Maiden voyage on my new boat.Should I sail it home or transport by road.

lovezoo said:
Anyone remember this guy who went round the whole of Britain*, including the stretch that the OP is talking about, in a 20 odd ft. trailer thingy?

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147698

I seem to remember that annoyed certain forumites on here as well who said it couldn't be done ;)

*Excluding the pointy bits of Scotland.
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Yep. But he's never been on a boat since.:eek:
 
Hi
If weather right and you have an experienced crew with you it would be great trip. Personally for a first trip I would get it moved by road. I have done from Portsmouth to Hull by both sea and road. The sea is great when you have the right boat ,right crew and are confident in your boat, and not tied to set dates. We reguarly move by road to where we want to have our holiday on the dates we need it there. We either bring it back by road or wait to find the good weather. also remember sat in port waiting to bring it back when you are paying for extra mooring need to be taken in to the financial equation.

Would agree with earlier post call Dougy On Beverley Boat Transport. (Mine is on their trailer now going to the Thames)
 
carlton said:
I've done the trip - as an inexperienced boater on a new, to me, twin-engined cruiser.

I went with an RYA instructor.
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The RYA instructor and spare engine make all the difference though. I've done the bit from the Wash to the Orwell in a single engined boat. But, i'm very familiar with the boat and the coast for most of the trip.
 
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Give me a shout if you need some professional crew, or a Skipper for this trip. I have a network of people nationwide, so we could help you find somebody local with suitable experience and skills...
 
penzo

I have chickend out and opted for road transport.I did my vhf radio course yesterday with a local yachtmaster and we discussed the idea of me and the wife bringing the boat from ipswich to north shields. He also reckoned that unless i could take a experianced skipper on the trip ( which would knock the price up) it would be too risky a passage for a relative novice to undertake. Its a shame,i know,like a lot of you have said, the trip and experiance gained could be great but my head is telling me to err on the side of caution.
The good news however is that i googled boat transport and got a site called shipplys where they place details of the goods you want to transport on a open forum (a bit like e-bay) and you wait for the offers to come in. I have obtained an offer of £500 from a company called Boattrans who will do the job in the next couple of weeks.they will liaise with both marinas to arrange lifts and times and they have all the appropiate insurance etc.
So all being well my plan on dellivery is to have the boat on hard standing for a week or two where i can have a good look over her and find out where every thing is and what does what, and then launch and probberly frighting to death everyone in the marina as i try to manoover and moor up for the first time. I think i might buy some extra fenders. Anyway,i will let you know how i get on. Thanks for the responses,
penzo.
 
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penzo said:
I have chickend out and opted for road transport.I did my vhf radio course yesterday with a local yachtmaster and we discussed the idea of me and the wife bringing the boat from ipswich to north shields. He also reckoned that unless i could take a experianced skipper on the trip ( which would knock the price up) it would be too risky a passage for a relative novice to undertake. Its a shame,i know,like a lot of you have said, the trip and experiance gained could be great but my head is telling me to err on the side of caution.
The good news however is that i googled boat transport and got a site called shipplys where they place details of the goods you want to transport on a open forum (a bit like e-bay) and you wait for the offers to come in. I have obtained an offer of £500 from a company called Boattrans who will do the job in the next couple of weeks.they will liaise with both marinas to arrange lifts and times and they have all the appropiate insurance etc.
So all being well my plan on dellivery is to have the boat on hard standing for a week or two where i can have a good look over her and find out where every thing is and what does what, and then launch and probberly frighting to death everyone in the marina as i try to manoover and moor up for the first time. I think i might buy some extra fenders. Anyway,i will let you know how i get on. Thanks for the responses,
penzo.
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A wise move. But, surely this boat does not need lifting. It should go on a trailer using a slipway ? This would save 100 quid or so each end.
 
a sensible decision, my reservation would be more to do with not knowing the boat yet than any boating ability


IMHO
 
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