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Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 4 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

JimMcGee -

To answer your question about the status of yacht ownership in the U.S. vs. Europe, I think it's important to look at things regionally.

Consider that large swathes of the U.S. are...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 5 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Paulo -

I stand corrected and thank you for not making me search for the earlier postings. :)

The Landmark 43 is an absolutely gorgeous boat, and we are fortunate to have at least one...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 5 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

I've been a big fan of Mark Mills' (http://www.mills-design.com/) designs for some time, but I don't recall if Paulo has discussed any of them in this forum. If memory serves, Mills was the first to...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 5 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

We do spin douses on the 42 with 2 on the foredeck and a squirrel (usually small female) below, provided that we've got the regular mast man aboard, since he's a big boy. Always run the sheets...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 5 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Paulo - I think it would be more accurate to say that I believe J Boats designs to be evolutionary rather than revolutionary. At the same time, keep in mind that for the longest time J Boats took...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

It's interesting to me that all the M34s in the video are set up for outside spinnaker gybes. I've been racing on a NYYC Swan 42 for the past 2 seasons and we do all our gybes inside, even when it's...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Paulo -

Let me confess that since the first time you posted on the IY 13.98 it has become my new "fantasy" boat for 2-handed extended cruising. There is simply nothing about it that I don't like,...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Speaking of Archambault, I bet I'm not the only person who thinks the upgrade from the Mumm (Farr) 30 to the M34 for the Tour de France ŕ la Voile was a terrific one. Check out this video shot in 25...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Paulo -

Sorry for being imprecise. I didn't mean the J 109 was literally the J 105 hull with a cruising interior, but that complaints about the lack of a cruising interior in the J 105 lead J...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

As we know, historically speaking, the J 105 with a bit better cruising interior was the J 109, which has proven very popular in Europe, though somewhat less so in the United States.
...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Edward3 -

Very good point about the impact of the shift to the 89m2 kites on overall boat performance. Once the sailmakers figured out how to build them, the subsequent generations of the bigger...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Hulls and sailboats: J 105/A 35

The J 105's in North America are sailing with 89m2 .75oz spinnakers since the late 1990's.



When I read "fat ass" I first thought you were speaking of the helmsman, since I have found that...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

With all our focus on the J 105's downwind capabilities, we should not overlook that it goes upwind quite nicely as well, particularly if you have the right crew weight on the rail. Most of my time...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: J 105

Paulo -

The J 105 was surprisingly stable downwind under pilot. I wish I could remember which type we were using (already 13 years ago), but it was ram-driven under the deck, attached directly to...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

And while I'm in posting-frenzy mode, let me take a minute to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Paulo and the other posters in this, my favorite SailNet forum. Believe it or not, after...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Palma Vela 2013

That Spirit of Jethou is one wet boat offshore (and inshore, for that matter). Noticed that for much of the time the helmsman was the only person on deck not wearing a PFD. Didn't see a harness or...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 6 Days Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: J 105

I can personally attest to the offshore virtues of the J 105 for short-handed sailing, having raced one, doublehanded, from San Francisco to Hawaii in the 2000 West Marine Pacific Cup Race. It does...
Forum: General Discussion (sailing related) 1 Week Ago
Replies: 24
Views: 1,045
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Look at that!!!!! The Greek are crazy..or Brave

Very impressive boat handling and coordination with shore crew. You can see one of the shore crew toss the heaving line to the ferry crew about 1/4 of the way into the video, so they clearly know...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

I have to concur that the Dehler 38 is a gorgeous boat, and jumped to the top of my list of dream cruising boat.

Until, that is, Paolo brought to my attention the IY 13.98 from Italia Yachts. ...
Forum: herSailNet 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 138
Views: 3,859
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Is Sailing Sexist?

I'm from California and haven't heard the "pray tell" expression used in the two years I've been in CT. Maybe its sumbliminal.

Sexism isn't about "bashing" except in its cruder forms, just like...
Forum: herSailNet 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 138
Views: 3,859
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Is Sailing Sexist?

And what would that "evidence above" consist of, pray tell? Don't quite know what you mean by "cornered the market" but I believe most folks would agree that men dominate that market, and this...
Forum: herSailNet 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 138
Views: 3,859
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Is Sailing Sexist?

Sailing isn't inherently sexist, but men are and the sailing community is made up predominantly of men. Admittedly, more women are coming into the sport, and, at least in the racing sector, men are...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 02-26-2013
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting 28ft boat?

I, for one, am extremely impressed, by both the skill and confidence of the women, and by the performance of the boat. Too bad that I'm not able to understand the Polish commentary, although I did...
Forum: Boat Review and Purchase Forum 10-27-2012
Replies: 4,379
Views: 894,817
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Interesting Sailboats

Amazing footage that ranks up there with some of the Volvo video. But I have to say that I'm a bit surprised by the general absence of PFDs, harnesses and tethers. I realize it's a "coastal" race,...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 10-06-2012
Replies: 3,055
Views: 225,565
Posted By MrPelicano
Re: Sailnet Members from around the world check-in please.

RM - That would be over on Long Island, near Port Washington, not too far from American Yacht Club, in Rye, which is one of the places I race out of.
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