I also enjoy the Kretschmer books and his lessons learned, though I'm glad not to be onboard during his "adventures". IIRC, He prefers more comfortable performance cruisers like Hylas boats or his Skye 47.
Was surprised to see your circumnavigator is using a Najad, not a C&C, though a very well equipped choice. CS > On April 26, 2019 at 10:34 AM Allan Hester via CnC-List > <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > A very interesting thread with some excellent comments and insight. > > I enjoy reading offshore cruising books by such people as John Kretschmer > which stir my imagination, so the thought of taking my C&C 35 Mk 3 offshore > is in the back of my mind. A cruise down the coast to > San Francisco, San Diego and eventually to south america and/or to Hawaii > would be fabulous but in reality its not likely to happen. > > Preparing the boat and learning all the necessary skills would be a tall > order. In the meantime I would be missing out on cruising one of the most > beautiful cruising areas in the world. > From Puget Sound to the BC Caost, west coast of Vancouver island and > Alaska I think I will have enough to keep me busy and interested for decades. > > I like what Josh had to say, "I say buy the boat that fits where you are > sailing now. Not where you think you will be sailing in the future." > Very well said Josh. > > I agree with that sentiment. For me and my needs a C&C 35 is ideal. Its a > fine sailing boat, she carries 80 US gallons of water and with a few jerry > jugs I can easily carry 40 gallons of fuel. > She is outfitted with solar panels, Espar heater, sound sytem and other > creature comforts to extend the sailing season and be comfortable at anchor. > At 35 feet I am more likely to find a slip in > a marina during peak season than a larger vessel and the costs of running > a 35 foot boat are considerably less than a larger boat. The C&C 35 works for > me. > > On a related side note there is a 76 year young British woman named > Jeanne Socrates currently on her 2nd solo, non-stop circumnavigation. She > completed her 1st at the age of 70 and holds the record as the oldest female > to have done so. She hails from Victoria, BC and is expected to complete her > journey in early July. She maintains an excellent blog and does interviews > while at sea. She is currently south of Australia and 18,000 NM into her > trip. If interested her website and blog are here: > > https://svnereida.com/ > > Al H. > C&C 35 Mk 3 > Pacific Ranger > Vancouver, BC > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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