"I'd have to say that the new 315 does not impress at all "
I agree. I really like the Catalina 355 and 425.
I agree. I really like the Catalina 355 and 425.
Wow! So Miami is sinking and Charleston is sinking and the Outer Banks are sinking and.....The land mass surrounding the Chesapeake is actually subsiding at a faster rate than the water level is truly rising. In my opinion , the fake news is the discussion that fails to distinguish the difference, which often leads to blaming global warming for "sea level rise". I've found that writers often conflate land subsidence with sea level rise and don't recognize any distinction because the result is the same thing … local flooding. Perhaps conflating the two separate issues is purposeful?
Geologists know that the land mass surrounding the Chesapeake was located in the "forebulge" that resulted from the weight of glaciers during the ice age for a hundred thousand years, ending about 12 thousand years ago. The glaciers that once covered the area just to the north of the Chesapeake compressed the Earth's crust and caused a forebulge out in front of the ice-covered northland. The forebulge has been subsiding ever since the glaciers disappeared and will continue to subside for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But then again, I suppose "global warming" actually is responsible for these flooding occurrences after all!
BTW, the same thing is happening surrounding the Great Lakes as the southern regions, including Chicago, are sinking while the northern areas are rebounding.
Annapolis is going to continue to sink and the water is also going to rise while we squabble over an issue that we're not going to make go away. I suggest that the city should adapt by relocating. I'd bet that there were once some wetlands that have been paved over. Perhaps the city should reclaim the wetlands?
Mark, I met up with @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer last for the winter cruise in Vancouver, timing it so we could go to that boat show.Question..So, is the Annapolis boat show really worth seeing for a guy in the PNW? We have the Seattle and Vancouver show...
I was looking at the Catalinas and was surprised (and happy) to see that the quality and finish level seemed significantly better than the European competition."I'd have to say that the new 315 does not impress at all "
I agree. I really like the Catalina 355 and 425.
What manufacturers and models did you compare for this observation? We didn't make the show but love the Jeanneoa 440 we saw this year.I was looking at the Catalinas and was surprised (and happy) to see that the quality and finish level seemed significantly better than the European competition.
Recent IPCC reports, for what they’re worth, about the rise in sea levels, conclude, “The 20th-century average is about 1.7 millimeters per year; since 1993 the average rate has nearly doubled — to about 3.2 millimeters per year....The rate of sea level rise has mysteriously slowed down in the most recent decade.” (That's millimeters!)flooding events today, due to sea level rise.
I looked at all of them in the 40-45 ft range. I was focused on ICW-friendly mast heights with 5 feet draft. If I recall, the Jeanneau 410 was one of those boats that has the throttle below knee level. But my mind is a blur from all the boats we looked at.What manufacturers and models did you compare for this observation? We didn't make the show but love the Jeanneoa 440 we saw this year.
Yeah, and this...flooding days per year....Recent IPCC reports, for what they’re worth, about the rise in sea levels, conclude, “The 20th-century average is about 1.7 millimeters per year; since 1993 the average rate has nearly doubled — to about 3.2 millimeters per year....The rate of sea level rise has mysteriously slowed down in the most recent decade.” (That's millimeters!)
Doesn't sound like a likely cause of Annapolis flooding to me.
Interesting. So the ground must be sinking faster than the sea is rising. But NOAA says the rate is increasing in recent years (not slowing). Is sea level rising?Recent IPCC reports, for what they’re worth, about the rise in sea levels, conclude, “The 20th-century average is about 1.7 millimeters per year; since 1993 the average rate has nearly doubled — to about 3.2 millimeters per year....The rate of sea level rise has mysteriously slowed down in the most recent decade.” (That's millimeters!)
Doesn't sound like a likely cause of Annapolis flooding to me.
It is nearly silly to have a throttle lower than what the helmsman can control while standing up. That might be OK on a race boat where the only concern is getting in and out of the slip.I looked at all of them in the 40-45 ft range. I was focused on ICW-friendly mast heights with 5 feet draft. If I recall, the Jeanneau 410 was one of those boats that has the throttle below knee level. But my mind is a blur from all the boats we looked at.
I agree that removing the shoes is nonsense. Even if a few people have shoes which leave scuff marks, aren't the boats going to be thoroughly cleaned before a sale?I have lost interest in the show for seeing boats. The lines are too long and I absolutely object to removing my shoes. (They could use door mats or sticky mats used in clean rooms but taking off shoes seems to be patently unsafe, not to mention uncomfortable.) Over the years that I did attend, I made some useful contacts in the charter industry...and left my captain's credentials with a few companies as well! For three or 4 years, I was presenting seminars at the spring show on cruising the Chesapeake, Rules of the Road, and getting a Captain's license.
I am a boat owner and I love my 1998 Hunter 410 but I also love chartering. I do an overseas an charter once every year. I put them on sale 20 months before our departure date and my trips sell out in less than a week. Chartering lets us see other parts of the world and I get to play with boats I could not afford to purchase. That makes it a win-win situation.