We're still researching small trailerable sailboats. Having not seen a CP-19 yet, I was curious about how she performs in rough seas? Assuming we get caught, and we all do, in rough seas with winds over 30 knots, five foot or bigger seas, how does she do? With reefed main and reduced head sail, and if motoring, does she pitch enough to cavitate the motor? Any comments will be greatly appreciated...John
Let's see, five foot seas can be a gentle roll, or a gut-wretching ride! I'd say with a long shaft motor on the back she'd be fine. I've had mine in four foot short frequency waves and never had any issue at all.
I ran into heavy seas in The Bay of Green Bay and let me tell you with bare poles and my 5 hp pushing Comfort and Joy up the face of the waves only to be blown off the crest and back down into a trough of the waves for over five hour, and taking a pounding that rattled the mast and standing rigging, I might add being drenched with each crest of the wave coming on board as a white cap, that my Com-Pac 19 did fair much better then I.
We both took a pounding until I got behind the lee of Green Island where I dropped anchor and went below, stripped off all the wet clothes hanging them on the boom to dry, while I took a nap for three hours. I then sailed over to Marionette Menominee harbor for a roundup. Great boat great memory, nothing bad happened. I do it again.
Yes Green Bay is a short frequency body of water. You come down right into the next wave coming. And that boat goes BOOM as it hits the next wave! Been there.... Not a fun ride. I'd rather ride out 20 footers on the ocean any day.....
Yes a short chop is tough. A sailor never beats into the wind. skip.