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Atlantic Crossing on a 26' MacGregor ?

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Jeff wrote:

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Actually, its fairly easy to add flotation to a small boat.
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Do you know of any larger sailboat (over 40') with built-in solid
floatation ? Doesn't it make even more sense to have this in larger
boats (costing hundreds of thousands of dollars) than in a $20,000
boat which doesn't carry much of our belongings ?

Even if we're careful and only sail in good weather, there's always
a possibility of a collision such as when somebody else doesn't have
their lights on.
Larger boats have watertight compartments and collision bulkheads which
really do the same thing as foam.

Crossing the Atlantic in a MacGregor 26 is not impossible or improbable.
Somebody will do it someday. It is just gonna take a lot of skill and
luck. Some amazing journeys have been done in very small seemingly
uncapable boats but the element of luck is unpredictable.

How lucky are you?

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