doris
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A mate’s Swan 40 is the highest maintenance, over engineered boat I know. Hopeless for RTW.
Choice of boat for RTW
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dunedin
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Oysters and X-Yachts seem to be popular for a speedy World ARC. I doubt they are much more “reliable” than other brands, not least as most of the failures are often bought in complexities (generators, water makers, washing machines etc), but for the bigger events I think Oyster sometimes flies out a support engineer to the stopover points.
Neither are likely to be within the budget of the OP’s friend.
HenrikH
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Sounds like it is time for your friend to invest in a new instrument package?
Of the participants in the ongoing old school and old boat Ocean Globe Race, 8 of 14 yachts are Swans.
ridgy
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I think that might be more a function of the limited designs that you are allowed to use rather than preference.
KevinV
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You can turn that 180 - they could just as easily have chosen that particular race because they want to race the boats they prefer
Zing
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The bigger, the newer, the better maintained the better. You need all of those attributes in good proportion. All of which cost money so really the first question is what's the budget. There is almost no upside limit to that. Good luck and fair winds to your mate.
Neeves
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I'd ponder the idea that someone is planning a RTW, asks (anyone) but, in this case, a multi owner for advice and then discards the advice.
Surely they have fairly fixed ideas by now - or need to sail for a few more decades so that they do not need to ask advice. My comments are reinforced by the idea of the ARC, its a big comfort blanket, unnecessary for anyone contemplating a RTW.
Looks like good advice.
Jonathan
capnsensible
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Why not a mid 40's Bavaria? Plenty doing it already.
capnsensible
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Jenneau 45;2? Lovely cruisers.
Wansworth
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Isn’t the best advice to go in what you have already,it’s the crew that make the thing happen or not not any make of yacht,From 18 footers to rafts have crossed oceans and from my sofa I would suggest making sure your want to go and just use your knowledge to make sure you have fixed things or replaced to the best of your ability………from experience you cannot have too many anchorus and tackle
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Roberto
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Though it would always join the W-ARC parties after the music had ended
capnsensible
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I get the Bavaria jokes. But I've sailed them!Though it would always join the W-ARC parties after the music had ended
Neeves
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Usually there is no need to use an anchor, at all, on the ARC....until its over.
. Though I've never fancied such events - and I'm probably wrong.Jonathan
Wansworth
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Reminds me of a comment back in the early days of marinas with many yachts with brand new CQRs on view walking down the pontoon…..theanchours were to grapple the piles…..a sort of jokeUsually there is no need to use an anchor, at all, on the ARC....until its over.
Jonathan
dunedin
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This is about the RTW World ARC, not the Canaries to Caribbean hop.Usually there is no need to use an anchor, at all, on the ARC....until its over.
Jonathan
Wansworth
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At one time crossing the Atlantic was serious stuff,you have reduced it to a “hop”
Neeves
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I could imagine the ARC hop across The Pond working but a World ARC (I could not quite believe) - just he and his wife...
It will surely test the strength of the wedding vows - the choice of yacht will be almost impossible....
Jonathan
14K478
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I just looked up the Oyster 56 “Asante” because I remember her having a full refit at Fox’s last year: her owners then did a Round Britain as a shakedown cruise for the RTW and have just done the Atlantic leg with a crew of four (and found it tiring).
I think that’s surely the right way to go about an ARC RTW.
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Neeves
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Sailing is meant to be a pleasure, not part of a SAS assessment.
I'd have to agree, husband and wife + crew of four.
Size is already partially dictated by the schedule, small will not keep up. This starts to define the size (berths for 6), or minimum size (and budget), of yacht needed to enjoy the venture...to completion.
Long gone are the days when a 18' yawl, I think that was the size, completed the first Atlantic ARC.
Jonathan
Wansworth
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We want our adventures to be comfortable,by the time we can afford them are bones are aching