[Alberg30] capacity

[Dick Filinich]

I believe the capacity of a vessel is  the  lengthX's width divided by
240 ????about 11 passengers??????

J Bergquist wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> Can anybody tell me how many people are allowed on an Alberg 30 per
> USCG regulations? I assume there is a limit, but I don't have a
> placard on my boat.
>
> I will be participating in the EYC light parade tomorrow evening, and
> I need to make sure that I am not overloaded. Can anybody give me a
> guideline on this?
>
> Also, I found out this past week that there is a very real possibility
> my company will be sending me to work in Hawaii for 2 years. I would
> like to take Calliope with me, and the only way I can see to do this
> is to have her shipped from Annapolis to LA and sail from there. I
> can't devote the time to sailing the whole way, and maintain
> aforementioned job at the same time. Has anybody done the Pacific cup
> or Transpac race on an Alberg 30 recently? I would very much like to
> meet with anybody in the annapolis area who has bluewater cruising
> experience on an A30 and is interested in sharing ideas and
> suggestions with me. I would also be interested in knowing if any of
> you folks who have got trailers would be willing to consider
> chartering to me for trucking across country. Further, anybody who is
> near Annapolis and would be willing to come out to the boat with me
> and help me make a prioritized list of what I would need to accomplish
> before I could safely compete in the Pacific Cup, I would really
> really REALLY appreciate that. This will be a big undertaking for me,
> and I could use some help in the planning phase to make sure that I do
> an effective job of preparing and determining whether it's even
> realistic.
>
> In order to keep list traffic down, if you have comments or responses
> which will be directed to me only, please use my individual e-mail
> address:
>
> j at ship.saic.com
>
> Y'all are the best,
>
> J Bergquist
> Calliope #287
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