Female crew to sail west coast US to bundaberg Australia - Page 6

lsusailing · #51 (**permalink**) 07-08-2008

Zephry is one smart person! He learnt from the bashing the other guy got and he posted an elegant and well structured request, got to love it....

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Please suspend the ban on Bettyswollow whatever. I miss her spirited, spicy commentary since I need some entertainment tonight and I want to see if we can turn a pretty good post into something ugly.

I hope my wife does not respond and runs away with Zephry. She is gorgeous, smart, amazing but does not sail and does not want to sail. Gulp

John
s/v Daphne

chucklesR · #52 (**permalink**) 07-08-2008

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Originally Posted by camaraderie

..if he can single hand...

I thought the point of looking for a female crew is so he didn't have to 'single hand'

Sapperwhite · #53 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

I suggest this new rash of "looking for SWF to cruise off into my pervy dreams" pm Ian for tips on pickin up sailing chicks.....

Isolated Anchorages

nuff said.

Zephyr88 · #54 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Thanks for the "good sport" tag. You guys are really good

Had a look at Ian's contribution, he should cometo Australia. In the 70's there was a guy called Jack Thompson, a respected actor, who lived with two sisters in a family situation. Quite the man he was/is.

Yeah! I have been looking at boats, but no decisions yet, too early. I'll be putting my boat on the market here when I head over to the US in September (all things going well) and if I find something I'll email the broker here to start marketing her for sale. Large size photo on my profile page.

Going back to Ian; I just can't imagine being involved with two women together at the same time AND starting to fall in love. What a recipie for heavy weather sailing. He must have cojones the size of canteloups.

sailingdog · #55 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Zephyr-

WHen were you planning on leaving the USA for Oz? It may take some time for you to find the boat. It may also take some time for you to commission the boat. We have a member who did much what you're planning, except from the West Coast, named SimonV. He's currently on his way back to Oz with his Ericson 39. He was here for quite some time during his boat buying and commissioning. Have you really allowed yourself enough time to do this? Making any long passage on a sailboat according to a schedule, especially a new to you sailboat that may have unknown problems, is generally unwise.

Zephyr88 · #56 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by sailingdog

Zephyr-

WHen were you planning on leaving the USA for Oz? It may take some time for you to find the boat. It may also take some time for you to commission the boat.

Have you really allowed yourself enough time to do this? Making any long passage on a sailboat according to a schedule, especially a new to you sailboat that may have unknown problems, is generally unwise.

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Originally Posted by sailingdog

Zephyr-

WHen were you planning on leaving the USA for Oz? It may take some time for you to find the boat. It may also take some time for you to commission the boat.

Have you really allowed yourself enough time to do this? Making any long passage on a sailboat according to a schedule, especially a new to you sailboat that may have unknown problems, is generally unwise.

Sailingdog,

I was going to allow 6-8 weeks to get things ready. The plan is focus solely on one or two models only, that way I don't go around on a wild goose chase, hence the research on boats that I'm doing now. If I don't find a boat in 3 or so weeks, my trip then becomes a vacation with a flight home. Or if it turns out that going to the USA to buy a boat is not a worthwhile proposition all together, that's just how it goes.

I'm not setting my hopes on any of this. All has to be looked at in the cold hard light of day. I'm not willing to risk my own life or that of another sailor on a passage in a boat that's not seaworthy, or with defficiencies that may affect solas.

I am reasonably experienced (and a very fast worker) in getting a boat ready (low tech), allowing about a month full time (no partying here) to do this and do a shake down while still in US waters, and whilst meandering down to Panama. I would be planning on leaving the USA for Oz in November (October would be better), more of a delivery than a cruise.

I take your point regarding the the issues of long passages on an unknown boat, extremely valid. I would be able to delay my departure for another month or so if unexpected things crop up, which they will no doubt do so.

I'm currently working on a project which should be completed end of August mid September so would be in the states mid September. But as we all know life has a habit of sending a curve ball every now and again. It might turn out that I meet that smoking hot young babe who is just down the road and I just haven't met her yet

and I end up going crusing on Zephyr up to the Whitsundays instead. Must keep priorities in order my dear friends.

Time table is really tight, but I do have a couple of months up my sleeve. But as I said earlier if getting a new boat and doing the puddle jump doesn't happen, it just doesn't happen. No loss and still richer for the experience.
Hell, I've just met a fine bunch of maties right here.

Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it very much.
Zephyr

sailingdog · #57 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Good enuf.

teshannon · #58 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Zephyr,
If I read your response to SD right, the 6-8 weeks prepping the boat also includes looking for and buying the boat in addition to shaking her down? I say that because you plan to get here mid September and leave mid October? That sounds way overly ambitious to me. Where in the US will you be boat shopping? I can picture it easily taking that long to find a boat, have it surveyed and settle on it. Maybe I'm reading it wrong.

Zephyr88 · #59 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

I'd be leaving the US in Novermber effectively giving me 8 to 10 weeks. It would be better to head of in October that way I wouldn't have to sail too far south to avoid cyclone season which starts end of December, and effectively missing Fiji and Vanuatu. Which would also mean having to go from Tahiti down to towards Norfolk Island (no stop here as too far south) possibly stopping at Raratonga before heading back up and across to Fraser Island (Sandy Cape), which is a very long passage.

teshannon · #60 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

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Originally Posted by Zephyr88

I'd be leaving the US in Novermber effectively giving me 8 to 10 weeks. It would be better to head of in October that way I wouldn't have to sail too far south to avoid cyclone season which starts end of December, and effectively missing Fiji and Vanuatu. Which would also mean having to go from Tahiti down to towards Norfolk Island (no stop here as too far south) possibly stopping at Raratonga before heading back up and across to Fraser Island (Sandy Cape), which is a very long passage.

I guess what I'm not sure I understand is, does your 8 to 10 weeks include boat shopping, purchase, repairs, shakedown, provisioning, prep work etc.? That all sounds like too much to accomplish in the time available and will probably result in a rushed boat purchase or you're leaving with a boat that not really ready.