matt1
Well-known member
Hi Everyone
I've had a longstanding ambition / vague intention of doing the AZAB. Having worked continuously for 30 odd years, I'm finally with an employer where I may be able to blag three weeks off to do the race in 2023 - The next time it comes round I will be 59 so kinda wanna get on with it if I'm going to ;-)
Given the constraints of work (eg time poor) most of my sailing has been pottering around the S Coast / Solent but I've been sailing since early childhood and helped deliver a new Beneteau from France to St Lucia when I was 20 ...so have some appreciation of ocean sailing. Am now trying to weigh up a few things & budget, like;
1) What's involved in getting an IRC measurement done and what would it cost
2) The boat is a 2018 40' Hanse 418 - what am I likely to need to do / spend to achieve "class 1" status (whatever that is)
3) Strikes me the hardest part would be doing a solo 300m qualifying passage. Again, I'm time poor and so by definition this would have to be done locally with the associated risk of being singlehanded within a busy coastal / offshore environment
4) Is it likely I could get insurance for the race? Or for the qualifying passage - noting most insurers have a 12 hour solo limit
To be clear, mine would very much be a corinthian entry ;-)
Any thoughts / advice welcome
I've had a longstanding ambition / vague intention of doing the AZAB. Having worked continuously for 30 odd years, I'm finally with an employer where I may be able to blag three weeks off to do the race in 2023 - The next time it comes round I will be 59 so kinda wanna get on with it if I'm going to ;-)
Given the constraints of work (eg time poor) most of my sailing has been pottering around the S Coast / Solent but I've been sailing since early childhood and helped deliver a new Beneteau from France to St Lucia when I was 20 ...so have some appreciation of ocean sailing. Am now trying to weigh up a few things & budget, like;
1) What's involved in getting an IRC measurement done and what would it cost
2) The boat is a 2018 40' Hanse 418 - what am I likely to need to do / spend to achieve "class 1" status (whatever that is)
3) Strikes me the hardest part would be doing a solo 300m qualifying passage. Again, I'm time poor and so by definition this would have to be done locally with the associated risk of being singlehanded within a busy coastal / offshore environment
4) Is it likely I could get insurance for the race? Or for the qualifying passage - noting most insurers have a 12 hour solo limit
To be clear, mine would very much be a corinthian entry ;-)
Any thoughts / advice welcome