At first glance I would say you are undercapitalized by a factor 2-3. What is your intended route? Via the great capes or the coconut run? Why only hold your relationship together for only two ocean crossings? Why not for the entire trip? Given your entire budget, a separate shower stall is academic as you most likely won’t have the fresh water to spare for showering anyways. Where are planning to start out from? Cali? We might be bumping into each other either in Mexico or Tahiti. You may also want to consider a Nordic 40 (or 44), J40, Sabre 409/42 or the Farr designed Beneteau 40.7.
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Negotiated, don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying abandon all your dreams, move to Montana and take up sheep ranching... You merely need to do your homework. How many “frogs” have you kissed so far in the search for your princess? Half a dozen? How many have you seen in person v. a telecom or email? Remember, the broker works for the seller. You just have to call him up on the phone. Think of it from the broker's perspective. How much time is he going to invest in some anonymous phone call or email vs. meeting someone in person? I come from a slightly different perspective as several of my close friends are brokers or owners of brokerages. If you were in Cali, I could put you in touch with an excellent buyer’s broker. Perhaps someone on the Gulf coast can recommend a good broker to mentor Negotiated through the process. What you need to do is get out there and start looking at a lot of boats. Learn what is out there in the Gulf Coast. Educate yourself on what to look for and what to look out for. Feel free to post links to any potential boats (as you might have gathered, this BB loves to kibitz.) I also know a good cruising consultant who can mentor you through the process but he is a fee for service guy whereas you're getting my advice for free.
Something you might want to consider is instead of the circumnavigating thing, go do the Caribbean for a year or more. You won’t need quite the bomb proof boat and your budget becomes much more realistic. The little green bits of land that are surrounded by water are much more interesting than the endless days of nothing but sky and water. Don’t get me wrong – I live for ocean sailing. MrsB on the other hand, tried it, bought the T-shirt and would much rather fly out and meet me there in the future.
Something you might want to consider is instead of the circumnavigating thing, go do the Caribbean for a year or more. You won’t need quite the bomb proof boat and your budget becomes much more realistic. The little green bits of land that are surrounded by water are much more interesting than the endless days of nothing but sky and water. Don’t get me wrong – I live for ocean sailing. MrsB on the other hand, tried it, bought the T-shirt and would much rather fly out and meet me there in the future.
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