When I was shopping for a boat, I considered a Kaiser Gale Force 34 as an alternate choice, wound up choosing the BCC, among other reasons, due to my preference for a smaller boat. I would be curious to know what other boats in the that size range people on this board like.
John Churchill
The Gale Force was a wonderful boat. I sailed one to Bermuda about 20 years
ago. Very solid and well thought out. Actually reminds me of the BCC. Just
not as pretty
John,
I had considered the Kaiser Gale Force as well. Among other traditional
heavy displacement cutters I had looked at the Cape George 31 and 34…used
of course.
The Crealock 34 was a consideration but I was set on the full keel and
attached rudder as criteria I could not compromise on.
Best ,
Mark Giegel
BCC # 73 “Itchen”
I kept comming back to the BCC for its size, quality and performance.
Peter:
I chose my BCC 28 not only because she is one of the most
seaworthy boats available but precisely because of her size. She is big
enough for 2 or 3 of us to cruise on for an extended period yet small
enough for me to single-hand. The forces and complexities go up almost
geometrically with size(or so it seems) as does the cost of acquisition and
maintenance.
At the end of the day, I’ve yet to hear the owner of a Lyle Hess
designed boat do anything but rave about the quality and sea kindliness of
their boats. Probably boils down to a matter of need and resources…
both cash and crew.
Best regards…Tom
Tom Harrer
S/V Whitewings III