Want to Buy a Boat in Brazil and Sail to Caribbean !

[marcelospina]

plan to buy a sailboat from 36-39 foot in Brazil and sail north to the Caribbean. initially I was planing to buy in Florida and sail South, but i would prefer the other way around (because I'm Brazilian - now living in Africa). Plan to start the search now and buy by December 2007.

anyone has something to say as for the market and for the sail North? I know that a boat with a Brazilian flag would cost a lot more because of the import duties there, but since |I will leave the country, any flag would do it!

cheers, Marcelo

[enwalker]

Hi! I´m from Brazil too. How is your plan to buy the boat? I´m new in sailing but I´m starting my long time plan to buy a 32-37 foot boat and cruise in 5 to 10 years from now.

[GordMay]

Part 4 of James Baldwin’s ( Atom Voyages | Sailing Africa to Caribbean Photo Gallery ) “Sailing To Brazil” has an excellent narrative about his passage along Brazil's northeast coast:
Goto: travel.iafrica.com | destinations | south america Sailing To Brazil (Part 4)

See also:
2002 Travel Notes - Venezuela to the US East Coast
Atom Voyages | 2002 Travel Notes

[vinneg24]

Originally Posted by marcelospina

plan to buy a sailboat from 36-39 foot in Brazil and sail north to the Caribbean. initially I was planing to buy in Florida and sail South, but i would prefer the other way around (because I'm Brazilian - now living in Africa). Plan to start the search now and buy by December 2007.

anyone has something to say as for the market and for the sail North? I know that a boat with a Brazilian flag would cost a lot more because of the import duties there, but since |I will leave the country, any flag would do it!

cheers, Marcelo

sounds like a great idea!