Choice of boat for RTW

HenrikH said:
If speed and reliability are important for the selection, Swan yachts score higher than most. Since the days of black and white:
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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.
 
doris said:
A mate’s Swan 40 is the highest maintenance, over engineered boat I know. Hopeless for RTW.
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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.
 
HenrikH said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
snowleopard said:
A friend is planning a RTW cruise and has asked my advice on a suitable boat. He is planning to do the World ARC (let's not discuss that here!) and has been advised by the organisers that boats under 40 ft are too slow to keep up with the fleet. I couldn't persuade him that he should go for a multihull; I did talk him out of his first choice: an Island Packet. He now seems to have settled on a Moody 45 and is actively looking for one. He will be sailing with just himself and his wife who is fairly experienced.

Any thoughts?
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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.

14K478 said:
Tell him to buy a nice new Oyster and hire a crew. That seems to work.
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Looks like good advice.

Jonathan
 
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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Neeves said:
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
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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 joke😏
 
dunedin said:
This is about the RTW World ARC, not the Canaries to Caribbean hop.
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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
 
Neeves said:
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
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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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14K478 said:
I just looked up the Oyster 57 “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 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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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
 
Neeves said:
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
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We want our adventures to be comfortable,by the time we can afford them are bones are aching😂
 
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