Practical Sailor Review of H410

[Larry Jackel]

The January 2001 issue of Practical Sailor has a moderately favorable review of the 410. However, they report what appears to be fairly poorclose-hauled performance (say, compared to my 340).The article says the boat did not sail well above35-40 degrees apparent wind angle.With 15 knot winds, they said the boat had to fall off to 40-45 apparent to reach 5.5 -6 knots.My 340 sails at 5 knots with an apparentwind of 15 knots at 30 degrees apparent. From thearticle, it sounds like the 410 does not do thiswell in the similar conditions.The review also faults the 410 for lack of storagespace.Do these comments square with owners' experience?Larry Jackel

 

[Mark Hankin]

410 performance

Close hauled performance is better than stated - but not tremendous I agree. However all round performance (including dead downwind) is fine. We have just completed the ARC atlantic rally and were very happy with our 410's sailing performance. Regarding stowage, the built-in provision is rather limited but there is a lot of unused space which can be pressed into service particularly under the saloon floorboards. We crossed with 5 crew and had no real problems stowing all supplies for 3000 miles.

 

[carol donovan]

it's better than stated in that article

While not dramatically different, I get about 6.5 knots at 35-40 degrees apparent - sounds like some sail trim and rig tuning might be in order.As a liveaboard, storage on the H410 is quite adequate. I have used a lot of the easily accessible space for the hot water heater, reefer compressor, inverter and additional 4D house batteries - and this still leaves plenty of space for dry goods and non-perishables. I stow 'seasonal' and less used things in the areas that are not as easy to access. I have most of the forward cabin storage unused and haven't filled up any of the shelving behind the settees. Twilight has the most complete set of tools and spares on the dock, always carries a full set of dinghy gear, two complete safety gear bags, spare anchor, a cleaning kit and a full compliment of spare lines and electrical cords/adapters. That's in addition to a genset and heat/ac system installed in the transom lockers. And there is still room for dive tanks and gear. The longest I've been offshore on this boat is 10 days, but found that I had everything I could possibly want during that time - came back with clean clothes and extra food!/cs/v Twilight, H410