, San Francisco Bay

Darcy was kind enough to respond to my enquiries prior to selecting and buying my first 29. He's a very nice retired sailor now and has many years of experience prior to tackling the pacific in the 29. When asked if there was anything he would change he said the sails. Other then that he loved the boat. For me she had two flaws for deep water work, The cockpit is too large and the side decks are too narrow. Finally my skill level is no where near the point I would tackle such a run, so I'm building up slowly to the needed skill level. Go through that site in detail as there is a lot good information there especially on the stuff that worked and did not work. The main issue with the CAL 29 as a passage maker is having the skill set and gear to handle heavy weather which can come upon you at any time, even if you stay on the southern route. That is really the key, That and learning to either live with or engineer around the described deficiencies. /ch On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Doug Johnson <db… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > > Have you checked this site out? Lots of great info on offshore > sailing with a Cal 29. Click on the "C's" at the top of the home page to > get to the various sections. It took me while to figure this out. > http://www.user.dccnet.com/rdarcy/calgear.html > > Doug, Cal 29, San Francisco Bay > > > -- /ch

Thanks again for the help, I'll check that link out. I just got back to my Cal 2-29 three days ago and I'm overloaded with work to do. It's amazing what 5 months in the water does to a boat! Just rigged up a 292sqft headsail from 2nd Wind, opting with smaller than my initial 150% and with a higher foot as folks here suggested. Hopefully with a few more days of work I'll be able to go test sailing before starting all the improvements/upgrades. Not to mention getting down south for warmer waters! -Steve --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, chris123 <chris.herrnberger@...> wrote: > > Darcy was kind enough to respond to my enquiries prior to selecting and > buying my first 29. He's a very nice retired sailor now and has many years > of experience prior to tackling the pacific in the 29. When asked if there > was anything he would change he said the sails. Other then that he loved > the boat. For me she had two flaws for deep water work, The cockpit is too > large and the side decks are too narrow. Finally my skill level is no where > near the point I would tackle such a run, so I'm building up slowly to the > needed skill level. Go through that site in detail as there is a lot good > information there especially on the stuff that worked and did not work. The > main issue with the CAL 29 as a passage maker is having the skill set and > gear to handle heavy weather which can come upon you at any time, even if > you stay on the southern route. That is really the key, That and learning > to either live with or engineer around the described deficiencies. > > /ch > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Doug Johnson <dbj1949@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Have you checked this site out? Lots of great info on offshore > > sailing with a Cal 29. Click on the "C's" at the top of the home page to > > get to the various sections. It took me while to figure this out. > > http://www.user.dccnet.com/rdarcy/calgear.html > > > > Doug, Cal 29, San Francisco Bay > > > > > > > > > > > -- > /ch >

How is 2nd Wind to deal with? Should I add them to my used sails directory? Allen On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:32 PM, steve <cr… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > ** > > > > Thanks again for the help, I'll check that link out. I just got back to my > Cal 2-29 three days ago and I'm overloaded with work to do. It's amazing > what 5 months in the water does to a boat! Just rigged up a 292sqft > headsail from 2nd Wind, opting with smaller than my initial 150% and with a > higher foot as folks here suggested. Hopefully with a few more days of work > I'll be able to go test sailing before starting all the > improvements/upgrades. Not to mention getting down south for warmer waters! > -Steve > > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, chris123 <chris.herrnberger@...> wrote: > > > > Darcy was kind enough to respond to my enquiries prior to selecting and > > buying my first 29. He's a very nice retired sailor now and has many > years > > of experience prior to tackling the pacific in the 29. When asked if > there > > was anything he would change he said the sails. Other then that he loved > > the boat. For me she had two flaws for deep water work, The cockpit is > too > > large and the side decks are too narrow. Finally my skill level is no > where > > near the point I would tackle such a run, so I'm building up slowly to > the > > needed skill level. Go through that site in detail as there is a lot good > > information there especially on the stuff that worked and did not work. > The > > main issue with the CAL 29 as a passage maker is having the skill set and > > gear to handle heavy weather which can come upon you at any time, even if > > you stay on the southern route. That is really the key, That and learning > > to either live with or engineer around the described deficiencies. > > > > /ch > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Doug Johnson <dbj1949@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Have you checked this site out? Lots of great info on offshore > > > sailing with a Cal 29. Click on the "C's" at the top of the home page > to > > > get to the various sections. It took me while to figure this out. > > > http://www.user.dccnet.com/rdarcy/calgear.html > > > > > > Doug, Cal 29, San Francisco Bay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > /ch > > > > >

There are some more pictures about Darcy's 29 that he eventually sold in Polynesia at this site. http://seaknots.ning.com/profile/RobertBDArcy Things to note: all new runnng rigging, all new standing rigging and spreaders, position of main sheet controls, cockpit reduction, manual bilge pump location, use of quarter birth as main sleeping area while underway and a few other things...:) Best of luck. /ch

This is the most interesting picture to me.... http://api.ning.com/files/Tdh*IVBEJ-zgjf5bzSJddBH9dDASaZiciLjNyvwFlBxilGk2qcLVM-JBl*-OP9IiZLxs1lGcUQiyRSZt5Xx72OPLP6u8TeQv/v102.jpg Note the double fore stay, and mast climbing steps and the location of the boarding ladder. Don't know if he used running back stays or not but I'm sure its described on his site somewhere. The sliding box in the cockpit is clever as when moved to its most forward position serves as a bridge deck. Cant make out if he expanded the drainage holes from the pics, but 2" is possible. /ch