Serious question here, as I have a five-foot tall wife and am planning a circ:
At 15, your son is about as big and possibly as strong as he will ever get. Do you have special aids to help him do his watches, mechanical or simply something to accommodate his stature?
I would've had a 45 footer, but kept it to 40 because my wife, while fit and relatively young, could not handle the mechanical forces on a 45 footer without
electrical or other assistance, and realistically, passagemaking means you can't call the off-watch if you can't
work the
boat.
At 40 feet, she can handle everything up to 30 knots. At that point, it would likely be "all hands" , anyway.
Met a couple with a daughter with Dwarfism(?) about 30 yrs ago down in Suva, they were not planning to go around! but like us were sailing the Pacific! The girl was a good sailor I believe there name was Parker ! Could be wrong but Connie says the same !! Sounds like a great trip to us !! Hope all go's well !! see ya out there
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