http://tampa-bay-sailing-blog.com/archives/117 Sailing The Tampa Bay Area and Beyond Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://tampa-bay-sailing-blog.com/archives/117/comment-page-1#comment-319 RumHead Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:01:28 +0000 http://tampa-bay-sailing-blog.com/?p=117#comment-319 That's some interesting insight. I just have to believe the two worlds of powerboating and sailing can never be succesfully combined. Thanks! That’s some interesting insight. I just have to believe the two worlds of powerboating and sailing can never be succesfully combined.
Thanks!

]]> http://tampa-bay-sailing-blog.com/archives/117/comment-page-1#comment-318 I know I'm a bit late but I just saw this picture. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:54:37 +0000 http://tampa-bay-sailing-blog.com/?p=117#comment-318 I have sailed (If you want to call it that) this hybrid. We got a chance to try one out at our marina in Orlando last summer. It's a fine power boat and it only takes about 5 minutes to switch it over to sail but BOY is it ever a stiff sailor. A little wind started across the beam and I thought hey a good chance to try her out so I pulled in the sheet and let her heel over. She literly broke over the chines like falling over a hill. she did catch herself after she got over about 10 degree's but it really jars you when she goes through the break. Suffice to say my wife who is used to our gentle little Com-paq looked at me and said it's time to go home. I couldn't argue with that statement. I tend to lean toward soft chined boats and the Hunter is not. So much for my boat review. I have sailed (If you want to call it that) this hybrid. We got a chance to try one out at our marina in Orlando last summer. It’s a fine power boat and it only takes about 5 minutes to switch it over to sail but BOY is it ever a stiff sailor. A little wind started across the beam and I thought hey a good chance to try her out so I pulled in the sheet and let her heel over. She literly broke over the chines like falling over a hill. she did catch herself after she got over about 10 degree’s but it really jars you when she goes through the break. Suffice to say my wife who is used to our gentle little Com-paq looked at me and said it’s time to go home. I couldn’t argue with that statement. I tend to lean toward soft chined boats and the Hunter is not. So much for my boat review.

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