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Just read Shrimpy and how he spent 8 years in the sun.

If and that's a big IF...
I bought a boat cheap enough and large enough for the family to go into blue water cruising, rented out the house etc, what route / where would we go and when, to get reasonably warm weather without risks of hurricanes etc and avoid all dodgy (pirate) areas?

Canaries, Atlantic, canal, pacific hopping to NZ? Leave during their winter? and so forth?

Or is that asking too much and just not possible?

Read a lot already, (and coastal sailed of course) but are there any books I should read to get a reality check?

Safety first, but adventure second.
 
Why not

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You could take a leaf out of TCM's book and just do a couple of Atlantic circuits - although I would take the opportunity to spend a whole Summer in the Azores.

Summer in the UK

Cross Biscay late August

Spain / Portugal / Madeira / Canaries

Cross to Caribbean in late Nov / Dec

Leave Carib in May for the Azores

May - Sept in the Azores

Back to the Canaries and either repeat or Winter in the Canaries - or Brazil.

- W
 
You won't get far in two years doing family cruising. I have been following the sailing blog of a young family on a 5 year round the world plan. Year 1 involved settling into the life style and sorting the boat in the Baltic. Year 2 was North Europe (met them Gosport) to Turkey. This year they hope to cross the Atlantic.

YM ran an interesting article a few years ago about a family that flew out to French Polynesia, purchased an ex charter boat, sailed around for an extended holiday, sold the boat and returned home.
 
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tim_ber said:
Just read Shrimpy and how he spent 8 years in the sun.

If and that's a big IF...
I bought a boat cheap enough and large enough for the family to go into blue water cruising, rented out the house etc, what route / where would we go and when, to get reasonably warm weather without risks of hurricanes etc and avoid all dodgy (pirate) areas?

Canaries, Atlantic, canal, pacific hopping to NZ? Leave during their winter? and so forth?

Or is that asking too much and just not possible?

Read a lot already, (and coastal sailed of course) but are there any books I should read to get a reality check?

Safety first, but adventure second.
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Fly to Florida where there are lots of cheap fixer uppers around. Set off in November and spend 18 months in the warm doing the Bahamas Cuba Venuzuela Trinidad and up to Antiqua then sail back to the UK. If you buy carefully, you might even make a profit with some sweat equity.
 
TQA said:
Fly to Florida where there are lots of cheap fixer uppers around. Set off in November and spend 18 months in the warm doing the Bahamas Cuba Venuzuela Trinidad and up to Antiqua then sail back to the UK. If you buy carefully, you might even make a profit with some sweat equity.
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To cross the atlantic, who have to look forward to arriving. Going from East to West this is easy - you have the Caribbean to look forward to.

Going from West to East when all you have is blighty to look forward to, is going to be much much harder!
 
So why . . .

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Going from West to East when all you have is blighty to look forward to, is going to be much much harder!
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So why bother? Spend a few months in the Azores - a fabulous cruising ground - then head South again, back to Madeira, the Canaries or even the Cape Verdes for the Winter.

- W
 
The Azores are good but not for 18 months. Yes I would rather sail to the Caribbean than the UK but the family would have 18 months to settle down with the boat and get it sorted out before the Transatlantic.

I still think fly to Florida, find a boat and go sailing is easier than buying one in the UK and getting it somewhere warmer.

There is a OK Colvic Victor 41 in Titusville that might be worth a look, At one point it was advertised at £29k more at the moment but it is such a buyers market over here that I am sure the owner is open to offers.
 
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