2006-09-19 01:38:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
No idea, but if you are going to attempt it , you have more balls than me lol
2006-09-19 01:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by scouse_182fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not possible for a novice and in any case you wouldn't get the licences necessary - Unless you are very, very rich and can have a specially designed and built speedboat that would comply with all the Maritime safety laws (SOLAS).
I myself crossed the atlantic in my sailing boat back in the sixties and had considerable experience and it was before radar, G.P.S. and suchlike were invented. Today even in a vessel designed and built for Atlantic crossings there are many maritime requirements to be fullfilled.
As an experienced Master Mariner I advise you to think of some other idea and not put your life, and the lives of others who would have to come and rescue you, at risk.
2006-09-21 17:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Barry G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to have it properly kitted out first with radio / sat nav etc. and why UK to USA, most people making challenging crossing go the other way to take advantage of currents, wave direction, winds. I think you would have to undergo some seamanship training to at least know the rules of the sea before setting out, i.e. not be a novice or it's just suicidal.
2006-09-19 09:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by strawman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be very dangerous!!! To make a trans Atlantic crossing you need a great deal of knowledge, experience and a proper boat or ship to travel in. A speed boat is generally small and has a limited range, making it a poor choice for such a long and hazardous voyage.
2006-09-19 08:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by bhararra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly - I doubt unless you had a big, big fuel tank.
Unadvisable - definately. Don't do it. High Speed Motor Boats are not designed for sustained days long activity.
2006-09-19 08:41:53 · answer #5 · answered by Felidae 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't really like power boats so I say GO FOR IT... You are right that's mean.. I like power boaters so pleas don't do this.. Get into sailing buy a full keel boat and go where ever you want to go!!! Jim
2006-09-19 11:07:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try but the crossing woul be dangerous as motor boats aren't designed for use in the middle of the sea, the motor boat would proabably keep capsising because of the waves in the sea(if they were bigish)
2006-09-19 09:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible yes..Likely no...Too risky and dangerous for a novice
2006-09-19 08:41:07 · answer #8 · answered by dwh12345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much fuel it can carry. Plus youll need to know when the best weather conditions are available
2006-09-19 08:42:19 · answer #9 · answered by alismudge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible, but i wouldn't chance it if i was a novice!
2006-09-19 08:43:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
man are you serious??if it wouldnt risk the people that will have to search for you i would say go ahead you really shoulnt own a boat!!!!good luck on trip!!
2006-09-19 08:44:29 · answer #11 · answered by Steven J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋