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Post by seaotter2 on Mar 4, 2008 4:44:42 GMT
Hi, we are new owners of a SO 37 2000 model with a shoal draft keel. We are currently in west Coast of USA about to head off across the Pacific to French Polynesia and westwards.
We have never owned a shoal draft yacht before and would love to hear from anyone with feedback on performance, good and bad in all conditions and angles of the wind.
We hope to buy a Spinnaker before we go to improve downwind performance.
Thanks
Karen
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Post by Geoff on Mar 4, 2008 6:30:58 GMT
Karen Whilst I have no experience of a shoal draft boat, I do have the following to pass on. I am just having my SO36i commissioned in the UK. As I will only be sailing with my partner and I did not want her to have to handle a spinnaker pole and all that goes with it....we went for an asymmetric cruising chute. We have had a pole flitted by losing the port bow roller. Our thoughts behind this option is that there is only one rope to worry about and it can be used a lot more than a normal spinnaker. Happy sailing. BRGDS. Geoff.  |
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Post by MartyB on Mar 4, 2008 15:13:58 GMT
If you go to the main page and find the travels of "Rubyslippers" they have been using an asymetric with an extended bow sprite pole on there SO49? Performance, and sailing at 14+knots with a single person down waves in the S pacific. That is per him at a owners meeting last Feb in Seattle in part with the boat show. He owns the local seattle dealer, and is taking 2 yrs with kid to travel the pacific, and came home to help with the show.
marty
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Post by MalcolmP on Mar 4, 2008 20:04:10 GMT
Hi Karen Fantastic I'm very envious We had the SD version of the SO34.2, There may well be a slight trade off when beating c/w deeper drafts on pointing ability, but down wind should be an advantage. Jeanneau provide extra ballast so the righting moments are not that dissimilar After 7 seasons we have decided to go for another SD option on our SO39i. The extras flexibility and avoiding embarrassing moments that the reduced draft provide I believe are well worth it - but then I am no racer - I just cruise competitively ;D Have you a blog? do keep this forum and the main website at www.jeanneau-owners.com informed of your travels Malcolm |
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Post by Don Reaves on Mar 4, 2008 22:21:13 GMT
Hi Karen,
I have been sailing a SO35 with a shoal draft keel for the past three years. The only recommendation I might make is that you might have to reef a bit earlier than with a deep keel. For me, it was a lot earlier than with my previous boat, and it took a while to get used to it.
But as with any new boat, you should learn it's characteristics. Knowing when to reef is just one of those things.
Don
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Post by seaotter2 on Mar 14, 2008 0:22:06 GMT
Hey thanks everyone....sorry for not getting back sooner, but you know how it is when you are trying to get a boat ready for cruising, one step forward....2 steps back  Yeah we sort of expected to miss out on a bit of performance compared to deeper draft versions. All our other yachts (all 5 of them) have been fin keel deeper draft. It is sure going to be an interesting learning curve. Just got a second hand spinnaker here in Alameda at Pineapple Sails, also found a second hand pole. Both are in fair condition for their age. Today's problem is we cannot find where the fuses are on this boat?  !! Will try and log on regularly once we are on our way and update our position and how the SO 37 is handling the trip. cheers Karen |
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