When sailing a class "A" Ocean vessel from Philippines to the UK which is the best route?

Question

I'm just finishing a boat in the Far East and I need to bring it home. If I go East through the Panama, I'll be going against the Trades and I'll have two oceans to cross and nowhere to run if things go bad. If I go West through the Suez, I'll be hugging the coast of some politically unstable countries and sailing through two of the most pirate infested waters in the world. Any suggestions?

63ft Catamaran 28ft on the beam.
12 knt average according to the designers.

Thanks Cliffe-climber, but I did not build a catagory "A" ocean vessel to sail around the bay.
Come Hell or High Water sailing it back to the UK is going to be the fun part, if I waited until I could afford to build such a vessel in the UK it would never of been built.
But the fact that I'm explaining this to you means you'll never understand the concept. Stick to the cubicle job!

Answer 1

once you get safely to Australia / Darwin, then take the North East monsoon across the Indian Ocean to South Africa....watch out for the Aghullus Current!......Southeast trades up the Atlantic to a stop in the Caribbean, or Azores or Bermuda; then North East trades up to the Westerlies and over to England,,,,,the old East India Company / Tea Clipper route....l


.you are absolutely right not to try Panama and REALLY right to stay away from the Red Sea and Somali pirates..

Answer 2

Although Malacca is extraordinarily busy (may be a good ting for you) the straights are monitored and the area is patrolled by the Malaysian Authorities.
The Red sea should be OK and as long as you stay to the North entering and away from Somalia I think you should be fine.
I suggest Malacca to avoid the Indonesian pirates. East bound seems a long exposed way to go. Tea Clipper route as mentioned above may be the way to go. Good luck

Answer 3

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Answer 4

i would go the Suez route and keep of the coast try to find other boats that are sailing through and go with them as for open ocean in a catamaran they are unstable in rough seas

Answer 5

If you wanted in the UK, you should have built it here.

Having made this simple error of planning, you've now made it worse by building it in the Far East without working out how to get it home.

Tut, tut.

Answer 6

Impossible to answer without knowing the size or speed of
this vessel.