It s a great piece of writing and has helped to confirm my assumptions, so many thanks! In the end, I’ll concede an edge to the sailboat owner in running costs, but it is a lot slimmer margin than most people would like to think. I don’t have the patience to sail at 5knts. I dreamed, sure enough, but never had the time or even the support (first wife hated sailing). My son loves your blog. We like this set up because when we have guests over everyone has their own separate space. We actually have a 46’ GB 1997 without stabilizers (quoted them but $60k-$70k project) and we are considering to sell and buy a newer sail cat, totally agree on those two reasons plus less dependency on a generator (easier to have more solar capacity), our distances are relatively short, we usually boat between Puerto Rico, Vieques, USVI & BVI’s, appreciate the shared experiences posted here, happy boating! In the end, we realized that, even retired, between our businesses and kids, , at first, to coastwise trips of a few hundred miles, a few weeks to a few months, at most. Between two engines, multiple sails, rigging, and seven more feet of boat to handle something is always needing maintenance. We also planned on moving up when it was time, but wasn’t sure as to what might work best for us. Those with plans to cross major oceans already know they need sails. Maybe a trimaran that can fold up to get in a marina. We’re liveaboard cruisers not delivery captains. I haven’t owned one yet, so I have no basis for my opinions, but you can be sure that when I do get one I’ll write all about it for the next article. Thanks again for taking the time to post! Draft. I was figuring I wanted a multi hull capable of 15 to 20 knots to sail the Bahamas and then the islands. Your email address will not be published. Have sailed it many thousands of miles and even cross the Atlantic singlehanded, but don’t care to describe myself as a ‘sailor’ i’ve frequently bemoaned the poor motoring speeds, wind in the wrong direction, lack of wind, choppy seas etc.. We recently made a hard bimini for shade but we still get pelted by rain drops when we find ourselves in a storm. How about that 150′ spinnaker halyard? - Robert A.Heinlein. Oh, and I have already bought your travel book so when we finally get time aboard in about three weeks I’ll have something to read . Big brings her more comfort. The nice thing is most of these are for rent so you can go and rent a cat or trawler if you have the cash. I found cruising the Florida ICW to be a very enjoyable experience in the trawler. This couple hundred grand burning a hole in my pocket hurts!!! All your spare parts fit comfortably in bins stored easily in the enormous engine room. Underway, our trawler is a virtual equal to our catamaran. For the more common coastal cruiser, island hopper, Great Looper, there are other choices. It’s assumed that a sailor will sail until his hands are too crippled to manage a line any longer, then buy a trawler that will sit dockside, until one day a dockmaster is notified of a disturbing smell coming from “that boat the old guy lives in.” But maybe there is more to it. Mono haul sailor to gold looper in a 38 ft trawler. They were impressed with them. How much time? I paid $13k doing a catastrophic fix to mine about a year after we bought our 30 year old boat. Trawlers seemed to be the only other viable option. I don’t think there are too many others who even possess your history of cat, mono and trawler ownership, along with actual experience on the water in so many different circumstances. Rudder. I’ve been a lifelong sailor, raced sailboats, did some light cruising, but never had the time, between career and kids, to take a “long trip” a round the world adventure that I wanted to to. As for storage space, well, that’s pretty impressive as well. 1600 Ton Master, 2nd Mate Unlimited Tonnage. We don’t compare safety. Oyster lugger looking lil thing! It’s not a deal breaker, but it is something that shallow drafters in cats and trawlers are happy to not have to think much about.
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