[Public-list] crossing the atlantic

[sousa_stephen at emc.com]

Frank,

The Alberg 30 is definitely a blue water cruiser, depending on your
needs/wants and budget I would opt for a larger boat for extended cruising.
The Pearson Vanguard is another Alberg design which provides a little more
space and a great sailing boat. I own the Alberg and have sailed the
Vanguard, what you find most sailors love the Alberg 30. She is elegant from
a design standpoint, warm down below with the finish in the cabin provides
and great for a single hander. 

If you do buy an Alberg 30 and plan on crossing the Atlantic there are
upgrades that should be made prior to that venture. Jean-Du-Sud is owned and
sailed by a accomplished sailor, there is a certain level of skills required
prior to sailing that distance. When my son graduated from college, his gift
was a  Sextant not to sit on the shelf but to be used. I think you can see
where I am going only you can assess your skill level and sailing grounds to
be covered.

We also sail a 49' Ketch, coming out of Texas to New England 3 years ago,
that 49 was a small platform in a big ocean. That same 49 is in Abaco as I
type waiting for weather to clear for a easy crossing up to North Carolina.


Good luck making your choice.

Stephen

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Subject: [Public-list] crossing the atlantic

I have been looking for a boat suitable for passage making. possibly
crossing the atlantic. Three boats within my budget are contessa 26,
triton 28.5, alberg 30.  I can find one account of an alberg 30 crosssing
or circumnavigating.  Jean-Du-Sud is the vessel name. I also could find
one instance of a pearson triton leaving home. Atom. Surely there are
more crossings.  Contessa has a long track record of atlantic crossings,
but no instances of anyone ever standing up inside the cabin.  Nice boat 
for elves. And so I can get a triton for half as much as an alberg. which
translates into more cruising dough, and a lot less space . Does anybody
have any ideas . I really like them both so much I am afraid to decide. I
have found several A-30's I could afford,.  I just need some feedback. Is
this a boat to go almost anywhere. Just because one person went around
cape horn doesn't qualify the boat. It surely qualifies the sailor
though. Somebody crosses the ocean in a dinghy . Now suddenly it is
billed as a blue water cruiser. enough folks do it and I believe. I
really don't know what I am digging at., I just can't get this A-30 out
of my mind. Is that what happens when you go aboard one. Am I in love?

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