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Subject: [worldcruising] Re: Howdy!
From: cruisenewsnet (admin@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Feb 17 2002 - 20:10:18 EST
Here is a list of boats that I studied when researching a boat
purchase:
http://cruisenews.net/boattypes.html
There is lots of info on other pages of my site too.
Paul V
--- In worldcruising@XXX.XXX>
wrote:
> Dear Michael,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion regarding irbs.com. Unfortunately, I do
not have a
> blue water cruising boat. I have a small boardboat (a Force 5). I
also have a
> great desire to find something well-found with which to see a
foreign port or
> two. I did a lot of sailing as a kid and am old enough now to
listen to sage
> advice. I'm reading everything I can get my hands on, ranging from
Desirable
> and Undesirable Characteristics of Offshore Yachts, to Handbook of
Offshore
> Cruising (by Jim Howard), The World's Best Sailboats, and Sailing
Alone
> Around the World...
>
> Currently, I'm in no hurry to find a used sloop or cutter, ranging
from 29 to
> 37 LOA, in a moderate need of repair or refurbishment. I'm am
planning to use
> her for gunkholing as well as crossing deep water, so I'm sure
she'll be full
> of compromises. Seaworthiness, however, is NOT something that I
will
> compromise on.
>
> Any advice you or anyone else can offer would be greatly
appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Jeffrey
>
> "Rich, Michael" wrote:
>
> > Which blue water cruising boat do you have and why do you think
you need
> > one? Have you spent some time at http://www.irbs.com?
> >
> > Michael B. Rich, III ~~~_/) ~~~
> > S/V Southern Cross (what was a originally an irwin 37 ketch)
> > Baltimore, Maryland
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeffrey A.Twining [mailto:speedbump@XXX.XXX]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:22 PM
> > To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
> > Subject: [worldcruising] Howdy!
> >
> > I'm new to this group, and am looking forward to hearing your
collective
> > advice about the best bluewater cruising boats and places to
take them.
> > A posting from a couple of years ago (sorry) piqued my interest:
Does
> > anyone know where I can find a copy of the "Texas Mariner's
Cruising
> > Association: Boat Comparison Matrix List Available-Mark House's
> > Cruisability Matrix of about 100 Boats?"
> >
> > Many thanks in advance!
> > -J.A. Twining
> >
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