single handed sailors which boat?

[gamayun]

Originally Posted by ZebProctor

Crazy.... I just bought a 46' Hunter and I only have my left arm, and this is one of the first threads that came up when I registered. I didn't think the one handed sailing population would be this large.

You have no idea how large and how crazy!!! Welcome to CF and to the bug lighter crowd, Zeb

[zeehag]

sail everything and often so you know what you donot like then figure out what you do like and go from there..
i bet you dont want to wish 100 miles off shore you bought that awesome XXXX instead of what you did buy.

[estarzinger]

Originally Posted by fgraham

Looking for a better boat for single handed sailing across the Pacific. What kind of boat do you have? Thank you!!

Well, if you want "better", you might tell us what you do not like about your current boat?

And a very rough ballpark budget is always helpful. (I somehow doubt you are looking for +50' but we dont know).

That aside . . . . very very honestly successful singlehanding is mostly (like 90%) about the skipper, and the boat does not matter so much. For the boat there is really one quality that stands out above all, and that is that it be well built. You do not want s*&t to be breaking/leaking/flexing all the time. For a used boat that will in part be down to the original construction, and in part be down to the quality of work done by prior owners, and in part down to how good you are at keeping the boat up. Higher quality >>> size. The second most important element, but well below the above quality point, is that the boat be well balanced/steer well - you don't want it constantly hunting and turning up in gusts - that is hard on you and hard on the self steering. Third, resale ease and value - as you learn, you may discover there is another boat that you personally would much prefer. so it is nice if you dont have to take too deep a bath on the first one (and this nicely tends to be consistent with the first high quality point).

Beyond that, again very honestly, there are a lot of compromises and a lot of personal preferences, none of which matter very much at all in the end.

You will learn a ton as you go. You will adapt to somethings and you can adapt the boat to other things, as you realize your preferences. Pretty much no-one who goes short handed blue water cruising has a clue what they are getting into or what they will like/dislike or what boat will suit them, not even people with a lot of racing and/or coastal experience.

[cpt_757]

Figaro II, if i could afford, it will be my next boat but i don't think it's happened even price down in next year.

[cpt_757]

Btw., where are you?

[sandrunner]

Originally Posted by cpt_757

Figaro II, if i could afford, it will be my next boat but i don't think it's happened even price down in next year.

What do you figure one would cost next year?

[Pete7]

Yacht Cooking Fat is for sale, proven track record having done it once before, so if you want to go now and go cheap this is a possible solution.

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...le-191117.html

[cpt_757]

Originally Posted by sandrunner

What do you figure one would cost next year?

I heard It will be big price reduction since Figaro III will be coming 2019.
Someone said maybe 30% or more in new, some are still in factory. And will be more Figaro available in used market.