Chris White Atlantic 70F video

[Mark424]

Cruising at 15, no muss, no fuss. Can't quite read the instruments, looks like 20? true?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_3nYxxKcYM

[Sos]

What a sailing boat

[Matt Johnson]

In before the comment about the 57s flipping

What I wouldn't give for a 47!

Matt

[thinwater]

And here we have 16 knots for 100 times less money... They seem pretty happy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiNIHm-GZCQ

[Sand crab]

CW does comment in the text below the vid that the boat is approaching the BVIs at 15 to 16 knots. I think that's boat speed on the upper right hand corner of the large chartplotter. Still fast tho. How fast have you had your boat, Mark?

[earthbm]

The analog dial instrument said SOG and was pointed at 16...

Do I see what looks like a spinnaker tackline rigged to the starboard bow?

Free-standing rotating rig, no front beam. Very Team Phillipesque, but looks better imho

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by thinwater

And here we have 16 knots for 100 times less money... They seem pretty happy.

Not steering out in that terrible weather?

Priceless. Lol

[earthbm]

Anyone know if the 70’ Atlantic has the same “cruisey” combo of skeg/centerboard as the 57s?

It makes a lot of sense for grounding/beaching etc, but probably isn’t fast...

[earthbm]

I also see they did away with the oddly comforting but silly internal helm — the only times anyone hand steers are in tight quarters or in sporty weather. In both cases you need to be outside.

[malbert73]

Originally Posted by earthbm

Anyone know if the 70’ Atlantic has the same “cruisey” combo of skeg/centerboard as the 57s?

It makes a lot of sense for grounding/beaching etc, but probably isn’t fast...Attachment 203468

I don’t know- but having sailed on an A57 in moderate conditions (like 12-15 kts) and going 10-13 kts SOG easily while poorly trimmed (die to sail testing) I can say that it’s plenty fast.
Nice to run aground with something other than riders touching first from cruise perspective
I imagine. But, also nice to be able to raise boards and slide down waves in sportier conditions

[earthbm]

Would be really good to have the twin mast A70 race in C600 against the conventionally rigged A72:

[26N80W]

Anchored beside her in Bermuda a few weeks ago. Pretty boat.

[magentawave]

Originally Posted by earthbm

Anyone know if the 70’ Atlantic has the same “cruisey” combo of skeg/centerboard as the 57s?

It makes a lot of sense for grounding/beaching etc, but probably isn’t fast...Attachment 203468

That's a Chris White, Atlantic? Anyone know the story as to how they capsized?

[senormechanico]

Originally Posted by earthbm

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Do I see what looks like a spinnaker tackline rigged to the starboard bow?

I think it's an anchor bridle.

[Sand crab]

Originally Posted by magentawave

That's a Chris White, Atlantic? Anyone know the story as to how they capsized?

That might be Anna. It was big news in the day. The owner had a blog.
https://chriswhitedesigns.com/capsize-of-anna