Georgs asked about Yum Yum's (Aventure 460's)performance in seas.
How you encountered seas greater than two or three feet? How did Yum
Yum handle them, on the bow, beam and stern?
We don't normally look for rough water and try to keep our cruises safe with
a carefuly eye for weather. Sometimes you simply can't avoid it.
The first encounter with seas over three feet was off the coast of South
Africa south of Cape Town during initial sea trials. I was trully
impressed. We never slammed or sneezed as we did both straight runs, tight
and lazy figure eights for almost an hour. The figure eights exposed us to
bow, beam and stern waves which rose to 6' on 20' (yes twenty) foot swells!
The second major encounter with seas about 7 feet was two hours heading east
out of Tangier Island in the Cheseapeak Bay. This was a head sea that
turned to beam then stern as the storm moved out. Yum Yum handled
beautifully. We were crusing about 21 mph and slicing through the waves.
Again no sneezing or slamming.
The third major encounter, this time with seas in the 8-9' range was a
sudden storm that came up while we were heading south on the eastern side of
Northern Lake Michigan last summer. In spite of the sea state we had an
unbelievably smooth ride. Again never sneezed or slamed. Our headings
resulted in us taking both bow and beam waves. Needless to say we were
happy to get out of these conditions.
How would you describe the ride in general conditions? Our ride is very
very smooth under almost every situation we have been in.
My wife loves the water. She trusts the boat completely. We anchor out as
often as we can and love the ease of launching and retrieving the dinghy.
Forgot to mention. One of the great things about the Yum Yum (as well as
other power catamarans) is how unbelievably easy it is (they are) to dock.
We absolutely do not need bow or stern thrusters. We can literally turn our
boat on its own axis and maneuver it in the tightest spots. The reason for
this of course is the fact that the props and rudders are spread wide apart
and we use the engines to position the boat where we want it.
Pierre
Aventure 460 Power Catamaran
Cape Coral Yacht Basin
Georgs asked about Yum Yum's (Aventure 460's)performance in seas.
>How you encountered seas greater than two or three feet? How did Yum
>Yum handle them, on the bow, beam and stern?
We don't normally look for rough water and try to keep our cruises safe with
a carefuly eye for weather. Sometimes you simply can't avoid it.
The first encounter with seas over three feet was off the coast of South
Africa south of Cape Town during initial sea trials. I was trully
impressed. We never slammed or sneezed as we did both straight runs, tight
and lazy figure eights for almost an hour. The figure eights exposed us to
bow, beam and stern waves which rose to 6' on 20' (yes twenty) foot swells!
The second major encounter with seas about 7 feet was two hours heading east
out of Tangier Island in the Cheseapeak Bay. This was a head sea that
turned to beam then stern as the storm moved out. Yum Yum handled
beautifully. We were crusing about 21 mph and slicing through the waves.
Again no sneezing or slamming.
The third major encounter, this time with seas in the 8-9' range was a
sudden storm that came up while we were heading south on the eastern side of
Northern Lake Michigan last summer. In spite of the sea state we had an
unbelievably smooth ride. Again never sneezed or slamed. Our headings
resulted in us taking both bow and beam waves. Needless to say we were
happy to get out of these conditions.
>How would you describe the ride in general conditions? Our ride is very
very smooth under almost every situation we have been in.
My wife loves the water. She trusts the boat completely. We anchor out as
often as we can and love the ease of launching and retrieving the dinghy.
Forgot to mention. One of the great things about the Yum Yum (as well as
other power catamarans) is how unbelievably easy it is (they are) to dock.
We absolutely do not need bow or stern thrusters. We can literally turn our
boat on its own axis and maneuver it in the tightest spots. The reason for
this of course is the fact that the props and rudders are spread wide apart
and we use the engines to position the boat where we want it.
Pierre
Aventure 460 Power Catamaran
Cape Coral Yacht Basin
