bilge keel corribee vs fin keel corribee

[manish]

after much discussion with the department of internal affairs (also known as the wife) we have dicided to go for a corribee as our first boat. however i know have the above stated dilima. i will be sailing it around the west scotish coast and hoping (if its ok with her) go as far north as the fearo islands. from what i have heard the fin keelers are better for open seas rather then the bilge keeler that is more suited to coastal waters. any help would be grate. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif ta folks

 

[srp]

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from what i have heard the fin keelers are better for open seas rather then the bilge keeler that is more suited to coastal waters.

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Roger Taylor wouldn't agree with you on that point - see his interesting web site I thought the same as you initially, but then I haven't sailed as far as he has, nor in the conditions he has either.
Have a look at this thread on the Jester Challenge forum as well.

 

[Searush]

Fin keel will, all else being equal, point a little higher into the wind. Bilge keels are easy to trail/ beach or can be used in shoal waters.

I sail Anglesey/ N Wales & wouldn't have anything other than a bilge keeler due the the big tides/ drying harbours. Scottish W coast is mostly deepwater & small tidal range. But it can be nice to sail up a beach & walk ashore sometimes. It is also relatively easy to crane a twin keeler onto a truck or trailer to relocate your sailing area.

 

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after much discussion with the department of internal affairs (also known as the wife) we have dicided to go for a corribee as our first boat. however i know have the above stated dilima. i will be sailing it around the west scotish coast and hoping (if its ok with her) go as far north as the fearo islands. from what i have heard the fin keelers are better for open seas rather then the bilge keeler that is more suited to coastal waters. any help would be grate. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif ta folks

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Having sailed both boats, I can honestly say that I found the fin keeler to point up slightly better, but it weren't an awful lot. The bilge keeler performed just the same as the fin on all other points of sail, plus of course the bilge keeler is a lot more useful as a general cruising boat, allowing access to places that you couldn't look at with the fin, well, not without some degree of inconvenience.

There is a lot of guff spoken on these forums about bilge verses fin, mostly from prejudice and a general lack of understanding, there are good bilge keeled boats, and the are mediocre bilge keeled boats, the Corribee is a guddun.

 

[graham]

Another consideration is that a mooring for a fin keel boat to stay afloat may be more expensive than a drying mooring for a bilge keel boat.All depends on where you intend to sail and moor the boat.

 

[Alfie168]

You do have to be careful with Corribees, you might wake up one day sailing round Cape Horn in a Trimaran at breakneck speed.

I believe thats what happened to at least one young woman.

Tim

 

[Blueboatman]

Of more significance,in my experience,is whether you are going for one with a skeg hung rudder (very desirable) and a taller than standard rig(nice but not essential).
And be prepared to replace the ubolts holding the side shrouds to the deck if that has not been done recently,its simple but important cos they corrode ..and where you intend to sail it can be quite windy.
Personally I like the bilgekeel version (and sailed mine many miles) cos of all the reasons mentioned already,plus it draws less water and has stowage in the hollow aft sections of the keels.

 

[ronsurf]

I've just bought a bilge keel Corribee, and it is an excellent boat. The advantages of a bilge keel outweigh the advantages of a fin keel in my opinion. Pointing slightly higher is of dubious merit if you are restricted in your choice of shelter should you need it - The most important thing is to make sure the rudder has been modified so it can't fall off - that would severely limit your progress!

The windage on a Corribee is not very much (they are quite low boats, which makes getting back in one quite easy!) so the usual disadvantages of a bilge keel such as leeway are less pronounced. If you haven't seen one yet, they are quite 'cosy' inside if there are more than two of you...

PM me about Corribees if you have any more questions