Hello, i am new here and this is propably not the best place for an introductory post but i am wondering, i have been looking at the Aventura Designs as they fit nicely in the pricerange i imagine for a
boat i'd buy (i know, i have taken into account all the required extra
money after purchase) but my main concern is, how does an open raised
Helm Design fare for longer Passages ?
I mean, ok, the visibility is nice and looks better than say a
Seawind 1160 or other designs but on
Passage we dont always have the perfect
weather.
I know
Autopilot is an option but you still have to get up there quite a lot for trimming, tacking, reefing etc. and the
weather will not always be perfect ie.
wind, rain etc.
Wouldnt adding a
Bimini raise concerns (boom clearance is one but i dont think too much a factor, more the added windage), also as i can see the access to the
Helm is from the outside and not from the
cockpit so slipping on
deck in heavy seas to get to the helm in an
emergency would be a factor i believe.
Is anyone here cruising a cat with a similar Helm setup and can share his thoughts ?
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