.....or a windvane with capability of a Hydrovane or similar.

Courtney
"roger" wrote in message
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On Oct 3, 10:12 am, wrote:
i am 22yr old very keen sailer, and am planning a single handed trip
america to england, the northern route. the boat is a bristol 27.

i am after any advice on the route and the boat. i am not familiar
with this boat yet at all but have heard good things about it.

any help would be much appreciated

rergards

Jade

Good boat but get a back up auxiliary rudder you can mount on the
stern. If you lose steerage, well you know.
Safety in redundancy. I've seen many boats lose a rudder for various
reasons.