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Forum: Multihull Sailboats

12-06-2012, 06:31

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What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

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Posted By tomfl

Re: What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising?

The point was not that a light boat would slam you around during acceleration, rather that you would be more aware of the acceleration and deceleration as well.

An example would be many times I...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

11-05-2012, 07:27

Replies: 202

What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest multihull you can take blue water cruising?

First off I have to point out my original post was about using boat speed to take escape bad weather, mostly in relation to passages from South Florida to the Bahamas in winter months when strong...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

10-05-2012, 10:14

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What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest boat you take blue water cruising?

Here is a link to a vid you may be interested in. At around the 5:30 mark the guy makes a very interesting point about light verses heavy boats. It changed my mind somewhat about the trade offs...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

10-05-2012, 09:58

Replies: 202

What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest boat you take blue water cruising?

Horses for courses.

The reason I am currently in the market for a F31R is because I can put it on a trailer and tow it from my home in NW Florida to South Florida and feel confident about cruising...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

10-05-2012, 09:44

Replies: 202

What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest boat you take blue water cruising?

I am not so sure countless people round the Horn, even if the number is significant. Also not so sure how easy it is.

The difference between the Horn and the other places I mentioned is how far...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

10-05-2012, 06:25

Replies: 202

What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest boat you take blue water cruising?

This is why I posted not everyone agrees on the definition of blue water sailing. The term blue water comes from the change in the color of the water as one gets out of the shallow close to shore...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

09-05-2012, 18:53

Replies: 202

What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest boat you take blue water cruising?

As I posted earlier there seems to be a lack of agreement on just what a cruiser or blue water cruiser is.

Growing up in South Florida it was common for cruising to mean a passage from the Miami...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

09-05-2012, 10:12

Replies: 202

What is the Smallest Multihull You Can Take Blue Water Cruising ?

Views: 68,352

Posted By tomfl

Re: what is the smallest boat you take blue water cruising?

First off not every one has the same definition of what a blue water cruiser is.

I am looking at what I define as "at least a semi blue water boat" and will most likely wind up with an F-boat. My...

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