Choice of boat for RTW

[Neeves]

We want our adventures to be comfortable,by the time we can afford them are bones are aching

Then the answer is in this thread:

I think I just saw the ultimate long distance yacht.

Jonathan

 

[dunedin]

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

Each to their own. Many have successfully done RTW as a couple- or indeed solo.
As another experienced voyager said, better as a couple than with a crew who may have different approaches and could drive you crazy.

 

[capnsensible]

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

Loads and loads of couples sailing long distances together. You might need crew for a big yacht. But these days, probably not.

We had a ball sailing our Moody 33 across the Atlantic and back. Twice. Once with 2 friends for some of it. Second time just us two.

For world arc there are plenty of manageable mid 40 foot boats for a couple. Only time you will need help is going through the Panama Canal.

 

[noelex]

Loads and loads of couples sailing long distances together.

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The first criterion for a trip like this is whether or not you want crew (and if you do want crew how many). This will be a major factor in the type of boat that is suitable. Hopefully anyone contemplating a RTW trip has enough experience of long passages to already have a firm view on this subject.

My wife and prefer to sail without crew. Modern boats with autopilots etc are easy to sail and when asleep we can feel confident in the ability of the person on watch, greatly adding to the quality of the rest. There are no concerns about finding crew, worrying that they may become seasick, making allowances for their preferences regarding food etc, and no loss of privacy.

Of course this is not the right answer for everyone, but it is not a silly or an unusual choice and there is no reason this should not be comfortable.

 

[ashtead]

In case it hasn’t been mentioned already to bring back to boat choices maybe A Jongert - plenty of older smaller ones with plenty of space for genset,deep freeze, compressor and all the toys you might need . I guess being steel might help with any dings on route, a nice large merc diesel say and large tanks plus room for a few crew . What more might you want save the budget to run it and tank up .

 

[Sandy]

Boreal 47 (the single wheeled version, not the twin).

 

[jordanbasset]

@snowleopard
'I did talk him out of his first choice: an Island Packet.'

Any particular reason, I have heard good things about them

 

[doris]

@snowleopard
'I did talk him out of his first choice: an Island Packet.'

Any particular reason, I have heard good things about them

Sailing an IP in anything less than a force 6 is like driving a London bus round a race track.

 

[doris]

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.

I said over engineered. The boat, not the add ons.
A mast track machine screwed onto the back of the extrusion leaving one exposed to any one of them loosening and jamming the sail (yes it happened), hydraulic vang needing serious specialist servicing every winter, twin alternators not perfectly isolated, 2v fork lift batteries perfect for weight distribution but v difficult to source anyway remote, the list can go on……..