jboothe said:
Are you sure the settee table didn't raise up for eating and lower to be a coffee table and become an additional sleeping area?
Not on any Helias we've seen.
We had a Helia 44 out in July, CYOA's Glad In It, and we enjoyed her. We tried for a spot of fishing south of Norman Island and the wind blew hard and the swell was up once we were in open water. We bounced around a bit, but I was mostly dry on the helm, even on a starboard tack with the swell and the wind on the starboard side. It was July, so I was comfortable.
Glad In It has a furling main and she sailed fine. My big brother-in-law was nice to have on the winches. We had ten on her and the kids loved the coffin bunks. We found her super livable with a shocking amount of storage and room to spread out. We had some rain showers, but had dinner in the cockpit every night without a problem. Our biggest challenge was water usage with ten people.
The cat was fun, but I'm happy to be back on our monohull on Friday.
Cheers, RickG
