1937rogerdon
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Fibre glass Vertue 11 for around £20. Great track record .
Agree with AIS.
New plotter won't be helpful in the middle of the Atlantic. You can get a couple of iPads for the price of a plotter, this would be my choice
Washboards / storm boards = sensible. Plastic dome = a bit 1970s
Cockpit boards = sensible, check the size of your scuppers for drainage
Clip on points sensible
Decent anchor and chain
JS drogue is expensive & requires mods to the boat. There's an interesting YouTube video with Skip Novak who discusses why he wouldn't use one.
WindVane Self Steer would be on my list. Also, reasonable solar panel and MPPT controller.
To pass the time, I am going with a working assumption that my old wooden hull would be up to it, certainly as far as Cape Verde and back in a year.........
What's your trade winds sailing rig?
Is your cockpit self draining?
Maybe consider spreader-mounted deck lights for easier foredeck work at night. Granny bars probably a bit overkill for the size of boat?
Wonder how many on here have actually done transatlantic in a smallish yacht.An example of wots done, not dreaming:
My wife and I have completed two Atlantic circuits on our 1977 Moody 33. All we added was a hydrovane before the second go. Reckon you can find one in your price range and easy to single hand.
If you do what we did, you will resist the normal advice to load it down with tons of stuff you dont actually need.
We went simple, cheap and had a blast knowing we were never that far away from victuals and spares.
Up to you, but I hope you find the right boat and enjoy it as much as we did!!
A mate had a Moody 33, called Overide, sailed many a time across channel on it, last heard of heading down Spain direction.An example of wots done, not dreaming:
My wife and I have completed two Atlantic circuits on our 1977 Moody 33. All we added was a hydrovane before the second go. Reckon you can find one in your price range and easy to single hand.
If you do what we did, you will resist the normal advice to load it down with tons of stuff you dont actually need.
We went simple, cheap and had a blast knowing we were never that far away from victuals and spares.
Up to you, but I hope you find the right boat and enjoy it as much as we did!!
Wonder how many on here have actually done transatlantic in a smallish yacht.
When I started, everyone aspired to a 25' yacht & I well remember going into one at Earls Court, which had a seperate heads compartment on a 21 or 23 footer.What is considered a smallish yacht these days?
When I started boating 25 years ago, 36' was considered a good size boat.
If you look at this years ARC entry list, there's hardly anything smaller than 44'.