SHUG
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If you have to ask you shouldn't be going!!
Boat requirements for Atlantic crossing
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zarathustra
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Nonsense and arrogant post from a useless naysayer
Mr Cassandra
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Shame on you for trying to poison a delightful post
Averisera
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Transatlantic preparations
Thus queried Zarathustra...
Special thanks to Maree for her remarks. Very useful. I have been in Boston since 1993 and am sorry we never met. Of course, this is a big harbor with thousands of boats.
The key comment, in my reading of Maree's post is preparation not sailing skill. In general, I agree. One need not be a very good sailor but one had better be pretty good at keeping the water out, the boat moving, the crew safe (on board, watered, rested and fed... for example).
A great sailor in a lousy boat is in more trouble than a lousy sailor in a great boat.
I have done the New England to Caribbean run a dozen times. The Bermuda trip another half dozen times. I crossed the Pacific twice under sail. I favor a simple boat, simple gear, and a steady crew.
I am planning to retire soon and sail our Aphrodite over to your side of the pond. I love being at sea and I love sailing our boat.
So, this thread matters to me. I scour the internet for stories similar to the one Maree tells. There are many, many people who make wonderful trips and never write a book or make a video. It is proof that mortals can cross oceans.
Preparation starts with "visualize" the boat upside down. Boats don't roll over very often but the sea does slam into the side and launch any number of things into the cabin. That's our focus on Averisera, stuff being secure. The boat is solid and we sail her gently.
Love to read some other stories.
Thus queried Zarathustra...
Special thanks to Maree for her remarks. Very useful. I have been in Boston since 1993 and am sorry we never met. Of course, this is a big harbor with thousands of boats.
The key comment, in my reading of Maree's post is preparation not sailing skill. In general, I agree. One need not be a very good sailor but one had better be pretty good at keeping the water out, the boat moving, the crew safe (on board, watered, rested and fed... for example).
A great sailor in a lousy boat is in more trouble than a lousy sailor in a great boat.
I have done the New England to Caribbean run a dozen times. The Bermuda trip another half dozen times. I crossed the Pacific twice under sail. I favor a simple boat, simple gear, and a steady crew.
I am planning to retire soon and sail our Aphrodite over to your side of the pond. I love being at sea and I love sailing our boat.
So, this thread matters to me. I scour the internet for stories similar to the one Maree tells. There are many, many people who make wonderful trips and never write a book or make a video. It is proof that mortals can cross oceans.
Preparation starts with "visualize" the boat upside down. Boats don't roll over very often but the sea does slam into the side and launch any number of things into the cabin. That's our focus on Averisera, stuff being secure. The boat is solid and we sail her gently.
Love to read some other stories.
Blueboatman
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What a useful thread this has become.
I must confess to the OP ( apologies), I wondered if this was a troll ? Delighted it is not and therefore solid information
Can be both forthcoming and useful to others.
The ' upside down' analogy is IMO the gold standard, the Devils in
the detail, ESP at sea with wear and tear. Chances are that if you've fitted the gear to the boat, you can fix it too( at sea). Spares, tools, patience=stacking the odds in your favour, the rewards? Priceless but deeply subversive.. Will you ever look at a 52 inch telly in quite the same way again having crossed Sn ocean?
I must confess to the OP ( apologies), I wondered if this was a troll ? Delighted it is not and therefore solid information
Can be both forthcoming and useful to others.
The ' upside down' analogy is IMO the gold standard, the Devils in
the detail, ESP at sea with wear and tear. Chances are that if you've fitted the gear to the boat, you can fix it too( at sea). Spares, tools, patience=stacking the odds in your favour, the rewards? Priceless but deeply subversive.. Will you ever look at a 52 inch telly in quite the same way again having crossed Sn ocean?
capnsensible
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Being stupid, Keep It Simple Stupid principle suits me.
The more I do it, the less I feel the need to take loadsa junk with me! Sitting in the Azores (which are great) trying to get things I dont really need repaired is rather uninteresting.
Water, auto steering and ambition are, I think, the keys.
Enjoy it, you will go back for more.
Done it ten times, KISS
The more I do it, the less I feel the need to take loadsa junk with me! Sitting in the Azores (which are great) trying to get things I dont really need repaired is rather uninteresting.
Water, auto steering and ambition are, I think, the keys.
Enjoy it, you will go back for more.
Done it ten times, KISS
