[Public-List] We are looking for Richard, his partner and INTO THE BLUE

[Gordon Laco]

I agree with you John.

Bruno and Elyse - have you considered putting thought into a well designed
enclosure for your cockpit that can turn it into living space when you are
at anchor?

I am not talking about the horrible 'oxygen tents'(as I call them) that one
sees on Hunter yachts staggering around... I mean something that would be
put away while you are under sail, that would allow you to have a seaworthy
and beautiful ocean-going yacht.   Once the hook is down you would be able
to turn the cockpit into extra living space when you are at anchor.

Gord #426 Surprise




On 14/10/10 5:34 PM, "John Riley" <jriley at dsbscience.com> wrote:

> We have loved aboard an Alberg 30 for one month shy of two years...that's two
> adults, two children and a cat.
> 
> Much of that time has been marina bound, but we have done 9 day trip. We could
> do longer.
> 
> I think it has more to do with lifestyle and attitude than size of the boat.
> 
> In addition to Pardey's, read about the Martins.  Also, quite a few European
> families of 4 or 5 cruise/cross oceans on 25-30 footers.
> 
> The "space" thing seems to me somewhat of a North American hang-up rather than
> any true limitation.
> 
> See also sailfar.net for a great web resource on sailing far on "small" boats.
> 
> All that said, I hope you find the right boat for you that lets you keep your
> cruising dreams alive.
> 
> Fair Winds,
> John
> s/v Gaelic Sea
> Alberg 30 #521
> 
> elyse.pastor at sympatico.ca wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Dear Richard and Partner,Elyse and I are sorry the way we approach - but we
>> have an Alberg 30, LADY HERON 297 that we started to recondition in our
>> second owners year of spring 2009 (18 major projects like holding tank, solar
>> panel, GPS Standard Horizon, complete new wires and electrical panel,
>> electric powered anchor roller, complete inside mold removal and painting,
>> re-manufacturing of tiller to rudder point attachment etc. etc.).The reason
>> for this was to prepare the A-30 for a potential travel to the south or
>> may-be one day for a circumnavigation. We then traveled 72 days in Canada
>> (St-Lawrence river, Lake Ontario, Trent-Severn waterway, Georgian Bay, Lake
>> Huron, Lake Erie and back) to test our Lady Heron - and the 1,800 nm were a
>> complete success. However, our feeling was - if you need stuff (food, water,
>> security equipment, dinghy, clothing etc.) for a 25 or 30 day passage, and
>> you want to live on board for a few years, the A-30 starts to look a bit
>> small for that (for
>   
>> 2 persons). Without more knowledge and experience, we began to look at larger
>> boats like the Alberg or Tajana 37.Now that we read you are on the way since
>> 2005, we are certainly impressed and would like to find out if you could send
>> us some pictures/information on how your A-30 is equipped and has
>> transferred, how many days were your longest transfers and how do you feel
>> about your way-of-living (limited or not at all). This would help us to
>> decide what to do and how to plan such an adventure.We thank you in advance
>> for your respond.Bruno & ElyseLady Heron 297
>> 
>> 
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