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Old 29-06-2018, 06:38   #1
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Crossing the Atlantic on a $4,000 Sailboat

This is a pretty good story of a guy that bought a 1975 Bristol 27 for $4,000, and after some fixin' up sailed it across the Atlantic and around Cape Horn

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Re: Crossing the Atlantic on a $4,000 Sailboat

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This is a pretty good story of a guy that bought a 1975 Bristol 27 for $4,000, and after some fixin' up sailed it across the Atlantic and around Cape Horn

Bristol27.com » Hull #352 – Steppin Out
Thanks for sharing that.

Daniel Bravo is an intrepid sailor.
He has done some admirable, impressive, courageous sailing in that boat.
And he has written a very good account of it.
To which I say: “Bravo!”
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Re: Crossing the Atlantic on a $4,000 Sailboat

I thought it was a good story also and it just shows you what a guy with some experience can do on a budget with a small, well made, older, full keel sailboat
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Re: Crossing the Atlantic on a $4,000 Sailboat

Absolutely. Check out Roger Taylor’s Ming Ming videos on YouTube for another example.
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Re: Crossing the Atlantic on a $4,000 Sailboat

I surveyed a $5000 yacht that crossed the Pacific. The buyer picked it up on eBay, cleaned it inside and sailed to Australia. Hand steering with crew the whole way.
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