Love my CD 30. Out of the three I think the IP and CD are better quality and better sailors. I haven't sailed a IP31 but I did deliver a 27 IP to
mexico and back, I liked the
boat, actually, she sailed like a dream, and her barn door
rudder was balanced and easy to handle in storms. Her wide beam made for some tricky maneuvers down below getting from one hand hold to another.
My CD was very neglected and in need of everything except an
engine (new
Volvo MD20) The CDs sail beautifully, point very well, and are extremely strong boats. The draw backs are her
weather helm, and her internal liner down below. The liner limits access to the
hull and
bilge, and wastes a lot of precious
storage space. Before I bought the boat I had to reconcile that if my boat gets hulled I will probably have to go over the side to fix it (not very fun considering what all will be going on when in a sinking boat). I am working on creating access to the
hull in key areas at the bow where damage to the hull is more likely to occur. I also thought to look into making the liner part of
water tight compartments forward of the
mast, but it seems very unlikely. The cd30 is a great
single hander but it would be a little cramped for two to
live aboard, though many people do it. If more space is wanted, look at the 31CD for a better layout and comfort down below. BTW There are 6-7 CD30s in Watergate marina on pier 7 (not me). Check out the
morgan 32s too, beautiful boat.
Here is the
Cape dory fantastic owners website
Welcome to the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association's Home Page
and here is a great site that compares statistics like motion comfort,
capsize ratio,
hull speed etc. on production sailboats
Sail Calculator Pro v3.53 - 2000+ boats
Cheers,
Erika
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