Colorblind Cowboy2d ago

Need #boat help! Anyone know what the largest (in feet) #sailboat is that one person could reasonably sail on their own? Money is no object (and let's say it also has an auxiliary motor, but would mostly be under wind power)

Bonus points for links to said kind of boat, but not required.

Show threadNorfolkGreg2d ago

@colorblindcowboy
"Reasonable" begs the question for what purpose.

If you want to #sail round the #world in #recordbreaking time then 75ft could be the answer.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/feb/10/thisweekssciencequestions4#:~:text=Ellen%20MacArthur's%2075ft%20trimaran%2C%20B%26Q,circumnavigate%20the%20world%20this%20week.

If you want to sail some of the narrower #rivers and #dykes of the #NorfolkBroads then I'd say 17ft
https://gregafloat.org.uk/seahawk/2006waxhamcut.php

What is so special about Ellen MacArthur's boat?

Technology, that's what. Ellen MacArthur's 75ft trimaran, B&Q, made her the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the world this week.

The Guardian
Show threadColorblind Cowboy2d ago
@gregc Ah, yeah. Always more context. We’re talking about someone sailing up and down the coast. So a single person could handle a 75-footer?
Show threadNorfolkGreg2d ago

@colorblindcowboy
Obviously, Ellen's boat was a one off designed and built for the purpose, but you said cost no object.

I wouldn't fancy paying the marina fees for boat that long or wide, if I was only using it for occasional weekend cruising, or the paying for new sails every few years.

Show threadColorblind Cowboy2d ago
@gregc Yeah. I probably won’t do anything that fancy, but it’s all very intetesting.
Show threadNorfolkGreg
@colorblindcowboy
You make it sound as if you're a landlubber who has just won the lottery!
🙂
Apr 2 at 3:42pmWeb
Show threadColorblind Cowboy1d ago
@gregc If only. I should probably state it’s story research, so no one feels like they are contributing to my doom.