Morgan 30 on Charlotte Harbor

The 1969 Morgan 30 "Whimsy" being single-handed on Charlotte Harbor

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• 30
• Whimsy
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[SeaWolfe59]

Nice boat! I have a 1969 Morgan 28.

[tommot9]

@SeaWolfe59 I sailed a M-28 many years ago - a very nice boat. Have you posted any vidoes of it yet? I'd love to see it. The one I sailed was number 73, mostly on Tampa Bay.

[gotasea]

great video! so thats an M30 how similar is that to a M30-2 do you know. thanks

[tommot9]

@gotasea The M-30 and M-30/2 are completely different animals - with the main similarity perhaps being the builder, and the name. ;-) The M-30 was a CCA design, and the M-30/2 was an IOR design. They look, sail, and feel, completely different.

[SeaWolfe59]

@tommot9

This is all I have posted so far. Im just getting started on the boat. Its in rough shape.

/watch?v=dCnvfIObKDw

I also sail on Tampa Bay.

[tommot9]

Agree. We ARE talking subjectively. And subjectively speaking, I doubt many sailors would agree with you that the Harstad/Clipper is a GREAT sailing boat. Instead, most would consider it to be a maxi-trailerable boat that offers standing headroom, maximizes interior volume within the necessarily trailerable limits of her narrow beam, and otherwise offers a big package at an affordable price. And, yes, when I say it doesn't sail well, I am only referring to its speed relative to its peers.

[tomperanteau]

@tommot9 We're talking subjectively here. When I say that she sails well I am referring to the overall experience and not just the speed. In fact if you use empirical data, the Clipper 32 comes in at a DP-N of 95.8, which calculates to around 243 seconds per mile. Slow? By the standards of a race boat, but the Harstad 31 is a great sailing boat because she can be sailed single-handedly and has a high motion comfort rating (27.7), as well as a high capsize ratio (1.6). It's not all about speed.

[tommot9]

@tomperanteau The term sails well is rather subjective. To put a number to it: The Base PHRF rating for a Clipper 32 is 270 seconds per mile - which is only six seconds per mile faster than a Catalina 22, and slower than most boats of her size.

The Harstad would be rated slower than the Cliipper.

[tomperanteau]

@tommot9 Actually, the Harstad sails well on a close haul, which is strange given its sail compliment. I have sailed her over many months to Catalina Island and back, and I can tell you that, although she is really the same sailer as the Clipper 32, she sails well! I would suspect that the Clipper 32 sails better than you claim, too.

[Sailtome]

Have seen you out there a number of times sailing. I crew from time to time on Sandy Cay. Always have admired her lines. See you out there.