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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MPGhp@aol.com [mailto:MPGhp@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 9:57 AM
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Request for advice
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> West Wight Potter Mailing List maintainer
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> Hi,
> I am new to the Potter list and have been reading all your
> comments about
> Potters boats. I own a SeaPearl 21 which is a cat ketch rig and
> very easy to
> rig and launch. It is also a very tender sailer and I capsized her last
> September which is no fun. I am thinking of selling her and
> buying a Potter
> 19. I want to know what some of you owners think about changing
> boats. Is the
> Potter 19 quite stable and does it sail well?
Yup, the P19 is very stable. It's practically impossible to capsize a P19
with the keel fastened down (which is where is should be whenever the sails
are hoisted and the winds are strong). I've seen a 45 knot gust knock
Jerry's Barrilleax' boat down to about 60-80 from vertical, and she rounded
up into the wind and popped right back up on her feet with only an inche or
two of water in the cockpit.
It sails well in the hands of a good sailor. It really needs a backstay
(not standard equipment, it's an option from the factory) to live up to it's
potential. It's not fast like a racer, but it's not slow for a 19 foot
mini-cruiser. If you know how to sail well, it will point well. Potter's
have an undeserved reputation for being slow and pointing poorly, but that's
because a lot of beginners buy them (for their stability and forgiving
manners), but most beginners don't yet have the skill to sail them well.
Can you actually rig it in
> under 15 minutes or not?
The acknowleged champ of rigging is, again, Jerry Barrilleaux. He regularly
arrives in the parking lot, rigs her single handed, and is pulling away from
the dock in 20 minutes. Most of us take 30-45 minuts after we've got the
routine streamlined and added a few quickpins and such to speed things up.
Most beginners take about 2-1/2 hours the first time, so don't get
discouraged <grin>. It helps to have someone show you how the first time.
Fair winds, Judy B
> I will appreciate any information you can furnish.
> Thank you,
>
> Gordon
> SeaPearl 21 "Cat's Meow"
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