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**HappyMdRSailor** · 21-02-2015, 04:36

Oh man...

I think you need a full keel sloop rigged boat...

LIKE THIS ONE!!!
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...or-131967.html

I kid... Welcome to CF... We're enjoying your company and questions... AND...

That good old camaraderie thing...

MIRELOS · 21-02-2015, 05:44

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Originally Posted by Terra Nova

Uh...no.

Excellent post. I would add that the cutter rig gives one more options for shortening sail and balancing the boat. A removable inner forestay is handy.

most masts today are aluminum, so the skinnier (thinner) will need more spreaders to keep them on line...it is a complex subject with not just a one word answer, ergo the engineers who design the sticks.

**Adelie** · 21-02-2015, 07:25

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Originally Posted by whprsnpr

Question...

I am not necessarily certain, but it appears as if there are seasons where winds and ocean conditions may be more favorable for making the journey from our West coast to say, Hawaii.

And, when someone is making plans and preparations, is there a method of coordinating with other boaters who might be planning the same passage.

Safety in numbers kind of thought...

Yes there are definitely certain times you want to make certain passages. "World Cruising Routes" by Jimmy Cornell is the best source for timing of small boat passages.

There is also "Ocean Passages of the World" aka British Admiralty Publication #136. BA#136 comes with a map of the whole world showing major SAILING routes and timing for each. This map can be obtained separately (and much more cheaply) as BA chart #5308.

And there are Atlases of Pilot Charts for the various oceans or major parts thereof. They can be downloaded for free from http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.por...2&pubCode=0003 although I am currently have problems getting the link to work.

Scout 30 · 21-02-2015, 08:57

You left out my favorite rigs, schooner, yawl & unstayed cat or cat ketch (Nonsuch & Freeedom). A neat feature of ketch & yawl rigs is you can use the mizzen to weather vane the boat to keep it from sailing at anchor.

Cheechako · 21-02-2015, 08:57

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Originally Posted by HappyMdRSailor

Oh man...

I think you need a full keel sloop rigged boat...

LIKE THIS ONE!!!
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...or-131967.html

I kid... Welcome to CF... We're enjoying your company and questions... AND...

That good old camaraderie thing...

That looks like a clean machine... someone on here was looking in that size range.... I think they had kids... purrfect

sailersteve · 21-02-2015, 13:23

There was a thread yesterday you truly should read . About a trip to Hawaii going bad , very very informative . I read that, and then found out about the 1979 Fastnet race 10 that when't terribly bad . Many lives lost. I watched an hour movie on YouTube. After watching this i'm very glad i've spent the last 2 years completely redoing my great little racing sloop to a live aboard for strength & safety . It will be just me single handing so i don't care for anything bigger , i have what i have. And yes Hawaii is my final destination.