Hi all,
Found this forum after reading about it in the PDF tips put together by Riley of Sailing La Vagabond. He said this was a good place and resource so here I am.
I'm mainly here to soak up
advice on what types of yachts have a good reputation for cruising and
ocean crossing. Within the next year I am planning on
purchasing a yacht with a view to sailing from the UK across to
France and then over time down through to the Algarve and
Med. Initially this will be
school holiday sailing but in years to come I hope to leave the day to day rate
race and
cruise more steadily
living aboard.
I have some sailing experience on much smaller craft and over the next year plan to take further
sailing lessons and engross myself in reading to help fill in the initial gaps.
My initial thoughts for a suitable yacht would be in the 26-30ft range and needs to be suitable for 2 adults and a child, ideally separate berths and a
single head. Keeping things simple I'd like a
sloop with a modified
keel with decent
rudder protection. It would also be a consideration that I may want to go through the
canal system in
France to avoid the Bay of Biscay so the
draft and beam need to also be suitable.
Budget will be up to 15K GBP but possibly more for the right vessel.
If anyone has any recommendations of yacht models that are available in the UK that fit the parameters then please let me know.
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