"Leanne" wrote:
I think he is genuinely soliciting advice.

I have been wondering about this person and just how much
experience he has. If he is just looking for a live aboard in
Thailand, why not buy some roomy dock queen and have it shipped
to one of the ports in the Gulf of Siam or Andaman sea and the
move it to where the dock or mooring chains are located. I don't
believe he could make the trip under sail no matter which boat
he bought.

I don't plan on sailing across the Pacific before 2007 or 2008.
I'm going to build a house on Lanta Island and may want to live
aboard while the house is under construction.

I've read the book "The Voyage of the Northern Magic" about
a Canadian family's circumnavigating the globe. Their entire
sailing experience before they departed was six afternoons on
the Ottawa River. So there's no reason why I couldn't make it
across the Pacific with 1-2 years sailing experience.

"MMC" wrote:
Right, sounds like he can't keep track of his stories as
he's now talking about not crossing an ocean in the new yacht.

I said "Maybe I'll just get a Tayana for now and get an
unsinkable ETAP later when I have more money and want to
sail across an ocean :-)"

":-)" indicates that I may be kidding.

wrote:
"Leanne" wrote:

I think he is genuinely soliciting advice.

I have been wondering about this person and just how much
experience he has. If he is just looking for a live aboard in
Thailand, why not buy some roomy dock queen and have it shipped
to one of the ports in the Gulf of Siam or Andaman sea and the
move it to where the dock or mooring chains are located. I don't
believe he could make the trip under sail no matter which boat
he bought.


I don't plan on sailing across the Pacific before 2007 or 2008.
I'm going to build a house on Lanta Island and may want to live
aboard while the house is under construction.

I've read the book "The Voyage of the Northern Magic" about
a Canadian family's circumnavigating the globe. Their entire
sailing experience before they departed was six afternoons on
the Ottawa River. So there's no reason why I couldn't make it
across the Pacific with 1-2 years sailing experience.

Read John Caldwell's book "Desperate Voyage" and see what an
inexperienced sailor went through sailing from Panama to Australia.
krj

krj wrote:
I've read the book "The Voyage of the Northern Magic" about
a Canadian family's circumnavigating the globe. Their entire
sailing experience before they departed was six afternoons on
the Ottawa River. So there's no reason why I couldn't make it
across the Pacific with 1-2 years sailing experience.

Read John Caldwell's book "Desperate Voyage" and see what an
inexperienced sailor went through sailing from Panama to
Australia.
krj

So how many years or miles of experience would you suggest
I have before taking such a trip ?

wrote:

I'm waiting for Robert Harris, the designer of the Tayana
Vancouver 460, to explain to me why I shouldn't be too
concerned about the stability of this boat and will let you
know what he has to say.

I've just been told that Bob has a family member in hospital
so it may be a few days before I hear from him.

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:26:14 GMT, wrote:

Read John Caldwell's book "Desperate Voyage" and see what an
inexperienced sailor went through sailing from Panama to
Australia.
krj

So how many years or miles of experience would you suggest
I have before taking such a trip ?

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Work your way up to it with shorter trips closer to landfall. Once
you've spent a few days with the boat heeled over 25 degrees and
punching through solid waves, you will realize that it's not just the
strength of the boat that is at issue. The romance goes out of it
pretty quickly in tough conditions.