Range on super yachts...
Discussion
A noob question:
I've been lusting after some of the sunseeker yachts and happened to notice that they all have really low range - the 80ft yacht has only 350nm and even the 40m monster is listed at 1500nm. Surely that limits their capability hugely? I thought a lot of those yachts did the Atlantic run twice a year to catch Caribbean and med seasons? By my reckoning the 40m wouldn't even get halfway.
I've been lusting after some of the sunseeker yachts and happened to notice that they all have really low range - the 80ft yacht has only 350nm and even the 40m monster is listed at 1500nm. Surely that limits their capability hugely? I thought a lot of those yachts did the Atlantic run twice a year to catch Caribbean and med seasons? By my reckoning the 40m wouldn't even get halfway.
Boats that go fast don't usually have long range. It takes too much power to propel them at high speed, and their hulls and engines are design with that in mind, so don't work very well at lower speeds. If you want to travel long distances, you need to minimise the power requirement and that means usually a displacement hull and slower speed. If you want long range and high speed, you need to carry a very large amount of fuel which means there is less internal space for other things.
And this is what always amused me with those half way house powerboats. They have no range.
I remember being over taken by some thing 120ft long about 400miles from St Lucia we radioed them up and they stated that max speed was normally 25knots. They were doing 9 knots straight across the Atlantic but virtually on max range.
I remember being over taken by some thing 120ft long about 400miles from St Lucia we radioed them up and they stated that max speed was normally 25knots. They were doing 9 knots straight across the Atlantic but virtually on max range.
ALawson said:
And this is what always amused me with those half way house powerboats. They have no range.
I remember being over taken by some thing 120ft long about 400miles from St Lucia we radioed them up and they stated that max speed was normally 25knots. They were doing 9 knots straight across the Atlantic but virtually on max range.
9 knots and they overtook you? I remember being over taken by some thing 120ft long about 400miles from St Lucia we radioed them up and they stated that max speed was normally 25knots. They were doing 9 knots straight across the Atlantic but virtually on max range.
How long would their crossing have taken?
Deva Link said:
9 knots and they overtook you?
How long would their crossing have taken?
From memory from Grande Canaria it's about 2300 miles. 9 knots is 216 miles a day so about 11 days. We took 24 days in 46ft yacht. It's all about keeping the average speed up. How long would their crossing have taken?
Yachts tend to go a little further south to pick up the trades on a east to west transatlantic.
There was quite a big swell when they passed other wise they said they would have sent some steak over in their launch!
Who needs a superyacht?
I crossed the Atlantic 3 years ago with two mates, we sailed from Lanzarotte to Cape Verde's, which took us 8 days. We used the engine for 5 hours one night when the wind dropped, and we where slopping about.
Spent one night in Sal, one night in Mindelo, then sailed across to Bequia.
Mindelo to Bequia took us 18 days. Not bad for a 10 meter boat, and 5 hours motoring.
I crossed the Atlantic 3 years ago with two mates, we sailed from Lanzarotte to Cape Verde's, which took us 8 days. We used the engine for 5 hours one night when the wind dropped, and we where slopping about.
Spent one night in Sal, one night in Mindelo, then sailed across to Bequia.
Mindelo to Bequia took us 18 days. Not bad for a 10 meter boat, and 5 hours motoring.
Definately Marmite boats. But I wouldn't have minded being on Paraiso or Eco salary about 15 or 16 years ago! Boy, did those Guys rake it in!
Eco/Katana/Enigma also a Marmite boat, but I like Marmite, and I think she still looks radical, even though she must be 20 years old now. 3.5k range. Untill they fire up that turbine!
Lone ranger had a 30,000 mile range. 250,000 US Gallons.
Oh, and Paraiso was still in her berth on Friday afternoon. I wonder if she still does the anual trip to Acapulco?
Eco/Katana/Enigma also a Marmite boat, but I like Marmite, and I think she still looks radical, even though she must be 20 years old now. 3.5k range. Untill they fire up that turbine!
Lone ranger had a 30,000 mile range. 250,000 US Gallons.
Oh, and Paraiso was still in her berth on Friday afternoon. I wonder if she still does the anual trip to Acapulco?
Edited by mickrick on Monday 5th March 09:15
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