On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:16:34 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:48:41 +0700, Bruce in bangkok
wrote:

Wayne, a good friend, just completed (well nearly) a trip around the
world. He e-mailed me some statistics which may be of interest to
other cruisers:

Left Langkawi, Malaysia on 17th January, 2012
Arrived Sebana Cove, Malaysia on 10th September, 2013
Traveled thru the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic
Ocean, Caribbean, Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, etc.
Traveled 25,313 NM from Langkawi to Sebana Cove. Visited 22 countries.
(As I have made the trip from Sebana to Langkawi a few times, 470
miles could be added to the total ... later)

Was in port 53% of the time and 47% at sea.
Ran the engine 1,813 hours.
Used 2,279 liters of diesel and paid USD $2,980 total for the fuel.
Estimated travel by wind only is approximately 77%
Estimated travel by engine & motor sailing 23%
Customs, Immigration, port fees and agent fees were USD $2,645
Spent on marinas and moorings USD $6,153
Mediterranean 3rd party insurance was USD $335
Suez Canal crossing fees were USD $255
Panama Canal crossing fees were USD $1,744

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Interesting statistics. We would have used a lot more fuel, close to
90,000 liters, costing over $100,000 USD and with over 3,000 engine
hours (each). The big issue for us is fuel range however. Our
longest possible passage is about 1,000 nautical miles and that would
really be a stretch. I'm surprised that his country count is that low
(22). We do about 14 just going from Florida to the eastern
Caribbean.

When he talks about power boats he is referring to the trawler yacht
type of boat. 40 - 45 ft. with a small engine. Probably 7 K cruising
speed. See http://www.dieselducks.com/Seahorse%20ducks.html
for an example of the type.

As for countries, he has been in the oil well drilling business nearly
40 years and worked in about every country that has oil. I think (as
he didn't talk about the trip before he left) that the intent was to
make the trip as opposed to visiting countries. In fact he was quite
disparaging about many of the countries he visited. I gather that he
feat that many countries viewed visiting yachts as simply a new form
of income.
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Cheers,

Bruce in Bangkok