Paul356 Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Here's a pretty neat video of a CS 17 in Australia cruising in some of the Great Barrier Reef waters, in company with an O'Day Day Sailor (I believe). We've seen the CS before, and it's nicely tricked out. Note in leaves the O'Day in its wake (that may be in part 2, this is a link to part 1). Fun to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePoint Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 Nice video. I love the water colors. Good find. Here is Part Two: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gira Gira Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 G’day, Yeah it was a good trip, completed over 10 days 2 day drive north from Sydney 1500km ( about 950 miles) 6 days on the water. We visited remote areas 35miles off shore but only accessible to shallow draught vessels. The areas a marine sanctuary so the fisherman don’t go there. We were the only ones at the coral cays, which was a real privilege. Sail back to the mainland & then 2 days drive home. And yeah my CS 17 is pretty much always faster than the O’day in all conditions. I build the CS to do these kinds of trips. The boat has exceeded my expectations, it’s a capable, fast and a safe cruising boat. Cheers John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePoint Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 John (Gira Gira), It was fun to see your name pop up at the end of the video. I thought I’d seen your CS17 before and I know we’ve chatted a couple times on the forum. Makes the world a little bit smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 @Gira Gira— I thoroughly enjoyed these videos! But I couldn’t help thinking that if I had wishbones on my cat ketch, I would string a gathering net/web on the underside, to gather up my sails for camping. It would probably need to be relaxed (or removed) for sailing. But when deployed, it would hold the sail up closer to the wishbone, and off your head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gira Gira Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Don, good idea. I’ll have to play around with that system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 For example… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 This is how it looks on Jay and Carole Knight’s new Matt Flinders. If you find yourself in eastern North Carolina this weekend, stop by the messabout. You could take a closer look. (LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gira Gira Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Don Silsbe said: This is how it looks on Jay and Carole Knight’s new Matt Flinders. If you find yourself in eastern North Carolina this weekend, stop by the messabout. You could take a closer look. (LOL) Beautiful boat. I wish I could make it to the messabout , maybe one day. It might be a bit hard to bring my boat, though I’d love to have a sail with you guys. Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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