When i retire i plan to this and i know nothing of boating, preferably a boat under a 100k.
2006-12-07 04:05:09 · 9 answers · asked by fish2441 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Having lived aboard cruising sailboats the last 30 years and sailed about 20,000 miles here and there, I'll second the answers that say 30-40 foot......big enough for comfort at sea, and to carry stores and provisions for a cruise; small enough for old farts like me to handle..and 100k is actually more money than you might need......a good 40 footer can probably be had for 75k or so......
In the meanwhile, in this order, I would:
Start reading Cruising World and Sail magazines
Take the US Power Squadron or Coast Guard Auxillary's Intro to Boating courses....they are excellent and nearly free, taught by civilian volunteers who reall love messin about in boats
Call Annapolis Sailing School, Offshore Sailing School or Jones Maritime in St Croix VI and start taking lessons...all three are good organizations for teaching people to sail larger boats...
as your skill and confidence levels get up, start chartering........there's a world of difference from day sailing to living aboard and chartering is a great way to see if you want to do it.....Chesapeake in the summer, BVI's in the winter are good places to start; then if you can do a week in Maine in the summer a trans-Lant will be a piece of cake!
2006-12-08 00:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rule of thumb most sailors would say is a boat 28-35 foot would be big enough against the elements and small enough to be handled by a small crew of one or two. Three is better as someone must always be on watch so I volunteer when do we sail?
2006-12-07 04:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by brian L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find something that's about 50 or 60 feet and get you a good gps steering system and sleep for eight hours and enjoy the cruise.
2006-12-07 07:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by XTX 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A deep hulled sailboat over 35 feet should be enough if you plan it properly. Since you admit to knowing nothing about boating, please list me as your next of kin, unless you take about 2 years worth of courses and lots of practice.
2006-12-07 05:22:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's been done in sailboats as small as 14 footers...so it pretty much just depends on how comfortable you want to be, and how much risk you're willing to take.
2006-12-07 04:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know nothing about boating forget it. you'll never get half way. go on a cruise-liner instead. the ocean will swallow the incompetent.
2006-12-07 05:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-02 20:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good one
2006-12-07 14:38:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do that on an H28.. good boats those
2006-12-07 21:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by Simon A Mechanic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋