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Re: Thanks for the offer
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Posted by bobc [Email] (#473) [Profile/Gallery] (more from bobc) on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:46:30 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Thanks for the offer, vvack0matic [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:59:11
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well I sail in the mid atlantic.

cost to sail in the atlantic? Insurance is tad higher than if you stay in the sounds and bays. Marina's that are close to the ocean are usually a bit more expensive (slip cost). Salt water from the ocean is more corrosive than the brakish water in the sounds and creeks so maintenance is more frequent.

Size is not so much the thing as strength. There are 20ft boats (Pacific Seacraft Flika) that have rounded the cape. And there are 30 ft boats (say catalina 30) that you would not want to take 30 miles offshore (without modification).

You need to think about the kind of sailing you want to do. Maybe the idea of cruising the ICW, anchoring along the way, stopping at marinas every 2nd or 3rd days for a break is appealing. And when you get to FL, it a short 10hr sail to the bahamas.

Maybe an offshore adventure is more interesting to you. For example sailing from the east coast to bermuda. A week or more with no sight of land, and if something goes wrong you are on your own.

maybe weekend getaways. sail to a secluded anchorage or interesting coastal town on friday or saturday. back home in bed on sunday night.

Maybe you are the next circumnavigator. 2 week passages, making landfall at some exotic place. rest up and do it again.

or maybe you just want to learn to sail, with a minimum of investment and see where it takes you. In that case consider a 19ft trailer-able boat with a swing keel, outboard motor and a small cabin. cheap to buy, cheap to keep (in your driveway) and cheap to maintain. You can drag it to local lakes, and to the coast. Even drag it down to Key West and sail there for a week.

its all valid. you dont need Blue Water sailboat to cruise the ICW from maine to key west.

As far as size, remember that as you go up in length, costs for everything go up exponentially. And size isn't the thing ... anyone would rather be caught in a serious storm in a bristol channel cutter (28ft) than a 40ft Beneteau. (not knocking the benne ... plenty have circumnavigated).


keep in mind that sailing is not for everyone. its a lot of work, stupidly slow (if I'm doing 6 knots I'm estatic!), and a lot of maintenance.

You do it for love of being on the water, love of being independent, love of moving 5 tons of fiberglass through the water using no fuel.

you're either a sailor or you are not. You need to find out. 

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