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Buying a boat is like getting married...it's a miracle if you get it right the first time. What you're proposing is like heading down to a nasty part of town hoping you'll find a nice girl to spend your life with. All the advice about getting experienceis right on. Date a lot. Go out with lots of boats. Sailors are a friendly lot. They love to show off their boats. Get something small and sail as much as you can. Get a feel for what you think is big enough. Then, when you have some idea of what's right for you AND whether you really want to do this, start looking for the circumnavigator. The comments about the expense are worth memorizing. Read some of the books written by long distance cruisers and I promise you'll find something about having to have a new mast sent into Fiji or some such place. I had a devil of a time getting a new starter for my engine in Nassau. Imagine doing that in Pago Pago. It sounds romantic and exciting but you really need to get in touch with the reality before you jump off the deep end. After you have done the research and decided it's for you, go right ahead. I'll buy your book.
Dick Pluta
AEGEA
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