ADDITIONS: • Spectra watermaker • Airbreeze wind generator • Spinnaker pole and mast mount • Double bow roller for CQR and Bruce anchors • 180’ 5/16 chain • Entec West generator, rear lazarette • Television and DVD player • Force 10 propane heater • Second pump for rinsing the holding tank after emptying, (also serves as anchor wash-down pump) • Bus heater tapped into cooling system of engine for free heat while motoring
Out in the spacious cockpit, there is plenty of room for guests or just lounging.
ments. Later we added the Raymarine RL70 radar and a repeater chart plotter RL1250 (our “big screen color TV”). We are more cruisers than racers, but we are very satisfied with her speed, even in light wind. For her 10th birthday, we had new sails made, got rid of the 155 percent Genoa (which never reefed to our liking) and bought a 135 percent Genoa. We find this genny perfect for the type of sailing we like to do—and in a blow, just a corner of sail holds us steady. Our homeport is Scituate, MA. We sail mostly in New England waters and have gone as far north as Bar Harbor, ME. But our dream was to go cruising down the East Coast and over to the Bahamas. We wanted to explore this country from the water as well as spend a few winters in a warmer climate. Our first trip down the ICW and to the Bahamas was in 2003, and we went again in 2004, venturing a little farther south each time. We stayed home for a few winters, and in the fall of 2009, we headed south again. This year we made it all the way to Long Island in the Exumas. Bonnie Christine handled beautifully during this time and every sailing season in between. I barely missed the comforts of our own home. We estimate we have put over 35,000 nautical miles under her keel since we bought her. It may not have always been smooth sailing, but it’s fair to say that all our trips have been fun-filled and action-packed. In 1998, the 380 was named Boat of the Year by Cruising World magazine. In 2003, they retired that series. In its place are the 385 and the 390. But we think designer Gerry Douglas had it right when he designed the 380. We always check out the new boats at the boat shows, and we just like our cabin layout much better. Some things I wish this boat had? A second head would be nice. Air-conditioning. In-the-mast furling. A cockpit enclosure. A fully stocked wine cellar. But just as she is today, she is perfect for cruising and living aboard. And we have way too much fun with her to even think about getting a divorce! News & Views for Southern Sailors
MODIFICATIONS: • Took out nav table chair and built storage bin for diving gear • Took out drawers under front bed, used drawer fronts as doors, installed shelves • Made acrylic cabinet in galley using factory shelf as base • Cut holes under sofa seats to increase storage under aft cabin bed
Linda and Billy Evans spent three months in the Bahamas on Bonnie Christine in 2010 and are working their way home.
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