What sailboat for family circumnavigation in €500k-€1M range

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by smj

You forgot to include the threads about monohulls keels falling of and monohulls lost at sea.

Go find them and post them if you like.

No one is stopping you.
LW77

[Dsmnswan]

Originally Posted by eneas

Hi all,
new to the forum; as a family we have limited experience in sailing - occasional charters, but now have a vision to aim for building up our knowledge and experience in the next few years to eventually take a sabbatical and circumnavigate the globe, explore the hidden corners and live a board for ~2 years before returning to busy lives in cities.

We aim to purchase a boat that will be bluewater capable, but also cosy and nice/modern design that feels good to live on. It should be capable of handling 10-15 years of light cruising with 1 or 2 circumnavigations. Ideally as a family we would consider something in the 54-58ft range to have enough space and comfort... but we are limited with a budget of between €500k (easy) to €750k (still doable) up to possibly €1M (getting into uncomfortable territory).
This budget takes out the Hallberg-Rassy 57 out of the equation as this one is closer to €2M. Bavaria C57, Oceanis Yacht 54 and similar are nicely within the budget, but but not sure if these are really sturdy and solid enough for circumnavigation?

Any help in pointing us in the right direction would be highly appreciated!!

Buy a swan. Perfect for your planned trip. Very stable a safe. Great sea boat. Mine has been around the globe 1.5 times

[smj]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Go find them and post them if you like.



No one is stopping you.

LW77

Not worth my time, just making a point which I’m sure you get.

[aqfishing]

Originally Posted by smj

Not worth my time, just making a point which I’m sure you get.

Damn, you beat me to it!

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by smj

Not worth my time, just making a point which I’m sure you get.

Thanks for the compliment!
You must be really busy and important.

[smj]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Thanks for the compliment!

You must be really busy and important.

Not busy or important, but really happy you got my point!

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by eneas

Hi all,
new to the forum; as a family we have limited experience in sailing - occasional charters, but now have a vision to aim for building up our knowledge and experience in the next few years to eventually take a sabbatical and circumnavigate the globe, explore the hidden corners and live a board for ~2 years before returning to busy lives in cities.

We aim to purchase a boat that will be bluewater capable, but also cosy and nice/modern design that feels good to live on. It should be capable of handling 10-15 years of light cruising with 1 or 2 circumnavigations. Ideally as a family we would consider something in the 54-58ft range to have enough space and comfort... but we are limited with a budget of between €500k (easy) to €750k (still doable) up to possibly €1M (getting into uncomfortable territory).
This budget takes out the Hallberg-Rassy 57 out of the equation as this one is closer to €2M. Bavaria C57, Oceanis Yacht 54 and similar are nicely within the budget, but but not sure if these are really sturdy and solid enough for circumnavigation?

Any help in pointing us in the right direction would be highly appreciated!!

Some boat porn..

https://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boat...or-sale/666729

https://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boat...or-sale/665006

https://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boat...or-sale/656614

[aqfishing]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Thanks for the compliment!
You must be really busy and important.

If it is that important to you, then here is a list…
To access the list just type “sailboat loses keel” into your search engine.

Makes for lots and lots of interesting reading.

[C420sailor]

You can’t have a single thread in here (the MONOHULL forum) without some cat guy coming in and blathering about cats.

[goboatingnow]

Or search “Hallberg Rassy sinks”

A few hits there too

Of course a sinking or two damms the whole series production yacht line produced in the 100s

[aqfishing]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Some boat porn..

https://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boat...or-sale/666729

https://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boat...or-sale/665006

https://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boat...or-sale/656614

Even as a fan of catamarans, I can truly appreciate a beautiful mono. The first 2 are stunning. Love looking at boat porn!

[aqfishing]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Or search “Hallberg Rassy sinks”

A few hits there too

Of course a sinking or two damms the whole series production yacht line produced in the 100s

Googled the HR’s. Had never heard of them previously. Look absolutely stunning.

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by aqfishing

Even as a fan of catamarans, I can truly appreciate a beautiful mono. The first 2 are stunning. Love looking at boat porn!

Second one is steel , way too much maintenance

Koopmans make a nice yacht. Not a fan of hydraulic furling , had one on a delivery , bugger to repair. Much easier to fix electric systems.

[aqfishing]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Second one is steel , way too much maintenance

Koopmans make a nice yacht. Not a fan of hydraulic furling , had one on a delivery , bugger to repair. Much easier to fix electric systems.

I still maintain steel boats are the best sea boats.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by aqfishing

Even as a fan of catamarans, I can truly appreciate a beautiful mono. The first 2 are stunning. Love looking at boat porn!

Yup.. your moving into the Bentley and Rolls Royce builders with these..
Amel's are okay though, I guess.!!!