Can someone with a knowledge of sailing please, please help?

Question

http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/boats/6844027-Hunter-701-Yacht--For-Sale.html

Please can you check out the above vessel; could this boat (or something similar) cross the Atlantic (UK-USA or vice-versa) as long as the crew knew what they were doing and were adequately supplied with food/ drink?

Or is this sort of boat totally unsuited to ocean crossing, and if so, why?

Thanks for your help!

Not including modifications that can be made relatively easily by the crew themselves, eg, fitment of safety/ electronic gear etc etc.

Answer 1

eerie, ibeboatin and science teacher all have good points......a Hunter is a local weekend lightly built boat and doesn't have the room for the supplies you need....figure this..the best sailing route from the UK to US ( Cornwall to New York, say, isn't directly across.....you'd be going against the prevailing winds and a 2 knot Gulf Stream.........but south down to the Canaries then across the Atlantic downwind with the Trades and then up the coast........say 5.000 miles in all

Now, the max speed of a sailboat is the square root of the waterline length times 1.25....so a boat 19 foot on the waterline is maxed out at 5 knots.....and that's Maxed; 3 knots made good is more like it.....so 3 into 5000 is 65 days. Say EVERYTHING gos right and you can do it in 50.

Where are you going to put 50 gallons of water, 150 meals, gallons of kerosene for the stove.........

a good minimal size boat for this trip, with stops in the Madeiras, Canaries, West Indies is nothing less than 28 foot......an outboard engine is USELESS at sea, an inboard diesel is what you need......and strongly built boat at that.......over there on your side of the pond, look for something designed by Campr and Nicholson or Laurent Giles.....

practice sailing practice sailing practice sailing.....the 2,000 dollar boat you showed might be a good practice boat.......then get a real 28 footer and GO FOR IT!

Answer 2

Hunters are good boats but are not considered a blue water boat. Although people have crossed the Atlantic is 22 foot boats, not in that. The hull shape and type of keel are inadequate and draft is small. It is not built strongly to withstand waves. If it has an outboard(I lost what I wrote the last time I looked) You do not want it at sea. An inboard is essential and diesel is better. It does not have enough ballast. The old rule was 40% of the weight should be ballast. Other reasons, stability, size, structural integrity, weight displacement ratio, recoverability,storage for water and fuel and food, (as listed by mate)

Answer 3

This boat is too small and poorly equipped to cross an ocean. I've been on a yacht like this to cross the Channel. If you want to cross the Atlantic you need a larger ocean-going vessel.

Answer 4

http://www.hunterassociation.org.uk/site/ha_history_of_hunter_boats_and_their_yachts.php These guys own that sort of boat. Use their experience knowledge via forum. The age of the boat you linked to makes me edgy regarding sea-worthiness for an Atlantic crossing. Salt water has a corrosive effect on all rigging not to mention stress cracks due to age & use. A thorough yacht survey ( like a home inspection ) by a reputable firm is wise. Your life will depend upon that boat.

Answer 5

It is not suitable. It would not stand up to the winds or the giant waves you would encounter. Its masts would snap and its none reinforced fibreglass body would be smashed to bits. There is no room for the extra equipment you would have to take on board for such a crossing. This type of boat is great for local waters and short coastal jollys, but not for deep sea. Of course you could attempt it but I doubt your life insurance would cover you for it. I have sailed in every weather in the Atlantic. Her storm fronts are enormous, and her winds can take the breath from your lungs. I am not saying it can't be done. I am saying that anybody with any sea experience would not willingly go in this craft.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Hunters are decent boats but I wouldn't try sailing the Atlantic in something that small.

Answer 8

If someone on yahoo says it`s ok, you`re going to cross the Atlantic?