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Subject: RE: [world-cruising] How To Determine If Yacht is Blue Water Worthy
From: Doug Barnard (dbarnard@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Jan 20 2003 - 14:31:25 EST
> From: thurley45 <thurley@XXX.XXX>
> I have a Beneteau First 32 (32.75' LOA and 28" LWL) that I would like
> to sail from Block Island to Bermuda. I think it is adequate for the
> trip (particularly when I read last week that a 15 year old just
> sailed hsi 32' foot boat single-handledly from the Azores to the
> Caribbean), but I'm not sure.
I'm researching Beneteaus right now, and am probably going to wind up
purchasing a First 38. The French are a bit more organized about the
seaworthy thing than the rest of the world. The First 38, for example,
has a Category 1 certificate (unrestricted offshore use). You can
probably research your boat's particulars through a Beneteau dealer, or
from the factory.
That would tell you the boat's intended use- as to the suitability of
your particular boat, why not pop for a survey? Personally, I consider
peace of mind something worth paying for. I'd much rather be musing
wistfully over a cool drink in the tropics about being over-cautious,
rather than praying fervently in a terrifying situation that I'd been
more cautious!
Doug Barnard
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Buying a boat
Sailing to Paradise
Figuring things out from there
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