phantomlady
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My husband crossed the Atlantic single-handed last December and he is about to return to Europe...still single-handed. He said he was very bored but at least he only had himself to worry about!!
Would love to do Atlantic crossing
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Birdseye
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Boredom. At least thats the reply of all of my sailing pals - I'm the only one who hasnt done the milk run.
rivonia
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Why did you call it the "milk run"?
capnsensible
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Coz he hasn't done one........
Birdseye
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Thats what they called it. I guess because the East / west crossing is usually very much downwind and easy sailing. Which again is what all of them said - that the sailing is easier than around the british coast. The west / east crossing is a different issue, usually further north and gale prone.
oldvarnish
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_run
In other words, cover the maximum distance for the greatest satisfaction with the least effort and the highest reward.
KellysEye
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>I'm the only one who hasnt done the milk run
I've mentioned this before but we were on the ARC finish line when boats came and the wind speed had been 25 to 30 knots gusting 50. There were broken booms, booms torn off, broken rigging, broken rudders, torn sails, broken carbon fibre poles and ripped spinnakers. A Canadian boat we know arrived under staysail that's what they had left. They didn't call it a milk run.
We had light winds and were desperate for squalls which we eventually got.
I've mentioned this before but we were on the ARC finish line when boats came and the wind speed had been 25 to 30 knots gusting 50. There were broken booms, booms torn off, broken rigging, broken rudders, torn sails, broken carbon fibre poles and ripped spinnakers. A Canadian boat we know arrived under staysail that's what they had left. They didn't call it a milk run.
We had light winds and were desperate for squalls which we eventually got.
Consider remote medical services.
You will absolutely not think that you need them until you REALLY need them and then you will sooooo wish you had them.
http://clipperroundtheworld.com/new...-yacht-launched-in-londons-st-katharine-docks
Sorry to jump on this post, but I am the ugly one with the bottle in my hand and immediately got the point of this when I was told about the job vacancy. As well as a former yacht broker I have delivered a number of motor boats to far flung very remote places and had wondered on a number of occasions "what if".
Best of luck if you do undertake the crossing.
Tom
You will absolutely not think that you need them until you REALLY need them and then you will sooooo wish you had them.
http://clipperroundtheworld.com/new...-yacht-launched-in-londons-st-katharine-docks
Sorry to jump on this post, but I am the ugly one with the bottle in my hand and immediately got the point of this when I was told about the job vacancy. As well as a former yacht broker I have delivered a number of motor boats to far flung very remote places and had wondered on a number of occasions "what if".
Best of luck if you do undertake the crossing.
Tom
pmagowan
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Can you not just phone the coastguard on the sat phone? They will put you through to medical services for free but perhaps I am missing something.
The free coastguard srlerv8ces such as the one provided by mrcc do a fabulous job, but ultimately there is a very big difference.
However I don't wish to turn this Atlantic crossing post into a sales pitch.
Happy to provide detail by pm if anyone is interested.
capnsensible
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Yes, you are missing that most people don't have a sat phone..........
(I've done it a few times without and survived)
recently there was a 'How useful is SSB' tread - most who replied told OP not to bother as everyone has satphone these days.
pmagowan
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If you don't have a sat phone then you can't partake of medical advice irrespective of who provides it unless you are in range. I don't see how that changes things unless a SSB network is provided as part of the medical coverage.
rivonia
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We never had sat phone or ssb. Just good old fahioned VHF. Worked for us.
alant
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Only because nothing went wrong.
Limited range, so if no one near you, bit like a tree falling in a forest - who hears it?
Had sat phone on my last crossing, but took so long to get a signal, got a barrel of tar ready.
KellysEye
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>'How useful is SSB' tread - most who replied told OP not to bother as everyone has satphone these days.
I didn't think most were against SSB it completely different from satphone with long passage (e.g. Atlantic) nets, marina and bay nets, weather forecasts, talking to boats you know about different places, weather etc and a Safety and Security net in the Caribbean, all free once you have it. Our view of a satphone is have one, keep it charged, don't buy expensive airtime and keep it in the grab bag, emergency calls are free.
I didn't think most were against SSB it completely different from satphone with long passage (e.g. Atlantic) nets, marina and bay nets, weather forecasts, talking to boats you know about different places, weather etc and a Safety and Security net in the Caribbean, all free once you have it. Our view of a satphone is have one, keep it charged, don't buy expensive airtime and keep it in the grab bag, emergency calls are free.
capnsensible
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recently there was a 'How useful is SSB' tread - most who replied told OP not to bother as everyone has satphone these days.
Indeed. I replied and said Ssb is a waste too.
What did you use?
capnsensible
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Yup.