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Jim Cate · 26-01-2009, 17:42

[quote=sneuman;. I also happen to think 37 is an absolute maximum for one or two sailors. So, there's the rub![/quote]

Surely you jest, sir!

Without invoking all the myriad of current and past cruising singles and couples who have made and enjoyed great passages and cruises in boats far bigger than 37 feet, how about US? When we moved from Insatiable (36') to Insatiable II (46') only two things were more difficult: hoisting the main and paying for it.

Any arbitrary size limitation, bigger or smaller, is silly. People seem to be quite adaptable, and happy cruising can happen in almost any size boat!

Cheers

Jim and Ann s/v Insatiable II lying Gladstone Qld Oz

26-01-2009, 17:42	#34
Jim Cate Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: cruising SW Pacific Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop Insatiable II Posts: 278	Absolute maximum what? [quote=sneuman;. I also happen to think 37 is an absolute maximum for one or two sailors. So, there's the rub![/quote] Surely you jest, sir! Without invoking all the myriad of current and past cruising singles and couples who have made and enjoyed great passages and cruises in boats far bigger than 37 feet, how about US? When we moved from Insatiable (36') to Insatiable II (46') only two things were more difficult: hoisting the main and paying for it. Any arbitrary size limitation, bigger or smaller, is silly. People seem to be quite adaptable, and happy cruising can happen in almost any size boat! Cheers Jim and Ann s/v Insatiable II lying Gladstone Qld Oz