I have been an interested reader of this forum for a while but it was only last month that I purchased a Carter 30 located here at Hervey Bay. I must admit I find it rather a beautiful yacht. Dick Carter obviously knew what he was doing. It has the distinct tumblehome of IOR designs from the 80s. My point is that if any members of the forum are here in Hervey Bay I would love to hear from you as quite frankly I am mainly a dinghy sailor. I have crewed on several yachts but normally as a foredeck dude. If anyone else has experience with this design then your comments would also be very welcome.
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I have been an interested reader of this forum for a while but it was only last month that I purchased a Carter 30 located here at Hervey Bay. I must admit I find it rather a beautiful yacht. Dick Carter obviously knew what he was doing. It has the distinct tumblehome of IOR designs from the 80s. My point is that if any members of the forum are here in Hervey Bay I would love to hear from you as quite frankly I am mainly a dinghy sailor. I have crewed on several yachts but normally as a foredeck dude. If anyone else has experience with this design then your comments would also be very welcome.
I agree, Dick Carter was quite a good scribbler
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I have been an interested reader of this forum for a while but it was only last month that I purchased a Carter 30 located here at Hervey Bay. I must admit I find it rather a beautiful yacht. Dick Carter obviously knew what he was doing. It has the distinct tumblehome of IOR designs from the 80s. My point is that if any members of the forum are here in Hervey Bay I would love to hear from you as quite frankly I am mainly a dinghy sailor. I have crewed on several yachts but normally as a foredeck dude. If anyone else has experience with this design then your comments would also be very welcome.
Lots of good info on Dick Carter here,
forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/120735-dick-carter-design-boats/&
Good info here on half tonners.
www.histoiredeshalfs.com/index%20anglais.htm
As you have experience in dinghy's, you should find the transition to the keel boat fairly easy. Probably the big thing in the early parts is having crew, having crew who can follow instructions, and you being able to issue instructions in an easy to follow and calm voice.
Spend some time getting to know the boat, how it is setup, what works for you and document it. I have a set of run sheets for the common things such as what to do when getting on the boat and locking up at the end of the day, raising and lowering sails (including putting in reefs and poling head sails). Once they are fairly complete, get them laminated at Officeworks and put them close to the nav table for easy reference. Also a safety checklist to tell new people when they come onboard, such as where the first aid and pfd's are and a basic man overboard procedure.
My boat is IOR from mid 70's, so if you want a copy of mine as a base, send me a PM.
Welcome to the bay. I crew with the local club. Its rather relaxed racing and fun to get out on the water. Are you coming out for the kingfisher regatta over australia day weekend?
