No money and want to circumnavigate the world, Help!

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Ok here I go.(sorry for going on)

I've decided to save as much money as i can and buy a yacht and sail around the world, I have little money and intend to work as I go. I'm a trained cameraman and editor and want to document my journey. anyway basically i would like suggestions on suitable yachts for the voyage and within my £10,000 or less budget

I had decided on a contessa 26 as a few of these are being circumnavigated at the moment and seem to hold up well. But keep seeing similar yachts and wondering how good these are.

Invicta 26
cutlass 27

any other suggestions welcome

My other reason for the contessa 26 is that they seem to hold there money which as long as i don't sink it would come in handy when i finish if i ever do.

I'm making a documentary of my journey from a stupid yorkshire lad with no sailing experience to a globe conquering hero, I might be getting a little kiddy. Anyway, if you have done anything similar or know someone who has I would love to talk to them.I would really appreciate any advice in fact it is very much needed. My website will be up and running soon I'll post it when its working.

Thanks for reading
 
Cross posting is frowned upon but you might get let off this time if you tried the liveaboard forum. More world girdling types there. Contessas have good rep, Vega 27 might be an option as well, have no knowledge of the other 2. Have a look here - http://www.bigoceans.com/home/ Great site which might give you an insight to what it's like cruising a little boat with b8ggerall money. And why not? Hardest bit's setting off, after that it gets warmer. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
I did meet a guy in Antigua who'd crossed from Bournemouth in an old Folkboat that had cost £5000, he'd nearly run out of food and was eating rice for the last few days of the trip.

He was retired
 
whoops, sorry about the cross posting we all make mistakes first time. Thanks for your suggestions. I'll try the liveaboard section as well.
 
I'm roughly looking at 18 months for departure i want to do some RYA courses first and get as much time sailing as possible, I think it will be about 8 months before i have enough money for my yahct/home. And I've been told I will have alot of prep and other equipment to get before setting of on my voyage
 
If your planning to make extensive modifications to the boat, unless you don't work full time, i think 10months from purchasing the yacht to setting off is to little, after all there are sea trials etc and practice runs you'd need to do!
 
This guy didn't do too badly with a lot less than you have to spend.. Don't hang about, just go for it. I'll buy your book!.
<span style="color:blue"> </span> <span style="color:blue"> </span>
<span style="color:blue"> 'Name of yacht: Super Shrimp. Registered: London 358661. Design: Sloop, Caprice, Lk 1. Sail no: C159. Designer: Robert Tucker. Builder: C.E. Clark (at Cowes 1962). Reg tonnage: 2.10. length: 18 feet 4 inches. Breadth: 6 feet 2 inches. Draught: 1 foot 8 inches. Construction: Plywood. Ballast: 250 lb in each keel. Sails: 1 main, 1 jib, 1 Genoa, 1 running sail. Provisions: 120 man-days. Emergency equipment: Flares (red, orange, white) plastic 2-man dinghy and paddles.

The voyage in figures:

Length of voyage: 30,000 miles approx. Duration: 8 years. Cost of navigational gear, etc 50 pounds; Amount of previous sailing knowledge: Nil. Funds available for voyage: 30 puunds. Legs: The Atlantic (Canaries-Barbados) 40 days; the Pacific (Galapagos-Marquesas_ 45 days; the Indian Ocean (Malaysia-Ski Lanka) 10 days; the Indian Ocean (India-French Somaliland) 28 days. Pleasure gained: Incalculable.

Navigational equipment:

Compass: 1 Davies plastic, 1 exarmy prismatic (hand bearing). Radio: Vega Sebna receiver 8-band (Russian), Watch: Rolex Submariner, Sextant: Ebbco plastic. charts: Various (continually swapped with yachts heading in the opposite direction), Books and tables: Nautical Almanic (new one every 2nd year) Borton's tables. Little Ship Celestrial Navigation, Rantzen. Highly recommended. Reed's Almanac (1972 and 1980 only) Extras: 2 pencils, 1 parallel ruler. And that's all!' </span>
 
cheers for the support IMBO. I realise it wont be easy but I believe it can be done and like your say I'm sure I wont be the first person to sail off into the sunset on a tiny budget.

Many many thanks for your info
 
My boat took 10 days to sort for a 10,000nm cruise from purchase (it hadn't been ktted for ocean sailing previously), and that included getting it coded for charter so easily done in a couple of months.

All you need is a sextant, a watch and charts, and a boat with some form of self steering, which could very well be home made, its been done before. (maybe food and water)

All the other bits are luxuries.

Good luck, you may need some of this as well!
 
Welcome to ybw forums

You are not the first to be enraptured by a Contessa 26.

Only last year another twenty-something lad called Nick who had never sailed before in his life set off on an epic journey from Southampton to Australia via Panama.

He intends to stop off at Pitcairn Island in the middle of the Pacific (I hope he can find it as it is very small)! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

He often makes appearances on these forums [nickrj] and you can follow his blog at:

http://www.bigoceans.com/

He also has no money, no at all and has made it to New York so far!!

I wish you the very best of luck.
 
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This guy didn't do too badly with a lot less than you have to spend.. Don't hang about, just go for it. I'll buy your book!.
Watch: Rolex Submariner,

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That watch second hand is worth twice as much as the yacht.
 
I have experience of the Cutlass. A damned fine sea boat and pretty cheap. That said, they're not without their faults! The main thing is a lack of space below. I've lowered my cabin sole a few inches so I have 5'11" standing headroom at the aft end of the main saloon but ONLY there!

Also, don't underestimate the cost of preparing a boat for a circumnavigation. Pretty much any Cutlass you find will be about 30 years old and if I were taking mine round the world, I could easily spend £10k just getting it "ship-shape"!

By all means PM me if you find a Cutlass and want to look at it, or want to know more about them in general.
 
People have done long voyages in the smallest of open boats. Captain Bligh was one famous one. Any modern boat I think will do the job admirably.

The weak link is yourself. I dont mean here, your skill level. That can be learnt. It is your willingness to put up with constant motion, lack of sleep and other worries. You won't really find out until you try.

As said check the boat for soundness (replace stay wires) get self steering and GPS but most important of all get some sea time before you commit. olewill
 
You say you have no sailing experience.

Do you mean no sailing experience AT ALL?

I say this because, last year, I brought my boat (46ft steel ketch) from Portugal to UK. My cousin - Army Jungle Warfare Instructor and Mountain Expedition Leder - mad keen to join me. He did, and was violently seasick for the entire trip.

For some people, it just does not work - no matter how enthusiastic they may be.

Get yourself aboard someone's boat. Try it out before you commit your money, time and esteem

Good luck and I hope it works.
 
I may be biased but the Contessa 26 is a solid boat, basically the proven folk boat design made from fibreglass. The main let-down is the living space which some people can’t cope with, I’ve added new cabin and fore-hatches which means I can stand while cooking.

Mine cost 6k a few months back but I’ve already spent 5k mainly essentials such as standing rigging (1.5k including roller reefing) new sails (1k) new windows and other bits and pieces, the Contessa Associasion has lots of boats for sale in your price range some of them well fitted out it would appear. http://www.contessa26.net/index.php?opti...&clearoff=1
I also agree with the previous posts, if you have no sailing experience you may not actually enjoy it? I initially thought I’d be fine on long passages but now wouldn’t like to go much further than across the channel. Surely all sea sickness goes away eventually though?

Good luck, it sounds like you have to get saving first though.

Michael
 
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