Jester Challenge

[Deleted member 478]

Whom else from here is thinking about it or perhaps has even made the decision to go for it?

 

[FullCircle]

Alright John, I'll bite - what do I have to do?
Is it mad sailing in a widdy little boat at an unseasonable time of year in the wrong direction?
Give me a link.


Jim

 

[BlueSkyNick]

I think he is probably referring to THIS.

 

[FullCircle]

My kind of thing. Unfettered marine anarchy.
Would that be a Contessa 26 or a Sadler 25/26 maybe. Something oldish and cheap, but not wood please.
Your suggestions please for a sub 26 foot boat that could be bought, equipped and sailed Transatlantic for 10000 quid or less. I know it says 30ft LOA maximum, but the original 5 were all sub 26ft.
That would give me a bit of time to save up and plan it. Who knows?


Jim

 

[Twister_Ken]

Even going first class you couldn't spend £10,000 on a return seat in a 747.

 

[machurley22]

Got to be one of these surely. Buy one for £4k, equip and modify her for another £4k and have £2k left to party with.

PS - I haven't definitely decided yet.

 

[AndCur]

You would do hard to beat an Achilles 24.

 

[FullCircle]

<<You would do hard to beat an Achilles 24. >>

Why an Achilles?

and I have just seen a fully restored Folkboat for 6k advertised.
What about a Guy Stevens T24 or T27? Around 1965 vintage and both around the 5k mark...

 

[Lakesailor]

Or for a do-or-die attempt how about a Sonata?

 

[AndCur]

Why an Achilles

1. Probably one of the best small sea boats afloat.
2. Great turn of speed
3. With sailing plug out huge draining capacity in the self draining cockpit (very important in a offshore boat)
4. Have been tried and tested offshore in the AZAB,OSTAR etc.
5. Very heavily rigged as standard.
6. All lines lead back to cockpit as standard.
7. Very easy sailed single handed in rough weather.
8. Skeg hung rudder which is very strong.

Take a look at the attached link for more info.
http://achilles24.users.btopenworld.com/index.htm

Regards

Andrew

 

[FullCircle]

<Or for a do-or-die attempt how about a Sonata? >

Already owned a Limbo!!!!

 

[DeeGee]

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I think he is probably referring to THIS.

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Is this

one suitable do you think?

 

[machurley22]

Indubitably, but a shade over the suggested £10k budget.

 

[FullCircle]

<<Indubitably, but a shade over the suggested £10k budget>>

10k is my personal chained objective. I am sure that others will spend that on the sail wardrobe alone.

Is that 'Jenter' affair vaguely similar to a Chuck Paine double ender? I like those.

 

[machurley22]

I'm think it's a Chuck Paine designed Frances/Victoria 26. Lovely boat.

 

[halcyon]

Already got the boat, Halcyon 27, fitted out for tran-atlantic, she's already done two crossings, and with original Hassler self steering.
Now the hard part, how to tell the wife, well at least I got 5 years !!

Brian

 

[oldvarnish]

remember that in 1972, David Blagden did it in a 19 foot Europa - a squib with a lid. Anyone serious should get hold of his book 'Very Willing Griffin"

 

[ridgy]

I'm in love with the idea of it.
I have the boat for it.
I'm still trying to determine if I have the balls for it.

Biggest problem is getting the boat back afterwards...6 weeks off work is expensive, 14 weeks (well you need 2 weeks to recover) is err, extremely expensive, not to mention requiring balls twice as big!

Also I presume that no insurer will touch it with a barge pole apart from 3rd party so one needs to be prepared for a total loss.

A gamble...lifelong pride if it comes off, big money (relatively speaking) if it doesn't...decisions decisions!

 

[Deleted member 478]

Dunno if this helps, but my brother-in-law is a Rigby and he has the balls for anything challenging. You wouldn't want to let the Rigby name down now, would you?