Good luck on your venture. Look up Marvin Creamer on Furledsails.com for an excellent interview on doing a circumnavigation with no navigation in a sailboat.
Any idea what propulsion system you'll be using?
Peter M
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Richmond" <jd.richmond@...> wrote:
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> I don't post much, just sit back and listen. I have converted my Chrysler 22 to electric, and am building a cat for an unique circumnavigation. NO ONE has EVER tried to Solo without navigational gear, I will. In 1984 a professor and two friends did it, but not solo. My philosophy is, ANY idiot can drive a boat with a motor, a true sailor doesn't need one.
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> I will have electric drive on my cat for one reason, the Suez Canal. I have to keep up with the other vessels despite which way the wind is blowing. If I wanted to sail completely around Africa this would not be a problem, but....limited time and capital.
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