laika
Well-known member
Apologies in advance for this: it's a bit like one of those "I've seen La Vagabonde on youtube now what do I need to sail round the world?" questions on scuttlebutt.
I have little interest in round-the-cans but have always wanted to try a "proper" short-handed ocean racing boat. In the back of my mind there's a vague dream of trading my house-buying ambitions for a class 40 and the 2026 route de rhum but I have never sailed anything sportier than a first 40 so that's a very long way off. I'd really like to "have a go of" something like a figaro (2 fine, don't need foils). I don't have the racing CV to convince anyone to take me as crew. Things I'm thinking of are:
* Bareboat charter for a week from UK or France: not for a race but just to criss-cross the channel. I have a sailing buddy I could share the cost with which might also mitigate restrictions on chartering to single-handers.
* Some sort of paid-for race training for a couple of days
This would be post-lockdown-restrictions obviously.
Thoughts for options and suggestions for suppliers? Google has turned up a couple of possibilities but I'm guessing charter for those sort of boats is niche enough that folks aren't throwing a ton of money at SEO for their web sites.
I have little interest in round-the-cans but have always wanted to try a "proper" short-handed ocean racing boat. In the back of my mind there's a vague dream of trading my house-buying ambitions for a class 40 and the 2026 route de rhum but I have never sailed anything sportier than a first 40 so that's a very long way off. I'd really like to "have a go of" something like a figaro (2 fine, don't need foils). I don't have the racing CV to convince anyone to take me as crew. Things I'm thinking of are:
* Bareboat charter for a week from UK or France: not for a race but just to criss-cross the channel. I have a sailing buddy I could share the cost with which might also mitigate restrictions on chartering to single-handers.
* Some sort of paid-for race training for a couple of days
This would be post-lockdown-restrictions obviously.
Thoughts for options and suggestions for suppliers? Google has turned up a couple of possibilities but I'm guessing charter for those sort of boats is niche enough that folks aren't throwing a ton of money at SEO for their web sites.