It’s hard to explain the pleasure of sailing, out in the open, motor off. I listen to the hull moving through the water. I hear the stress build in the rigging and feel a tingle of fear as the wind pushes her over. Accelerating, the boat responds to trim. Easing, she calms as if reading my mind. All the time the wind does as it will and we work with it.
My Cal 29 displaces only 8000 lbs and loves to tango. Fast and responsive, she turns on a dime with just a breath of air. Ava is the first sailboat I ever owned. She taught me how to sail. Those who have sailed Cals know how fortunate that was for me.
My Cal 29 displaces only 8000 lbs and loves to tango. Fast and responsive, she turns on a dime with just a breath of air. Ava is the first sailboat I ever owned. She taught me how to sail. Those who have sailed Cals know how fortunate that was for me.
Odyssey, a BaBa 35, hits about 26000 lbs on the scale. To say the BaBa is just a ‘bigger’ boat would be a gross understatement. The numbers say such a heavy offshore cruiser will be more of a waltz then a tango. While I love how quick and responsive Ava is, I’m dying to find out how Odyssey will do. Of course, there is only one way to tell. Untethered in the bay we will turn off the engine, raise the sails, and the dance will begin. With 15 knots on the beam we’ll tighten the sheets and see what she does.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
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