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03-03-2011, 18:06
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#46
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brookings, Oregon
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 328
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats?
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Originally Posted by barnakiel
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Ah, its the troll from under the bridge....
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03-03-2011, 19:29
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#47
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Boat: 1976 Sabre 28-2
Posts: 7,505
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats?
Damn , one of those pesky Wetsnails went and did it again. The W32 Saraband won first in class and 2nd overall in the 2010 single handed TransPac She finished in the middle of the pack on elapsed time ahead of a Valiant 40 among others despite a broken boom about halfway to Hawaii. It was a mostly light air race which is definitely not the W32's favorite conditions.
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'Ae'a, Pearson 35
'Ms American Pie', Sabre 28 Mark II
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14-03-2011, 08:37
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#48
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brookings, Oregon
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 328
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats?
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14-03-2011, 08:50
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#49
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running down a dream
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Florida
Boat: cape dory 30 MKII
Posts: 3,112
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats?
the 43 is a great boat design but there are none to be found. the 28 and 32 are a little too clunky for my taste but some think they are the cat's pajamas.
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14-03-2011, 10:00
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#50
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Bainbridge Island Washington on the Salish Sea
Boat: Hardin 45 Voyager Alice B., Gig Harbor 10, Orca 7 1/2 sloop, 16' sea kayak
Posts: 439
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats?
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Originally Posted by GWB
Here is something from Bob Perry that might explain his agenda and the origin of the "Wetsnail" moniker. Seems Mr. Perry had not sailed on a W32 but decided to pass judgement anyway.
(SAILING MAGAZINE. May 1986. It deals with a design
analysis and it is by Robert H. Perry. Here are some points
Mr. Perry brings out.)
'In my youth I argued long and hard against the Westsail
type in order to attract attention to my own 'performance
cruiser' goal. I felt certain that the Westsail
suocess...was created by a myth ...... I remember one sunny day
reaching back from Catalina in a well known and performance
respected 40-footer. we slowly overtook a W32. we had about
20 knots apparent and the apparent wind was at about 65
degrees. This Westsail had a big drifter reacher up and it
was really moving along. It took us a painful long time to
pull clear ahead. I earned a new respect for the that, little
'Wetsnail'. `
(Mr. Perry goes on to explain that the modern cruising
boat owes alot to the Westsail line. The line produced a
movement in sailing that was not there previously. Here was
a boat that could make dreams come true. A boat that could
be sailed anywhere.)
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In the mid-70's, I was stationed in Alameda and spent many days salivating over the Westsails across the estuary on display. It was where I realized a boat could be a home, and every time I see one my heart flutters. When finally 25 years later a real cruising boat came into our lives, it was Bob Perry's original stepchild, the Hans Christian 34T. Heavy, slow, and undercanvassed, much like the more popular Westsails, though canoe sterned and large cockpit. After a year or so we had Carol Hasse make a proper sized Genoa and the change in character was tremendous! The seakindliness was still there but now she pointed and woke up below 15kts! Either one of these boats will make you happy if you're not the one who wants to day race or has to always GO FAST, they're for the long haul...comfortably. You could do much worse. btw to bad we're on opposite coasts, cause our 34 is going for sail this year and we'd carry a contract. Sadly our family got too big. They are great boats for the dreamer, not the give me now. WESTSAIL THE WORLD
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14-03-2011, 10:27
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#51
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Boat: 1976 Sabre 28-2
Posts: 7,505
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
The 42 and 43 are the same hull, just different deck and totally different interior layouts because to the midcockpit in the 42. If you want a large full keel design, the 42's are a bargain at their current asking prices. We went head to head with one in our W32 in light air/calm sea conditons and they left us in the dust.
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'Ae'a, Pearson 35
'Ms American Pie', Sabre 28 Mark II
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14-03-2011, 15:26
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#52
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nyack, NY
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 1,690
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats?
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Originally Posted by capnorv
In the mid-70's, I was stationed in Alameda and spent many days salivating over the Westsails across the estuary on display. It was where I realized a boat could be a home, and every time I see one my heart flutters. When finally 25 years later a real cruising boat came into our lives, it was Bob Perry's original stepchild, the Hans Christian 34T. Heavy, slow, and undercanvassed, much like the more popular Westsails, though canoe sterned and large cockpit. After a year or so we had Carol Hasse make a proper sized Genoa and the change in character was tremendous! The seakindliness was still there but now she pointed and woke up below 15kts! Either one of these boats will make you happy if you're not the one who wants to day race or has to always GO FAST, they're for the long haul...comfortably. You could do much worse. btw to bad we're on opposite coasts, cause our 34 is going for sail this year and we'd carry a contract. Sadly our family got too big. They are great boats for the dreamer, not the give me now. WESTSAIL THE WORLD
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Capnorv: What a nice post, I dream of the day I can afford a set of Carol Hasse's sails.
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13-02-2012, 03:20
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#53
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cburger
Capnorv: What a nice post, I dream of the day I can afford a set of Carol Hasse's sails.
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Me too.
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13-02-2012, 09:04
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#54
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 7
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
Haven't sailed one myself but Cap'n Fatty Goodlander refers to them as "Wetsnails".
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13-02-2012, 15:32
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#55
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brookings, Oregon
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 328
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
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Originally Posted by particlepat
Haven't sailed one myself but Cap'n Fatty Goodlander refers to them as "Wetsnails".
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What is your point? Hard for me to take someone seriously who goes by the name "fatty"
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13-02-2012, 17:11
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#56
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 7
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
He's a columnist for Cruising World Magazine. I'm reading his book "How to Inexpensively and Safely Buy, Outfit & Sail a Small Vessel Around the World". He mentions Westsails as being reliable and sturdy but rather slow as others have mentioned. Hence "Wetsnail". Anyways it's a a good book with some good info. Recommended.
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13-02-2012, 19:47
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#57
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brookings, Oregon
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 328
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by particlepat
He's a columnist for Cruising World Magazine. I'm reading his book "How to Inexpensively and Safely Buy, Outfit & Sail a Small Vessel Around the World". He mentions Westsails as being reliable and sturdy but rather slow as others have mentioned. Hence "Wetsnail". Anyways it's a a good book with some good info. Recommended.
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Slow compared to what? If you do a search on this site you will turn up some actual real world race and cruising results that show the boat does just fine when compared with other similar cruising boats.... in fact it does well.
Good luck on taking fattys advice on how to sail around the world.
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13-02-2012, 20:14
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#58
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always in motion is the future
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: in paradise
Boat: Sundeer 64
Posts: 18,866
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
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Originally Posted by GWB
Slow compared to what? If you do a search on this site you will turn up some actual real world race and cruising results that show the boat does just fine when compared with other similar cruising boats.... in fact it does well.
Good luck on taking fattys advice on how to sail around the world.
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oh my here we go again... W32's are mean racing machines!! and don't forget that They would take any cup any day, especially in light airs they are killers!
ciao!
Nick.
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13-02-2012, 20:40
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#59
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brookings, Oregon
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 328
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
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Originally Posted by s/v Jedi
oh my here we go again... W32's are mean racing machines!! and don't forget that They would take any cup any day, especially in light airs they are killers!
ciao!
Nick.
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Ah nick you just cant stay away!
I guess to accumulate 4638 posts in 2 years that means commenting on everything
Do you have time to sail?
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13-02-2012, 20:44
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#60
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always in motion is the future
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: in paradise
Boat: Sundeer 64
Posts: 18,866
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Re: Does Anyone Know Westsail Sailboats ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by GWB
Ah nick you just cant stay away!
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How can I, this is my forum, i.e. "Liveaboard's Forum". What are you doing here?!
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Nick.
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