[Sailing from Europe to NZ. Best route?]

Thx guys for all your advises!!

 

I guess that having the boat fully equipped and running electronically from the constructor dock will be interesting...

 

A bit off topic but how difficult it is to find a berth (rental) in AKL?

 

Cheers

[Sailing from Europe to NZ. Best route?]

Thx black panther!

 

Yes I have to decide the stop but will do as many as possible and stop to Belize almost sure as I know that my friend has family there...so would be difficult to not stop there, taking the Western route.

 

And yes, Biscay is notoriously difficult sometimes and will need a very good planning and window.

[Sailing from Europe to NZ. Best route?]

Come for dinner - my husban French

I'll give you all the world ( electronic charts and programs needed

For free - dig them off the hard drive

Can tell you what Iv experienced Atlantic crossings - South Indian Ocean crossing- Caribbean-

Have loads of friends around West Atlantic at moment and others who have done it in the last 5 years-

Who would be happy to offer other advise-

 

You welcome to my time and I could tell you what Iv experienced - use or loose-

 

Ps why do you fly Cabrina ?

We fly north - and Naish - when we had time to kite

 

Thx a lot!!

 

I fly Cabrinha since their Crossbow 2010 (going fast, long distance) and was on North Rhino before that, since the Rhino 2!! So I have seen a lot of Rhino generations.

 

 

At the moment I'm only starting to think about sailing the boat from Europe, how to, what kind of preparation needed and equipment etc. So it's really the first pieces at the moment!

Also have to find a berth in Auckland... (again, if any advises...).

Anyway, the boat can be ready for june 2015 and the constructor doesn't mind keeping it out of the water for a while until I pick it up. So best case scenario july 2015...

Still deciding on the boat configuration, having wheels or not (the winches are far ahead in this case).

Then of course it would depend on the best season etc. Not sure if crossing the Atlantic during north hemisphere winter is a good choice so that's why I was thinking july/august...

[Sailing from Europe to NZ. Best route?]

Black Panther:

 

Yes of course the auto pilot (NKE in this case), wasn't planing on going without one...

I was just thinking if at night, being in calm weather in blue waters allows you to leave the auto pilot in wind mode and radar, rather than taking watches.

 

We will be in cruise mode, not delivery. So no rush at all, we can wait for good weather windows and enjoy our stops.

 

As for the Internet...makes your life easier!

When things break you can get relative help for example.

Then, I'm an Android Developer (sorry Iphone users^^) so I guess I have a natural tendency to live with Internet.

So is it possible to have Internet on board?

 

 

Thinkhappi:

 

Thank a lot for your advises!!

 

As I said, as far as my sailing experience go, I have never sailed such a long distance.

I did a lot of sailing during my childhood till I left France to live in NZ. Used to sail with dad every weekend, a lot of Hobie Cat sailing a the same time too, and later on when I was a teenager I used to take the boat by myself to go away from the coast and catch tuna during the season every weekends (unless bad weather).

I learnt than the boat is stronger than me and that sometimes you have to deal with hard weather and just take it. The boat can hold it, your are the weak point of the combo, you have to hold it.

 

But I never had to get down a stuck headsail in strong wind, no.

I will be the skipper yes and I don't have any nav study as I rely on the GPS. But I can probably learn the basics during prep time.

Same goes with engines, I don't have any knowledge but maybe it's good to learn the basics, surely it will be useful one day or another.

Sailing with no engines, I'm pretty confident about that, depending on the boat maneuverability of course.

 

But that's why I'm here, to ask you guys who are much more experienced than me and did it before so I can prepare it until ready.

And if I consider than I'm not or not safer enough, I will simply put the boat on a ship for delivery in NZ

[Sailing from Europe to NZ. Best route?]

Thanks a lot guys!!!

 

Ok so I'm gonna start planning the stops for the west Route then.

Again, if any advises..more than welcome!!

 

The Pogo 12.50 is fast (Class 40 hull and very decent sails area) so hopefully it wouldn't be as long and boring...

 

Also, for those who did sail long distances:

What are the little things that you wish you had taken with you because all of the sudden you needed them or would have make your life easier?

How to sail at night? Auto pilot or taking watches?

Is there any way to get internet by satellite or something?

 

Thx!!

[Sailing from Europe to NZ. Best route?]

Hi guys!!

 

So, after asking for advises on here a while ago about what kind of new boat to get, I have decided it will be a Pogo 12.50.

I got in touch with the guys there in France and they don't have any dealer elsewhere in the World, they only sale from their port, so I have to sail the boat from Europe to NZ.

At first, this thought was a bit intimidating but finally got more and more exciting, especially since a friend of mine wants to do the trip too.

 

As far as my experience go, I have never sailed such a long distance.

I grew up sailing on a 30 footer in the south of France, went to Balearic islands 4/5 times following the coast, etc

I also did Antibes (South of France) to Corsica (island south of France) on a Hobie Cat Tiger...not sure if it counts but it was a great experience on such a small cat.

 

As far as his experience go, he is a kitesurfer mate.

 

Anyway, so we are planning this for around end of july and stopping/visiting interesting places, and we need to choose which route to go by in order to reach NZ:

- Crossing the Atlantic, Panama, Galapagos, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Fiji, New Caledonia and NZ.

- Crossing Biscay, Gibraltar, Balearic Island, Antibes, Scicilia, Greece, Cyprus, Suez, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, Sri Lanka...West Sumatra (avoid busy Malacca Strait), Australia, New Caledonia and NZ.

 

To me, I prefer going East so we are "closer" to the coast in case of issues and it's less boring than long distance crossing.

But I'm worried about Suez Canal and after...With all the incidents happening with pirates from Somalia. Not sure if staying close to Saudi Arabia and then Yemen is the way to go safely.

 

So for those who did this kind of cruise, I'm after any opinions/advises!!

 

Cheers guys