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From: christina (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2003 - 16:22:15 EDT
hi everyone
i am writing this from puerta la cruz, venezuela. we are parked in a
marina here so we can do some inland travel for a short while. we
just spent a couple days in mochima- (national park) beautiful! great
coral for snorkeling, quiet little tourist town, a dozen or more well
protected anchorages, several sandy beaches, very nice. it would have
been a perfect experience except we spent the first two nights trying
to catch the rat that came aboard in cumana. we finally killed the
filthy thing the second night, then spent hours cleaning up the mess.
in response to minimalist ou there: i totally agree that a
minimalist approach to cruising is the way to go, in my own
experience and that of close friends, i can tell you that a lot of
that fancy expensive gear is a pain to maintain and it breaks anyway.
i personally would rather spend my time sailing and playing in nice
anchorages far from civilization than spend my time in boatyards and
marinas fixing things, waiting for parts, and searching for competent
skilled stuff fixers. my first boat had a lot less than what you are
starting out with, and she got me all over the caribbean just fine.
the boat i am sailing now,
(see my web site, http://www.nativeblend.net/adventures/ and click
on "life aboard naga")
a large part of her beauty is in her simplicity. a girlfriend of mine
went from a little woody with the bare minimum to a 42´catamaran with
all kind of fancy stuff, now she no longer goes sailing, she is far
too busy fixing all the stuff. if you´ve got the money, all that
stuff is great for more comfort, and safety is a biggie too. i know
plenty people with big beautiful boats and lots of luxuries and
gadgets, they do just fine and enjoy their boats, but me, i say keep
it simple and enjoy the experience.
peace and serenity
chrissi, trimaran naga
--- In , cmckesson at j dot dot dot wrote:
>
> Boat: 1968 Columbia 36
> Crew: Momma, Poppa, and 15 yo daughter
>
> Reason for minimalist approach:
> (1) Money
> (2) Repairability.
> (3) Reliability
>
> My profession:
> Naval Architect & Marine Engineer (i.e. I know how much effort it
takes to
> keep stuff working)
>
> Gear:
>
> Sails:
> Main
> 2 hank on jibs
> storm jib
> symmetrical spinnaker
> No roller furlers
>
> Electronics:
> HH VHF
> Fixed Mount VHF
> Depth sounder
> JRC Radar
> HH GPS
> No wind instruments, no speed instruments, no chart plotters
>
> Ground Tackle
> 35# plow on 300 ft nylon + chain
> 27# Danforth on 150 ft nylon + chain
> 22# Danforth on 150 ft nylon + chain
> No windlass - use the sheet winches
>
> Deck Goodies:
> Cap Horn windvane
> no autopilot
>
> Below Deck Goodies
> No refr.
> No pressure water
> No hot water
> Electric lights, not oil
>
> Engine
> Electric with 10mi range at 3 knots.
> No diesel
> 1 Honda eu200 gas engine generator
> 2 x 49W solar panels
>
> Dinghies
> 1-hard
> 1-RIB (Tinker)
> 5-Oars (yeah, we lost one.)
> No OB
>
> Tankage:
> Fresh: 2 x 40 gal
> Black: 1 x 30 gal
> Fuel: 6 gal gasoline on deck in jerry can
>
> Three best things we bought for the boat:
> Wind Vane
> Solar Panels
> Radar
>
> Wish list:
> SSB
>
>
> Chris McKesson
>
>
> & two jibs
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