"Ed Gordon" wrote in message
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in
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It would be dumb to sail back. What they'd be doing is more like a
delivery captain trip. Have two adverturesome young men sail down each
taking a Mac26M and sailing in company for safety. Deliver the boats and
make about 20 grand profit or more each. Then fly back to California and
do it again. What's an airline ticket cost from Australia to California?
Two grand? That's a eighteen grand profit for about a month's work. You
could do as many trips as you could during the off season to not run
into typhoons. I think you could do six trips a year by flying back.
According to sailing instructions it's a downwind milk run from
California to Australia. You'd have to cross a bit of doldrums around
Hawaii but then you're in the trades and going like all getout right for
Australia. Remember how Capt. Bligh went from Tahiti all the way past
Australia in an open row boat? It would be a piece of cake in a Mac.

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Cheerio,
Ed Gordon
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FWIW, "World Cruising Routes" puts it at 3563 miles from San Diego to
Tahiti, non-stop. This alone is in excess of a month of sailing, without
landfall, in your Mac. A month's worth of food, water, fuel, etc. This is
assuming you make good time and have no delays crossing the ITCZ. Forget
about using the ballast tanks for storing drinking water, as you are going
to NEED that ballast. And since the vessel is not equipped with light air
sails, it would be best to allow at least 45 days for this passage alone,
with the distinct possibility that it could take longer.

Tahiti to New Zealand is another 2500 miles or so -- in reverse. But you
can't go that way. You'll go first to Tonga, then head south. Make it
3000 -- another month. New Zealand to Australia is another 1200 or so,
perhaps two weeks.

Still think it's doable? We're not even talking about the wear and tear on
the "brand new" Mac, or taking time for repairs along the way. Or rest for
the crew, or stopping for supplies...