C&C Landfall 39 Capabilities?

[satterwhited]

Has anybody had any experience with offshore cruising on a C&C Landfall 39? I'm seriously debating cutting my shore side ties and taking off! However, not so sure if I have the best boat for serious cruising? Any advice would be appreciated regarding a Landfall 39.

A little bit about the boat. I've owned and sailed her for five years up and down the California coast between San Francisco and San Diego, never more then 60 miles offshore. She completed the Baja-Haha with her last owner in 2001 and supposedly did excellent, for what she is. I have no delusions about her sailing ability, she is not fast, she points reasonably to windward, but she is very comfortable and well set up for life on the anchor, water maker, generator, solar, wind, etc...... As I have no real offshore/blue water sailing experience, my concern is the boats capabilities. I guess my real question is, is she seaworthy enough for an ocean crossing and is her sailing ability realistically strong enough to take me where I want to go, and not pull my hair out trying to sail there? Or should I consider another boat? Any thoughts????

[KeelHaulin]

If you are sailing it up and down the California coast without issues or difficulty I don't see why you can't take it blue water cruising. Here is a Landfall 38 that was prepared for extended cruising:

C&C Landfall 38 - Stella Blue

[svHyLyte]

Aside from lacking somewhat in pointing ability, the Landfall series yachts are very capable off-shore boats and were some of the studiest built by C&C which was a good builder. Ensure the standing rigging is good or replace it and that all of the thru-hulls and ball-valves are in good shape and you should be good to go. The only addition I would make if you don't already have it is a good sturdy autopilot and/or vane. In many espects blue-water is safer than coastal as its usually the hard stuff around the edges that kills yachts.

FWIW...

[pirateman54]

You should have bought my C&C 35 mkII for 8 grand last month. The landfall is an ok boat. would I recomend heading way out in one? Well I would but in old and really don't have much to live for anymore lol. The 35mk I or II is the only blue water boat i reall trust having sailed mine for 7 years. Points almost into the wind, built like canadian brick out house, and like a canadian on vacation will not tip. lowest roll ratio of any sailboat period at 1.36. The landfall is a coastal cruiser and a lousey boat. Any C&C built after 1975 is questionable. I,ve been in some really rough stuff over the years with the mkII and shes always brought me home. Plus she flys. Ive had her up to 9.75 knots.