Poor man’s passagemaker

[Angélique]

OMG . . . ! ! ! - Who wants a new one . . . . ? ? ? ?

http://www.easternyachts.com/ilona/index.htm

Tip: use all the little blue links (on top, or bottom, or left side) and scroll them all down . . :idea:

Enjoy . .
Angel


PS - asking £ 1.5m - Hummm... poor...??

 

[dskira]

I understand what you mean. I have traveled 1000s of miles mainly in Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Never had to deal with icebergs, or cliffs, have had to deal with Hurricanes and tropical storms (right now there is one though it seems a bust). A smaller boat can make a big passage, just not alone, certain times of years, and very carefully in general.

I have been in a 54 foot Bertram following a 800 foot cruise ship from Puerto Rico to Miami, in what seemed 50 or 60 foot waves. Sometimes we were afraid of being thrown on the cruise ship. Also being hit by lighting in a storm and left totally powerless at night in a storm. That is why I always talk about redundant systems.

Every part of the world has different challenges, in Caribbean a boat with large draft can be a liability, but at least we don't have worry about freezing to death.

Thank you for sharing. I appreciate that, always useful to read about other people own experiences.
Yes my main experiences is on the other part, the Northern Atlantic part, and the Mediterranean part and the Baltic part. I don't know why, I always ended up in the North
Life is full of surprise.

Daniel

 

[apex1]

PS - asking £ 1,5m - Hummm... poor...??

Yepp, the right question...........

 

[Angélique]

Yepp, the right question...........

And not one pic -of the many- under sail..!!

Cheers,
Angel

 

[mydauphin]

What is the little house in the back for.

 

[Angélique]

What is the little house in the back for.

Shelter while lounching . . . . .

Cheers,
Angel

 

[mydauphin]

I don't like the boat... too much wood to maintain... kidding

 

[apex1]

Yes my main experiences is on the other part, the Northern Atlantic part, and the Mediterranean part and the Baltic part. I don't know why, I always ended up in the North
Life is full of surprise.
Daniel

And that is where I come from, the north. Being familiar with the higher latitudes means being familiar with harsh conditions.
A autumn day on the North Sea with a boat "standing upright on the prop" every other moment, tells you very quick that the boats you find in the Caribbean or the Med in the marinas are rarely the "real" stuff for passages. And it tells you that sizes matters.

Regards
Richard

 

[mydauphin]

I have not lost anything in those higher latitudes. Give me bikinis, coconuts and sunshine. We used fog horns to announce that the women lost theirs tops - no fog around here. Radar is for finding birds so we find Dolphins(the fish). And there is always another island close by. Don't worry be happy.

 

[peter radclyffe]

Amazon, tankerville chamberlain 1880
one of the first boats i worked on

 

[PAR]

There is something about Ilona of Kylesku's freeboard that just bothers me. I suspect if the bulwark was a different color, it would visually lower the sheer and ease my pain. Other wise a lovely thing.

 

[mydauphin]

Amazon, tankerville chamberlain 1880
one of the first boats i worked on

Man your old......

 

[peter radclyffe]

i was 16 in 1880

 

[mydauphin]

i was 16 in 1880

What are you a Highlander...

 

[Milan]

... bikinis, coconuts ... sunshine ... women lost theirs tops ... Dolphins(the fish)... Don't worry be happy.

Sounds nice. But North has it's own atractions.