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Do you mean the 90's 30-2? It wasn't a sport boat so not a topic of discussion here. But, the only issue was getting wet and needing to be sealed up. Greg

Offshore = distance, asymm, planes, etc? Sounds like an Andrews 28 to me, just at the upper end of your price range though. Greg

Congrats dude and dudette! You two rock and we're jealous you have 3 boats (now) to race all over the world. BTW, Carie and I delivered a J120 down from Newport RI to Hampton VA two weeks ago - windy and cold and that pole belches water into the V-berth. But, fast and stable. Cheers, Greg

Diablo's EV-100 autopilot is named Charon, the ferryman of Hades who guides the boat and its souls across the river Acheron (or Styx) from the living world to the dead one. Kind of creepy, but he's always delivered us when needed across various unfriendly and friendly waters, and we haven't had...

My spin on this: 1. IF you have a local chandlery or rigger use them first because you've got to support the locals, even if slightly more expensive 2. Used to use Layline and APS, but now Defender is my #1 for anything but rigging (see #3). I'm in Virginia and standard UPS gets me the order...

Yeah, I was hoping you'd make it, but you're doing great in the Med so that beats the Ches Bay! Greg

Who here is doing it, Annapolis Yacht Club Doublehand Distance Race on 2 October? Carie and I are racing our Andrews 28 Diablo in the ORC fleet, making us the smallest boat at the moment. We'll trailer her from Virginia to Jabin's on Thursday, 30 Sept, so anyone near Annapolis who can help us...

Dude! Third place is great in an unknown boat and waters, congrats! Cheers, Greg

Hmmm, that's actually not horrible money-wise if you consider getting your own boat ready, but they shipping it, etc. Too bad I don't have time in September, not to mention there's no way they'll an old guy on a team. Greg

Phew, this is a pretty negative thread now and not sure why. I've known 6 people who have done it and definitely not well to do and most are not retired, or only recently so. Indeed, most did the work themselves (e.g., Ryley) because they are working stiffs, but with a dream. So, let's stop this...

BJ - that's pretty harsh for a boat you have never sailed on; "lightly built" doesn't describe the Andrews 28 at all. Indeed, Ivan overbuilt them, which didn't help him stay in business in the 2008-2010 recession. She does great in steep chop in a breeze, which when it blows in the Chesapeake...

He's right. Mine used to be in Connecticut so I know it fits. Here's a funny video of us doublehanding her in a fun race against fully crewed Melges 32, etc., we took 3rd:  Trouble is finding one for sale out of the four in existence. Cheers, Greg

ATN. Simple, well tested, reasonable price, and Etienne designed it for 50 footers. I'd still go with a top-down for the A3/5. Cheers, Greg

Don't get hung up on the west coast situation, you'll get transferred again back here before you know it! In the meantime, let's do the Pac Cup next year doublehanded on Barcanova; I'm not going on any major expeditions for another 2 years. Robert had great advice and as a former Mini owner, he...

Score!

In response to the comments about Oceanside, I have only a four words that work for all their "well-designed" harbors in California - Army Corps of Engineers. Gulp. My $0.02 US, Greg

If Lloyd is too busy, then Peter Eaves (HYC member). Cheers, Greg

Andrews 28 is this and more.  Greg

Nice Elliott 770 for sale in the Classifieds. Not mine, but used to be - I put her together and successfully raced a lot. Cheers, Greg

Wow, I'm impressed! Will use it when we sail on other boats, or if our nav goes down (shit happens). Merci beaucoup, Greg