November Cruising

[BetweenBoats]

Work unexpectedly comes to a stop next week. Ordinarily I'd be panicking, looking for my next gig, but now I own a boat. This time I will be relaxed and use it as an opportunity for some cruising.

Trouble is, it's November...

Any tips for off season cruising? November always seems like winter, but anyone have any empirical data that says the weather isn't too bad for cruising?

Would probably stick to the south coast, but may do France or the Channel Islands.

Boat is a Fairline Targa 52

While not on a strict budget, keen to get the most from my money while taking a break. Rather than tear around at 28knots, anyone got any views on what is the most economic cruising speed for that boat? It has D12-675s in it.

Thank!

 

[Whitelighter]

the most economical cruise will be at true displacement speed. Your boat is about the same size as mine and 8.5knts was pretty efficient, though for comfort I found pushing it up slightly to 10knts gave a more stable ride and wasn't hugely painful on fuel burn.

Max hull speed is 1.34 x the square root of waterline length in feet.

My boat WLL is 13.34 metres or 44ft so the max hull speed is 8.89knts - hence the 8.5knts for max efficiency to give a bit of a buffer. The 10knts is burning more but is more comfortable, easier to steer and as I say isn't hugely more thirsty