We sail a 60 footer and I have no trouble sailing her by myself. The tough
part is docking her. Lot's of windage, lots of weight, and it takes a big
circle to put her in her spot even with a bow thruster.

Sailing around the world in 110 days is not a problem for many of todays
purpose built cruising boats. A big Sundeer will make those miles in that
time frame but plan on spending $2,000,000.

B


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"BeeRich" wrote in message
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I follow the Vendee Globe, and that's a bit different. They are
designed with the race in mind, knowing there's one person in the boat.
I won't have that luxury. I also don't want to circumnavigate
completely in 110 days. Extreme is quite the description, but exact.

I'm also following the VOR, but they take too long between legs. I'd
like to be in Australia right now.

So, a 45 / 50 foot sailboat could very well do the job. That's what
I'm looking for. I'll just have to ask if it's designed to be fully
controlled singlehandedly.

Cheers


I don't think you are going to find a production boat that is " designed
to be fully controlled singlehandedly".

For one thing I doubt very much you will get a powerful below decks
autopilot in such a boat. If you are going to do serious ocean sailing
you need one of these. Many would say you also need a windvane steering
system and again this will not be on a production boat.
The bottom line is that you can probably sail any boat single-handed but
you will need to add various pieces of equipment.
What needs to be added will depend on how the boat is equipped initially.
In this regard a previous circumnavigator in the 40 to 50 foot range might
be the better choice.
However Mr. BeeRich, if in fact you are rich, you can just buy whatever
you like and have someone outfit it for you.