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Massey Yacht Sales & Service Newsletter- February 2012 |
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Representing great American sailboats, built in Florida. Click logo below to learn more about these quality sailboat builders.
Office Locations
Harborage Marina Sunset Bay Marina &
Anchorage Mobile Broker Centers
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The
Miami Boat Show and Strictly Sail Miami
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That's
quite a claim and it's true. There are actually four Miami boat show
venues during the February 16 - 20 dates. The Strictly Sail Miami show
is held at Miamarina at Bayside. The venue takes advantage of a
large two level mall with many restaurants including the Hard Rock
Café, retail stores and the marina. There will be over 200
exhibitors and the largest in water display of catamarans in the
U.S. The show features 81 free boating seminars covering just about
every subject. Additionally there are five 3 hour plus seminars that
charge admission and require reservations. Discover Sail is hosting
a Hands on Learning Center sharing important on the water boat
handling information. 
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In addition, the Catalina 385 will also be at the Catalina display. |
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Choose the Hull Form
That Matches Your Style of Sailing
There are new hull forms emerging in mainstream sailing yachts. This is exciting and innovative. These new hull forms will give boat purchasers options not available a few years ago. However it's important to understand the pros and cons of the new hull forms versus the pros and cons of the more time proven hull forms. Many of the popularly priced French and German builders have adopted the new form.
Generally speaking the new hull forms are a somewhat
watered down version of BOC hulls. They have flat bottoms, very wide
transoms, hard chines, light displacement and bow hollows. The pros
include a boat with greater initial form stability, huge cockpits
and exciting performance in light to moderate wind speeds. These
hull forms are particularly appropriate for use in club racing and
day sailing. We think that sail boats in the 30' to the 36' size
range are well suited to take advantage of this new hull form and
should be good club racers. Boats in the 30' to 36' size range
typically are not used to cruise for greater distances and periods
of time.
The cons include restricted windward and down wind performance. BOC boats routinely sail off the wind and have large crews that are perpetually tweaking sail trim and are constantly maximizing rudder angle. In a word they are specialized off the wind racing machines.
Most American mainstream sailboat builders remain
more concerned with attributes that provide safety and comfort at
sea. Make no mistake, most American boats have plenty of performance
designed into them, but not at the expense of what is needed to
provide an ideal performance cruising hull form. Those are the pros.
The cons are obvious; most of the American boats will not be as keen
of a competitive performer as the BOC type hulls so popular in many of
the French and German boats. Think about the driving conditions best
suited for a BMW Z4 versus a BMW 750Li. A four hour road rally
will favor the Z4, a trip from Tampa to Charleston will favor the
750Li.
The bottom line is that you have the choice of the hull form that most closely matches your style of sailing and how you will most often use your yacht. Feel free to contact us for a fuller discussion of hull forms, sail plans and keels. We can help you find the boat, new or pre-owned, that is compatible with your sailing plans.
Brokerage Yacht of the Month
1995 Catalina 400 - $129,900
"Cats Paw"
Cats
Paw is a nautical term for a small breeze that makes itself known by
slightly rippling the water.
Ann and I purchased Cats Paw in the late '90s when we lived in Pennsylvania and have lovingly kept her all of these years. Most of her life was spent on the Chesapeake Bay, where we had a slip in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. We recall many fond memories of the weekends we spent both in the marina and on trips to Annapolis and other popular anchoring spots on the Bay. We had looked at many sailboats. Ann fell in love with this one because of her roomy accommodations and her proven stability in rough seas. As a side note, right after we bought her, Ann took a sailing course in Annapolis at "Womanship" where "nobody yells".
When we moved to Florida, the boat had become such a part of us that we elected to have her shipped down, and actually bought a house on a canal with deep water to accommodate Cats Paw. We will always remember the trips to Key West and all of the other wonderful times aboard her.
Anyone who buys Cats Paw will have purchased a boat that has been well maintained and kept in great condition. Hopefully, whoever gets her will appreciate and love her as much as we have. She is nicely equipped with air, solar panels, holding plate frig and separate freezer, davits and much more.
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