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Re: Boat review - Helia 44
[Re: jboothe]
#80027
01/04/2016 11:47 AM
01/04/2016 11:47 AM
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Posts: 1,956 St. John, USVI
RickG
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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
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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