Would I regret having 2m draft?

[capnsensible]

What are your criteria for size?

I'm setting my 10 meter boat up for just the trip you are planning, 1.7m draft, planning either single or two handed, with visits from friends and family in port - she sleeps 4 in comfort 6 at a squeeze.

Have done the Atlantic circuit twice on our Moody 33. She was born in 1977. Was great for two to live on, two extra for holidays was a bit much.

Going on a cheaper older yacht, with family, would probably have gone for a similar age Moody 36 or 39. Good friend of mine also did the trip twice on his. Lots of visitors, tardis inside.

Oh, ours draws 1.4m. But have taken much bigger boats over, no worries.

 

[Kelpie]

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Deep draft skinny keels are fine unless you do accidentally go aground. Then something that would be a mite embarrassment in the Deb or a Vega can become very excpensive or worse. Those skinny, deep keels are powerful potentially keelbolt-ripping levers in a grounding situation, particularly at speed.

Agree with the Pardys - go small, go simple, go now. OK, it's embarrassing always having the smallest boat n the anchorage, but it does give you some bragging rights.

- W

I admit that a big AWB with a skinny bolt on keel is something out of my comfort zone. Rationally, though, I know that thousands of these boats are scattered across the world happily crossing oceans and being used as long term liveaboard homes.

The Deb is a long way from being presentable enough for sale at the moment, so at the very least I need to do a lot of cosmetic work and a few upgrades in order to make her easier to sell. And perhaps that will be enough to persuade SWMBO that we should just keep her