When is too far too far?
Discussion
Hypothetical (sort of) question.
Lets say you bought a 30 or 32 foot cabin cruiser in one of the Baleric islands and your berth was in Alicante.
Is driving it over that distance considered a big trip or is it a nice day out that loads of people do in a boat that size?
I currently dont have the correct license to do it (only a few miles off shore for me at the minute that will be rectified soon), but a friend would be the captain who is qualified.
TL:DR Is it a stupid idea to buy a boat in Majorca that needs to be transported to mainland Spain.
Thanks
Lets say you bought a 30 or 32 foot cabin cruiser in one of the Baleric islands and your berth was in Alicante.
Is driving it over that distance considered a big trip or is it a nice day out that loads of people do in a boat that size?
I currently dont have the correct license to do it (only a few miles off shore for me at the minute that will be rectified soon), but a friend would be the captain who is qualified.
TL:DR Is it a stupid idea to buy a boat in Majorca that needs to be transported to mainland Spain.
Thanks
StuntCock said:
As long as the boat and engine are sound, you have sufficient fuel and a good weather forecast it shouldn t be a problem at all.
If you wanted to break it into two legs, stop in Ibiza / Formentera for a night.
Very good idea. I could also go to Denia, stop, rsst and carry on the next day.If you wanted to break it into two legs, stop in Ibiza / Formentera for a night.
We did a few times, Morira to Ibiza/Mallorca and return.
Big trip, five/six hours to Ibiza? Really big waves once (by Med standards anyway) and a very different experience to being onshore, lots of concentration required. Some big boats out there.. but very doable with two of you and all the necessary gear.
Boarded by customs twice
Big trip, five/six hours to Ibiza? Really big waves once (by Med standards anyway) and a very different experience to being onshore, lots of concentration required. Some big boats out there.. but very doable with two of you and all the necessary gear.
Boarded by customs twice
There are a few variables.
Firstly, a '32 foot cabin cruiser' could be anything from 'should only be allowed on the canal' to 'capable of crossing oceans'.
Secondly, boats you've just bought can have all sorts of reliability problems, or you can be talking about a well sorted boat, with two good engines etc.
Thirdly the weather, sea conditions etc.
Fourthly, people!
Can you cope with the sea? Can you fix problems that might occur?
How fast does it go? Can you reliably get to the next port within the time you trust the weather forecast for?
Can you wait around and be ready for a weather window?
This is the down side of involving other people, it puts pressure on to get the job done while they are available, or waiting for people causes you to miss weather windows.
Last time I moved a boat a few hundred miles, we did a week of sea trials and repairs before we set off.
That was a sailing boat, so more to go wrong perhaps.
A flexible plan to break the journey or carry on can be a good idea.
There may be no point stopping if you've got good weather and no real problems.
Can you get insurance?
Firstly, a '32 foot cabin cruiser' could be anything from 'should only be allowed on the canal' to 'capable of crossing oceans'.
Secondly, boats you've just bought can have all sorts of reliability problems, or you can be talking about a well sorted boat, with two good engines etc.
Thirdly the weather, sea conditions etc.
Fourthly, people!
Can you cope with the sea? Can you fix problems that might occur?
How fast does it go? Can you reliably get to the next port within the time you trust the weather forecast for?
Can you wait around and be ready for a weather window?
This is the down side of involving other people, it puts pressure on to get the job done while they are available, or waiting for people causes you to miss weather windows.
Last time I moved a boat a few hundred miles, we did a week of sea trials and repairs before we set off.
That was a sailing boat, so more to go wrong perhaps.
A flexible plan to break the journey or carry on can be a good idea.
There may be no point stopping if you've got good weather and no real problems.
Can you get insurance?
In answer to those questions!
It will likely be a Fairline Targa, so should be capable of that trip.
There would be no rush at all. A week of testing to check everything would be fine-even longer if needed. The boat will be from a dealer, so while no guarantee, I would be hopeful that at least it would not be a wreck!
The "captain" has sailed all over the world in years gone by, so he is very capable. I am pretty good with fixing stuff, so hopefully could manage to fix things, even temporarily.
Speed wise, its capable of around 35, and its good advice to plan a route where we can get to a port within the weather window. Thanks!
Regarding the weather window, yes we can wait around, Neither of us would be in any rush and we don't need to be anywhere else.
Insurance is a yes.
It will likely be a Fairline Targa, so should be capable of that trip.
There would be no rush at all. A week of testing to check everything would be fine-even longer if needed. The boat will be from a dealer, so while no guarantee, I would be hopeful that at least it would not be a wreck!
The "captain" has sailed all over the world in years gone by, so he is very capable. I am pretty good with fixing stuff, so hopefully could manage to fix things, even temporarily.
Speed wise, its capable of around 35, and its good advice to plan a route where we can get to a port within the weather window. Thanks!
Regarding the weather window, yes we can wait around, Neither of us would be in any rush and we don't need to be anywhere else.
Insurance is a yes.
Jo-say8k said:
Reminded me of Narrow dog to Carcassonne by Terry Darlington 
'On the Phyllis May you dive through six-foot waves in the Channel, are swept down the terrible Rhône, and fight for your life in a storm among the flamingos of the Camargue.'I arrived in Carcasonne by boat a few months ago, but took the somewhat easier/safer/quicker option of doing most of the trip by car!
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