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On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:42:44 -0400, Wayne.B
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When I originally said "long range cruising", travel to foreign or
remote areas was what I had in mind. I could be wrong but I think the
requirements for coastal cruising are fairly well understood by most
people in this group.


Maybe one of them can explain it to you, then. G

I find storage as being the most important factor in determining boat
size. If "provisions" consists of a loaf of bread and a bottle of
jelly for tomorrow's breakfast and peanut butter and saltine crackers
for lunch because we will stop at "hole in the wall" where they have
that darling little restaurant for supper, it is one thing. If you
aren't going to see land for three weeks it is quite another.

Boat size, depending on use but for a couple my opinion is 35 ft.
minimum and 40 ft. makes a more pleasant living space.

I agree but there are some people who want to go in smaller boats,
usually for budgetary reasons.


Ever see a mini-transat 6.50? I don't think budget is always an issue.
Many people PREFER a smaller, simpler, boat for a number of valid
reasons unrelated to cost. I'm one of them, and I know many more.

The simple fact is that many people DO cruise the world in small,
simple boats, and it seems to work just fine for them. Some of them do
have money constrainsts, but that doesn't change the fact that they
are out there going every place anyone else goes, without all those
things that some folks think are essential.

A friend of mine did a 4 year circumnavigation in a 27 foot sailboat.
That trip would not be possible in a 27 foot powerboat. I'm not sure a
49 foot mainship could have followed his route, either.





I followed WayneB's SPOT and it's very revealing. The poor guy is apparently
one of those people who will never be able to slow down and enjoy life. He
spent way more time on his recent trip motoring than he did stopped to smell
the roses. But, I suppose when you have your entire body permeated with
diesel fumes, you can't smell the roses anyway. I think WayneB should sell
his boat, buy a diesel truck and spend his every waking hour driving up and
down the interstate highways. All he's good for is burning fuel and
polluting the atmosphere. If he were to keep his pollution off the water it
would make me happier.

Wilbur Hubbard