Last week, we had 4 people out for a late season day sail. 3 6'+ guys, average weight 200#, and one woman, 160 and 5'10". We have all sailed together many times, and the occupancy was not any kind of an issue. We could have had another, but the 5th would have made it a bit cozy. The archives have several responses to the passenger question. 2 for an overnight works fine as long as you are used to camping in a small tent. Thomas Howe Mailto:Thomas@TEHowe.com O --------(\ ---------- ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rick Davies Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 8:12 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Newbie lurking and M17 question Hi Andrew, Much of my day-sailing is done single-handed, but I also race my M-17 with a crew of three (including me), and we have plenty of cockpit room. Four would begin to crowd the cockpit, particularly with a mid-boom mainsheet. Overnighting alone is luxurious, and with a close friend would be quite comfortable. Three would be doable, but a little crowded. The best feature of the M-17 for me is that it's a stiff, all-weather boat for a single-hander. With the right reefing you can sail through quite a bit of wind. Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Andrew Lucero <ajlucero88@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all, I have just joined the list and I'm starting research on pocket cruisers. My sailing experience consists of a lot of windsurfing and a little catamaran sailing - mostly a long time ago. My question - how many can comfortably daysail in a '17? Weekend? We are used to being in close quarters camping.
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