>Bob Austin wrote: >The boat has to be able to take waves from aft or abeam and survive. >On the other hand--those who go around the world the "wrong way" are >doing it for records--not for pleasure. I don't see any reason to >go around the Southern ocean--even if one wants to go to >Anartica--just go directly from S. America. Bob and others-- For sure, few would want to venture into the Southern Ocean, but therein lies the attraction. I know some of you already think I'm daft because of my interest in building a passagemaker under 30 feet LOA. You'll no doubt think I'm absolutely certifiable when I tell you that for years I have been fascinated by the ultimate challenge one could undertake in a trawler yacht: a nonstop circumnavigation of the world. A nonstop circumnavigation would mean rounding via the capes, not the canals, thus, the need to venture into the Southern Ocean. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997

Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote: "I know some of you already think I'm daft because of my interest in building a passagemaker under 30 feet LOA. You'll no doubt think I'm absolutely certifiable when I tell you that for years I have been fascinated by the ultimate challenge one could undertake in a trawler yacht: a nonstop circumnavigation of the world." Georgs, how would a 30 foot boat possibly carry enough fuel for a nonstop circumnavigation? Am I missing something here? Did I delete an earlier part of this conversation where you explained? I guess you must be thinking of being refueled at sea? Lee Robinson "Katahdin" Seaton 42 (custom) New Bern, NC

At 09:24 AM 12/30/04 -0500, you wrote: >A nonstop circumnavigation would mean rounding via the capes, not the >canals, thus, the need to venture into the Southern Ocean. You had better get a Jordan Series Drogue. You're going to need one. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon