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I met a guy in Tortola last week who had sailed from London. He wanted to get his boat home and was going to pay 10,000 to get it shipped.
He surprised me a bit by explaining that he figured it would cost almost as much to sail it back.
I don't remember all the details but he was figuring on launching from Bermuda then the Azores then home.
If I remember correctly he was figuring on a couple k in broken stuff. A couple K lost in Bermuda provisioning, entry fees, dockage while waiting for a weather window.
Maybe 1k in fuel as their are a couple places you have to motor.
Some extra expenses in the Azores.
All together I believe he said he had to figure on about 8k to sail the boat home.
I never really thought about how much it costs to just sail today if this is true.
He surprised me a bit by explaining that he figured it would cost almost as much to sail it back.
I don't remember all the details but he was figuring on launching from Bermuda then the Azores then home.
If I remember correctly he was figuring on a couple k in broken stuff. A couple K lost in Bermuda provisioning, entry fees, dockage while waiting for a weather window.
Maybe 1k in fuel as their are a couple places you have to motor.
Some extra expenses in the Azores.
All together I believe he said he had to figure on about 8k to sail the boat home.
I never really thought about how much it costs to just sail today if this is true.