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Id love to know a bit more about your boat, what gear you've taken, whats been usefull, whats been a pain in the %$^& etc etc

 

That could be very good info .... very helpful for those of us with aspirations for international cruising.

 

Grinna, if you’re interested in this kind of stuff, I found a book by Hal Roth (can’t remember the name) in which he divulges everything hes learnt for 50 odd years of cruising the world, including on BOC round the world race. He cruises on a very tight budget, and goes into a great deal of detail. It’s a great matter-of-fact, down to earth read based on solid experience. It opened my eyes a lot to what ISNT needed as much as what is.

 

There ya go Squiddy – 100!

 

Is this it ?

Hal Roth, How to Sail Around the World : Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail

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If you want it I can get it for you

 

HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD

By Hal Roth. Hbk, 192mm x 238mm, 464 pages, monochrome photographs.

You take your deluxe hotel with you, which gives you everything you need to exist pleasantly and comfortably - a snug berth, a writing desk, a navigation centre, and a compact little galley - all in a small and neat package.

Once you have your own boat, you can sail for years without the terrible daily costs and hassles of hotels, restaurants, and airplanes. You entirely sidestep the annoyance of reservations, standing in line, security screening, and dragging around awkward luggage. You do things at your own pace because you are in charge.

Where do you begin?

Start by reading How to Sail Around the World. In this guide, based on 20,000 miles of hands-on world-cruising experience, Hal Roth gives you all the information you need to plan, launch, and relish every moment of a journey that is every sailor's dream. You'll learn how to:

 

* Find a suitable boat for your voyaging

* Assemble a versatile sail inventory

* Select tools and spare parts

* Plan your route and timing

* Choose the right anchors and how to use them

* Minimize costs

* Stay warm, dry, and well fed

* Cope with paperwork in foreign ports

* And much more

 

NZ$70.00 + Delivery.

If you are local try Boatbooks at W'haven, it'll be a few dollars cheaper.

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Lesson No.1

 

Instead of paying $70 for a brand new book, be patient, cruise Trademe and wait for a used copy of the book to turn up at a fraction of the price.

 

:D

 

Alternatively, search something like Abe Books to get a 2nd hand version.

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We have a 15m yacht called Tuatara a Alan Wright design basically a one off , 28 years old. We have a bit of a complicated story!! We left NZ in 2007 in a Shearwater 39 a lovely yacht SA designed. We had 6 mths in Fiji in 2005 and found the boat fine, and we sailed to Thailand 07/08 via Aus, Indonesia and Malaysia. We found the inside design a little small when living on board full time, especially in the humid heat of SEAsia. So decided to put the boat on the market over the 08 wet season, if not sold we would carry on and do the trip we have just done. Talitha sold very quickly so then we looked around for a bigger boat, 45ft was our optimum size but difficult to find one we liked and met most of our wish list. We flew back to NZ via Queensland only saw rubbish there except for 2 which were way over priced and I think are still on the market. We looked at 20 boats in NZ and found Tuatara in Opua. Tuatara was cheaper and older than most other boats we looked at but we liked her and she met most of our criteria except has only one head, we wanted two but not a deal breaker. She is a well found yacht with interesting history and we liked the comfortable interior. Tuatara is now on her 3rd circumnavigation taking us on our 1st. We are only her 4th owner in 28 years so that says something about the boat.

The most important aspects of any off shore yacht, (Tuatara is our 3rd offshore yacht having 2 years in Pacific 91/92 in a 36fter with two kids) is a reliable well maintained cruiser with a reliable engine, large diesel and water tanks. Too many supposed off shore boats have small tanks and limited stowage. Water makers are helpful but they do break down so keep tanks full, we got caught out. Comfortable living area and bunks are important its your home you are not camping!!! Glass and crockery do belong on a boat just store carefully. NZ wine to celebrate important milestones and land falls taste better out of glass wine glasses, buy Warehouse ones store in their boxes, if you break a few its not a major catastrophe.

Be able to maintain most of your systems there are times when things go wrong in isolated places.

over 30 years of sailing we have owned trailer yachts and keelers so the experience helps in choosing a boat.

One last thing, do lots of reading, the internet is a vast source of info from cruisers out there doing it and talk to cruisers every chance you get.

IMPORTANT..if a couple, make sure that both partners share the dream and want to do the off shore hard yards equally as much.

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Lesson No.1

 

Instead of paying $70 for a brand new book, be patient, cruise Trademe and wait for a used copy of the book to turn up at a fraction of the price.

 

:D

 

Alternatively, search something like Abe Books to get a 2nd hand version.

 

Lesson No.2

 

Join Auckland City Libary for free and borrow it for a month at no cost. I currently have a copy out, but there are plenty of other copies and or titles of a similar nature. In fact there is so much info accross all topics, i'm not sure why you would actually purchase books unless you need it on board for an extended trip

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