If I had to switch to Sail

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mainshiptom

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Well still looking for a boat and seen lots of nice boats, but still not sure of type of boat as yet, since future plans are not certain as yet...

But if I had to buy a sailing boat it would be the Moody 45 ds i love it since it feels comfortable like a motor boat!

What would you settle for?


Tom
 
mainshiptom said:
Well still looking for a boat and seen lots of nice boats, but still not sure of type of boat as yet, since future plans are not certain as yet...

But if I had to buy a sailing boat it would be the Moody 45 ds i love it since it feels comfortable like a motor boat!

What would you settle for?


Tom
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Does your motor boat heel ? A catamaran might feel more comfortable.
 
as long as

I dont mind a bit of heeling while under way as long as does not at anchor !!


Just not sure about low bridges and canals? I think Belgium and Holland are ok for sailing boats. ?
 
I think you need to calculate berthing costs, miles covered, to get a cost per mile and then same calculation for a sailing boat with the same accommodation (most likely 20% longer.) allowance for sail wear and tear and reduced miles then deduct 30% off the reduced miles (about 30% of the time you are heading away from your destination) and then get a projected cost per mile of sail compared with your current motor cost per mile.

Unless you are retired happily spending hours going the wrong way and swinging in a muddy drying creek you will be surprised how much it costs to sail.

And before you try it I suggest you wait for HW and motor down your local muddy creek to ascertain for yourself just how happy they are .

In answer to your question Jeaneau make some great boats.
 
virtuvas said:
+1

I'd go for a cat with a flybridge, when they built one that is and is old enough to be affordable :rolleyes:

V
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The lagoons post 2004 would fit that bill - but alas they still seem to be holding too much value. I delivered 2001 model across the Atlantic and would love to be a able to afford a boat like the one I sailed. Going to windward quickly but upright is appealing, and I loved the boat in rough weather.
 
mainshiptom said:
But if I had to buy a sailing boat it would be the Moody 45 ds i love it since it feels comfortable like a motor boat!

What would you settle for?


Tom
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It may surprise many, but if I was choosing a cruising boat to live aboard - and had the budget - the Moody would be on my list.
 
DAKA said:
I think you need to calculate berthing costs, miles covered, to get a cost per mile and then same calculation for a sailing boat with the same accommodation (most likely 20% longer.) allowance for sail wear and tear and reduced miles then deduct 30% off the reduced miles (about 30% of the time you are heading away from your destination) and then get a projected cost per mile of sail compared with your current motor cost per mile.

Unless you are retired happily spending hours going the wrong way and swinging in a muddy drying creek you will be surprised how much it costs to sail.

And before you try it I suggest you wait for HW and motor down your local muddy creek to ascertain for yourself just how happy they are .

In answer to your question Jeaneau make some great boats.
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That is a very narrow way to look at sailing boats. Of course some have that sort of experience, but there are many ways of sailing that do not involving slow progress terminating in a muddy drying creek.

For example I spent 10 years of holiday cruising around the Ionian, never going near a creek and probably covering as many miles as one would with a MOBO in similar circumstances. Not suggesting it is costless - you just spend the money on different things and get a different experiene in return.

To me the choice is not necessarily about the absolute amount of money, it is the experience you get for the money.
 
I love sailing, and there really is nothing quite like a good bit of puff on a broad reach, with the gunwhale under the water.

However, sailing a decent sized yacht takes more than SWMBO and me, meaning we would be at the mercy of other people's time.

Boating for us is a pleasure, when it becomes a chore with lots of organising and fitting in with others, then it is time for us to stop.

However, we are planning to move nearer to the sea, and I can feel a Wayfarer or something coming on, for the odd days when its just me, the sun, wind and sea.
 
Whilst definitely being an afficianado of motor , I certainly enjoy being blown along on a nice warm summers day, and for me the ultimate rag-mobile would be an Oyster 565 . (Very MOBO'ish internally). However, on a cold wind day............... give me a Princess etc any day!
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Singlehanded.

rafiki_ said:
I love sailing, and there really is nothing quite like a good bit of puff on a broad reach, with the gunwhale under the water.

However, sailing a decent sized yacht takes more than SWMBO and me, meaning we would be at the mercy of other people's time.

Boating for us is a pleasure, when it becomes a chore with lots of organising and fitting in with others, then it is time for us to stop.

However, we are planning to move nearer to the sea, and I can feel a Wayfarer or something coming on, for the odd days when its just me, the sun, wind and sea.
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I do a lot of my boating single handed, in some ways a modern 40-50 footer mobo is easier to handle then anything else I imagine?
 
mainshiptom said:
I do a lot of my boating single handed, in some ways a modern 40-50 footer mobo is easier to handle then anything else I imagine?
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Yes I'm very happy to handle Rafiki on my own, but a 30+ foot sailer, where you have to haul and trim sails on your own is more challenging, without a very expensive boat, with lots of self-help systems.
 
It has often been written that sailing is about the journey, motor-boating is about the arrival. Having done and still doing both, although perhaps on a rather more modest level than most of you, I think that there is some truth in that.
 
I am a massive Jongert fan but unfortunately i don't think they are still builders sailing yachts, feel free to correct me.
I aslo agree that the Oyster 565 is super impressive, went on the one at Southampton boat show and it certainly stole my heart. Would also not complain if i was handed a Halberg Rassy or Contest.
 
Penton Hooker said:
It has often been written that sailing is about the journey, motor-boating is about the arrival. Having done and still doing both, although perhaps on a rather more modest level than most of you, I think that there is some truth in that.
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Don't agree. We have some great journey's on Rafiki. Some of our arrivals at Cowes on a Sunsail raggie have been great sport for spectators.
 
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