but the horror stories I heard from other boats would make your hair stand on end. On all four trips this was a total success. The other very important "thing" to manage is crew morale: it is important to keep everyone happy and in a good mood. It took us twenty two days to sail from Las Palmas to Bridgetown, Barbados. We did and eat fish every day after the first week (once we reached the latitude of the Cabo Verde). Even in the ARC I hope you will be fishing. We also had 100 liters in 5 liter bottles in case something happened to the main water supply. We had 300 liters of water and 120 liters fuel and too much food on the C&C. You are right in thinking that water, fuel (electricity) and food will be the difficult things to manage. I now own a Beneteau 31, a much more comfortable cruiser but not an ocean crosser it is a "B" boat, a coastal cruiser. I have crossed four times, three in the C&C 38 and once in a RM 1050: though shorter the RM was a better sea boat. I live in St-Jérôme, close to Montreal in Canada. This might sound a bit over the top (what I am writing), but sometimes the ocean is relentless and you should be prepared for it and be on a vessel that can handle it. If you are doing this alone, then that is another thing, but you still leave your family behind without a father, husband, etc. And, if your wife and child are on board, you have them to be responsible for. Your trip could be a flat sea situation where you have to motor all the way across, but you have to be prepared for the other extreme. Boats that are classified as offshore "A" vessels have superior hull to deck joints and have gear on board designed to withstand severe conditions. Stout enough hatches, drop boards, and ports to withstand heavy seas. Large enough scuppers to drain your cockpit quickly. A deep cockpit with a high bridge deck so water will not pour into your cabin if filled. There are a number of considerations for a long distance cruise: As already stated, enough capacity for water and fuel and provisions. You have to consider the worst conditions and feel confident that your boat can handle it (not to mention you). Your boat would not be my choice for such a crossing. You don't want to put your family in danger, or yourself. For me dry bedding and a clean head will do it.
Mast & Boom hardware for the C320 may be found at the Rig-Rite web site. In the C&C we ate all meals in the cockpit because the cabin was converted into bunks and we had no place to sit.Ĭomfort at sea is very relative. This much coveted Beneteau Oceanis 40 Center Cockpit has had only two owners. My biggest concern apart from provisioning would be sleep deprivation: it is when you are very tired that you make bad decisions! Maybe you should consider a third working crew member should one of you hurt him or herself that would leave only one to keep all watches. Going the other way, you either go strait from Canaries to Barbados or Martinique if you do this in December, January you should have quartering wind and waves. Going that way I did it on a C&C 38, a 1980 IOR desing. The longest of which should be around two weeks from Bermuda to Açores. USA to Bermuda, Bermuda to Açores and Açores to EU.
BENETEAU OCEANIS 320 FULL
To view a full history of Benetau visit here.This is one of the shortest ocean passages! If you are going from the USA to EU, it is in reality three short passages. This let the business grow and led them to develop bigger and better boats. The mid 1960s is when Beneteau started producing fiberglass hulled dinghies for fishermen (something no one else was doing) – This led to financial success and larger distribution opportunities. Polyester had been used as a boat building material for a decade before, but the technology had improved enough to have the benefits be usable by the everyday boater. In the early 1960’s wood ship building took a steep decline. This created a snowballing effect of innovation and laid down the foundation of philosophy for Beneteau to operate from – to constantly innovate and improve. Beneteau has a long rich history starting in 1884 when the founder, Benjamin Bénéteau, opened a boatyard in Croix-de-Vie on the west coast of France.Īt the time, boats were called luggers, dundees, and smacks, performance was based on who got back to marina first, since they could sell their fish at the best price.īeneteau is credited to have designed the first engine-powered fishing boat in this region.
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