Eddie wrote:
I got a son-in-law who is a little bit disillusioned. He thinks he
can go out and buy a 40' sailboat and sail it to the big island of
Hawaii. He's never been on a sailboat, much less sailed one.
He's a plumber, makes good money, and plans to spend around $200K for
a yacht to sail there. He's a nut case imho. But was wondering,
assuming he learns to sail, how many crew members does one need to do
this in such a large boat? I know this is a motor group, but I'm sure
someone could help.
In the meantime, I'm trying to talk him out of doing this dumb thing
unless he gets a lot of sailing experience, like starting out with a
16 footer. In any case, he ain't taking my daughter with him until he
proves to me he's an experienced sailor. I figure about 5 or 6 years
of practice. Maybe by then he'll get a little sense in his head and
flys there instead.
Thanks
Eddie


First...convince him to take out lots of life insurance...even if you
have to pay the premiums.

As far as crew goes...I'd probably like 4...lots of bodies for 4 hour
watches and handling work ..especially if one or more gets sick or disabled.
For his birthday, or whatever occasion comes up first...pay for Power
Squadron courses. The more he learns, the more he'll respect the sea.

As for crew how big a crew you need, my friend and his wife sailed for from
Ca to the South Pacific and spent three years sailing before coming back. He
had their boat rigged for single handling and they took turns on watch.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Eddie wrote:
I got a son-in-law who is a little bit disillusioned. He thinks he
can go out and buy a 40' sailboat and sail it to the big island of
Hawaii. He's never been on a sailboat, much less sailed one.
He's a plumber, makes good money, and plans to spend around $200K for
a yacht to sail there. He's a nut case imho. But was wondering,
assuming he learns to sail, how many crew members does one need to do
this in such a large boat? I know this is a motor group, but I'm sure
someone could help.
In the meantime, I'm trying to talk him out of doing this dumb thing
unless he gets a lot of sailing experience, like starting out with a
16 footer. In any case, he ain't taking my daughter with him until he
proves to me he's an experienced sailor. I figure about 5 or 6 years
of practice. Maybe by then he'll get a little sense in his head and
flys there instead.
Thanks
Eddie


First...convince him to take out lots of life insurance...even if you have
to pay the premiums.

As far as crew goes...I'd probably like 4...lots of bodies for 4 hour
watches and handling work ..especially if one or more gets sick or
disabled.
For his birthday, or whatever occasion comes up first...pay for Power
Squadron courses. The more he learns, the more he'll respect the sea.