2007-07-09 18:10:34 · 4 answers · asked by Brian H 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Unfortunatly there is no perfect sailboat. There are only compromises when it comes to boats. You should read a few of the books by Lin and Larry Pardey www.landlpardey.com
They circumnavigated on a boat that they built in 1968, sold it to build a bigger boat and write a book with more photographs of the building process and they are sill sailing that boat today. Their big boat is 29 feet.
I think it all comes down to how much money you're willing to spend and what kinds of luxuries you're willing to do without. There are lots of people that will tell you to buy a bigger boat, but its been my expierence that you don't really "need" more boat or more stuff. It just makes it more expensive. Go small and go now.
Email me and I'll chat with you about my decisions and what factors I was looking for in a sailboat and why I chose the boat I did as well as what I'd do differently if I had to do it over again.
2007-07-09 21:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seem your taking on a large task.How much can you afford,Determines the boat size an quality. How much experience do you have.Hans/christian is a great double endear.You need a offshore well constructed sailboat. No off brand as there no help 1000 miles offshore.Get a Ketch, cutter,Or a double head stay sloop.they have more sail options in high winds an you will see them. Be safe have fun.
2007-07-10 09:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
having sailed 30,000 odd miles and lived in the Caribbean for 30 years and seen umpteen cruising couples pass through, here's my thoughts:
Lin and Larry Pardy ( op cit ) are at the "backpacking" end of the spectrum; Steve and Linda Dashew are the "luxury Winnebago" end; for my money the people who started the idea of couples cruising, back in the 60's: Eric and Susan Hiscock in Cruising under Sail and Voyaging Under Sail can't be beat
if you don't have a lot of experience with 35-45 foot boats, spend money on chartering...see just what you can handle and how you can adapt your life to a 30 x 8 x 6 foot tube for months on end.....
get the biggest boat the smallest/least experienced crew is comfortable with sailing by themselves.......all other factors being equal, a longer waterline is faster, so you may shave 3 or 4 or 5 days off a Panama to Tahiti passage, for example; bigger you can carry more fuel.....you can ALWAYS find or make water, maybe not find fuel........longer can carry not only food but hundreds of pounds of spares which you WONT find in Micronesia, let alone the Caribbean or New Zeeland...
have a split rig....ketch, yawl, schooner.....two masts, smaller sails to handle, more combinations, tow places to rig antennas.........
remember, that unless you are trying to set a speed record, a circumnav is about 365 days of sailing and a 1000 days of in port, so get a boat comfortable in port..another reason for a split rig is rigging an awning is essential and easier......
simplify simplify simplify.........the less stuff you carry the less breaks and the less time you spend fulfilling the adage that cruising is the art of repairing your boat in exotic ports......
most production boats should be out of sight of land so your options are few so it will be easier to find
so this all boils down to 33 to 40 foot monohull with a split rig....
2007-07-10 11:11:57 · answer #3 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uhmm.. one like in Captain Ron
are you planning on circumnavigating the globe?
2007-07-10 01:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by lenasaurr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋