LINK:

http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/p04.htm

Here's an excellent site with some well thought out opinions....

"British naval architects established in the 1950s that the smallest
practical ocean cruiser in the modern age is a bit less than 20 feet.
All the provisions necessary can be stowed for comfortably and safely
circumnavigating the globe in 20 to 30 footers and there are super
markets at the remotest of ports of call. The historical record is
full of examples of those who have done so (Trekka, Flicka, Kawabunga,
Alsvid, Dove, and Varuna for example.)"

"Analysis of popular cruising areas reveals that 98% of the time winds
are between 4 and 21 knots (4.6 and 24.15 MPH). 93% of the time they
are between between 4 and 16 knots (4.6 and 18.4 MPH). Yet in the
Pacific Northwest and other cruising areas where sport fishing is
common, the causal boater may conclude that conditions are dangerous
much more often than not."

Admittedly Mr. Mighetto's site has a professional and eye p;leasing
layout. However, if you read it carefully, you will see it is basicly an
ode to the McGregor 26, the ardvaark "sailboat" that sports a 50 hp or
more outboard on the stern.

Among other astonishing assertions you will find in the bowels of this
electronic pot of bubbling sewage are the assertions that the McGregor
26 is a capable "world cruiser", that a circumnavigation of Vancouver
island is adequate shakedown/prep for a "world cruise".

Go to the forums at Sailinganarchy.com and search for "mighetto" you
will find plenty. The guy is from another planet and buried within the
polished website is a lot of bad information. It's a sad day if he has
discovered, or rediscovered, Usenet.

my .02,

Jonathan

Mic wrote:

LINK:

http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/p04.htm

Here's an excellent site with some well thought out opinions....

"British naval architects established in the 1950s that the smallest
practical ocean cruiser in the modern age is a bit less than 20 feet.
All the provisions necessary can be stowed for comfortably and safely
circumnavigating the globe in 20 to 30 footers and there are super
markets at the remotest of ports of call. The historical record is
full of examples of those who have done so (Trekka, Flicka, Kawabunga,
Alsvid, Dove, and Varuna for example.)"

"Analysis of popular cruising areas reveals that 98% of the time winds
are between 4 and 21 knots (4.6 and 24.15 MPH). 93% of the time they
are between between 4 and 16 knots (4.6 and 18.4 MPH). Yet in the
Pacific Northwest and other cruising areas where sport fishing is
common, the causal boater may conclude that conditions are dangerous
much more often than not."