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06-02-2014, 04:14
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#61
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
Ed Monk Sr. designed Skookum 47 or 53.
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06-02-2014, 04:53
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#62
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home at Warsaw, Poland, boat in Eastern Med
Boat: Ocean Star 56.1 LR
Posts: 1,841
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
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06-02-2014, 06:51
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#64
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home at Warsaw, Poland, boat in Eastern Med
Boat: Ocean Star 56.1 LR
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
Quote:
Originally Posted by boatman61
Naah... no sundeck...
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You are right!
It is great defficiency in really heavy weather 
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06-02-2014, 08:18
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#65
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 371
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
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Originally Posted by s/v Jedi
You think so? I think they are designed for optimum sales figures and any heavy weather suitability is there only because it was assumed beneficial for sales of the product.
Not that I can come up with something that is designed for it because I don't think it exists, no market for it. |
I have a Westsail 43. Pretty much well-suited for heavy weather sailing. Having said that after watching the videos on the Sundeer I can only say --wow!!!
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06-02-2014, 08:48
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#66
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
Posts: 6,197
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
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06-02-2014, 10:04
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#67
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Japan
Boat: Yamaha "Mylady" 25 ft
Posts: 102
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
Quote:
Originally Posted by s/v Jedi
I'm almost ashamed to post this but have to admit that yes, it really is that easy. [snip]
Here are some videos to show life aboard Dashew boats: [snip]
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Wow, I'm on a 21-footer, about to get ready to move up some ten feet or so, and I always had believed those stories about how it is easier to short-handedly sail a smaller boat in heavy weather, but you've (almost) convinced me to aim for three-fold.
Only problem is, how to bump up my savings ten-fold...
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06-02-2014, 10:05
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#68
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: PORTUGAL
Posts: 30,618
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
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Originally Posted by DoubleWhisky
You are right!
It is great defficiency in really heavy weather |
Damn right.. for most heavy weather is maybe 5% of cruising time.. unless you go looking for it..
Gotta have a G&T/Sundeck... look at all that ice going to waste..
But being serious for a minute.. difficult for me.. the guys on this thought it was 'Blue Water'..
http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/videos/video/14078664/2
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06-02-2014, 11:06
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#69
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
smaller boat though take long time to get from A to B…not so nice nice for carrying food food…pssst...wanna see my sister?
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06-02-2014, 11:09
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#70
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Homer, AK is my home port
Boat: Skookum 53'
Posts: 4,042
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
I'll pass, thanks for the offer.
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06-02-2014, 13:03
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#71
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Nearly an old salt
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Lefkas Marina ,Greece
Boat: Bavaria 36
Posts: 22,801
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Olson
I know that there are many definitions of "blue water" and I also know that the sailor is the weakest link (and I'm guessing this has likely been discussed), but what single sailing vessel (make/size) would you personally want to be in under the worst conditions? (And no saying aircraft carrier). |
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06-02-2014, 17:31
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#72
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Acapulco, Galveston, and Mexico City
Boat: Yawl,One of a Kind, 39 feet, Mare Nostrum
Posts: 62
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Re: Worst Conditions Blue Water Boat
Those guys in Portugal on the hard in Boatman61's video had a bad midnight surprise!! For sure!! I wonder if they beached between 0100 and 0400??
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