Hurleyburly
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£28K for a place, or alternatively £28K for a Vancouver 27 and go where the heck YOU want to ?
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mikesharp
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In that case 18 @£28 is over 1/2million. Enough for a good sized syndicate boat.
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DavidofMersea
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Is the answer, One on top of the other?
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Dominic
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You raise a point I have wondered about.
28 K to be a tourist or spend the 28K and be master of your own destiny.
Take 2 of them. 56k in the pot. Buy a Contessa 32 or similar for 25K. Fit out well for 7K (new sails - lots of gear). Go sailing. Spend 10K per year (could be 20K depending on car hire, marinas, restuarants etc - say 15K per head cos we are tight).
After 2 years quick circumnav. 55 K spent. Sell boat, get back 25 K.
Total spend 15k per head per year.
The difference lies between those who like being told what to do and those who dare to walk their own path.
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You raise a point I have wondered about.
28 K to be a tourist or spend the 28K and be master of your own destiny.
Take 2 of them. 56k in the pot. Buy a Contessa 32 or similar for 25K. Fit out well for 7K (new sails - lots of gear). Go sailing. Spend 10K per year (could be 20K depending on car hire, marinas, restuarants etc - say 15K per head cos we are tight).
After 2 years quick circumnav. 55 K spent. Sell boat, get back 25 K.
Total spend 15k per head per year.
The difference lies between those who like being told what to do and those who dare to walk their own path.
Crew or Master
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tcm
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yeah, tho one of the earlier Challenges was £18k RTW, probaly '97? '96? which seems a bit better value even allowing for inflation. Anyway, i had no idea that these ocean crusing types were secretly rich gits intent upon avoiding circumnav in a 27 footer. Also ,my mate said that the boat was almost beaten by the crip er disabled sailors and full of whingers lazing around complaining. I can't imagine it, really.
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copterdoctor
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Anybody know where I can find a crew list? A guy I knew was going on this trip, I wanted to see if he made it.
Thanks
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tcm
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Re: website
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.globalchallenge2004.com/en/>http://www.globalchallenge2004.com/en/</A>
click "teams" at the top
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<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.globalchallenge2004.com/en/>http://www.globalchallenge2004.com/en/</A>
click "teams" at the top
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Twister_Ken
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I know what you're getting at but it's not quite fair. Any V27 at £27K is going to need a few bob spending on it to get it bullet-proof for a round the world jobbie. Maybe £10K for new standing & running rigging, SSB, EPIRB, windvane, spares, new sails(?). Then provisioning for what, a couple of years. Parking charges at some of the stopovers, etc. So that £27K easily becomes £50K.
Generally though I'm with you. And why do it as an uphill limited-stop race. Far better to do it as a leisurely pub-to-pub cruise in the warmer climatic zones.
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Generally though I'm with you. And why do it as an uphill limited-stop race. Far better to do it as a leisurely pub-to-pub cruise in the warmer climatic zones.
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OldDevonian
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I think a lot of the crew do the race as a "challenge", not because they are really into serious sailing. I wonder how many ex-challengeees have stayed with sailing and crew on RORC - JOG etc boats?
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