Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

[billy_bros]

Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

I am considering changing yachts and I am thinking towards Bluewater cruising. Any blue water sailors like to share there views on a suitable boat about 36ft. The tradewind 35 seems apopular choice. Any other candidates plaese

 

[AIDY]

Re: Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

few suggestions here, and here

 

[hairbox]

Re: Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

Deerfoot, Beowolf http://www.kellyarcher.co.nz/beowulf.html, http://www.setsail.com/deerfoot/ oops you did say 36 metres?

 

[roly_voya]

Re: Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

Decide on what sort of sailing you intend first and the boat will logically follow. You need different boat for coastal cruising in the med compared to Baltic. Also how independent? If you are mainly looking at marinas you dont need large tanks, heavy ground tackle etc. The more detaile a set of requirements you can draw up the easier it will be to fit a boat to them. The tradewind for example would be ideal for an atlantic circuit but for east med you would probably go for something with a lot mor cockpit/deck space + easier to keep cool!

Could also suggest you look at reports of problems people have had doing similar things and from this draw up a list of what you don't want. E.G currently most common reason for boats to be lost on trade wind rout seams to be failure of spade rudders and inability to jury rig steering. Therefore if you plan long passages do you want a fully supported rudder?

By the time I had done this I could draw a plan of my ideal boat, then just had to find it?

The other thing I would say is measure boats by displacement for cost and waterline length for size, particularly for offshore boats.

 

[pragmatist]

Re: Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

Curiously enough, I'd give serious consideration to the things you and others don't like. Our biggest gripe about our (otherwise wonderful) boat is lack of storage - knew it before we bought her but it is still a problem. However, chatting to friends with a Bav 42 (which has enough space for a tea dance !) they complain about the high topsides and the need for a death-defying leap onto any pontoon - not something which had even occurred to me - our side decks are so low it's an easy step.

Enjoy your search and the end result

 

[Spicemariner]

Re: Views on a suitable Blue water sailing boat welcome

Biggest problem for most folks is storage and comfort whilst at anchor. We had 38ft Bav and now have 47ft Bav and she is still small to most of the boats cruising with us. You need to be able to make as much electricity as you can from wind and solar, otherwise you are charging twice a day, and most men just hate those engine services, which come round very frequently if you use it for charging. Classic boats usually are difficult to set up with solar because of narrow stern. You will find as you go further that the majority of boats cruising are modern plastic fantastics, they are seaworthy, comfortable and usually easy to fix bits because they have thought of accessability. Depends on what sort boat you would like, classic or modern, you pays your money and takes your choice. PS No problems parking, we have a small one step ladder fits anywhere over the rail and I can step off on to pontoons.