A channel that is better than most…
A couple crossing the Atlantic in a 31-foot boat…
Affordable cruisers
another design in the same vein…
Yann Quenet’s Skrowl 900 is something of a TARDIS when it comes to the most livability and comfort in a minimal envelope (just under 30-feet) shoal draft world cruiser. Pretty much everything I want in my next boat.
Madness…
Pricing on boats is just nuts these days and fining what’s a good price or reasonable price can be all kinds of problematic. You can buy a used Optimist dinghy for $200 or $3500 and I’m sure there’s a difference between the two but that kind of differential is just nuts. Especially when there’s a …
Red Dot on the Ocean…
Matt Rutherford circumnavigated around the Americas in a 27-foot Albin Vega which would be an accomplishment in itself. Considering he did the 27,000 mile voyage nonstop as well is that big step further if you know what I mean. I’m mentioning the feat because I noticed that the documentary “Red Dot on the Ocean” is …
A couple of odd ducks…
Here’s an interesting design I’ve long admired… The Clipper Marine 32 is a Bill Crealock design that I’ve always liked in spite of the fact that I most detest center cockpit designs. The shoal draft version only draws 3 foot six inches and it has an transom hung rudder that could easily be adapted to …
A sweet ride…
I saw a Kirie Elite for sale in Edmonds Washington state going for a silly price ($1.2K). I have something of a sweet spot for this particular design as I saw it at a Paris boat show and it just felt like it would be a great boat. It was quite roomy for its size, …
and don’t forget the bolt cutters…
I find it kind of funny that people who I don’t even know, write to the blog and are hesitant to state a budget when asking advice on various boats. “Do you think a fixer upper Cascade 36 would be a good boat to get?” I then ask what it costs, how much the boat …
an almost cunning plan…
There’s a J-29 up in the frozen north that I’ve been thinking about quite a bit. For those unacquainted with the design it looks something like this… It, like most of it’s J-Boat brethren, is a boat designed and built to be competitive so you may be wondering why the hell am I looking at …
Charles Morgan is no longer with us…
Yesterday I heard that Charlie Morgan was no longer with us and it got me thinking about some of his designs. While there’s something about the look of his Out Island series that sorta/kinda rubbed me the wrong way there’s no denying that they are prime candidates for VolksCruising. Just take a look at the …
the truth about VolksCruising budgets…
Whether it’s building a boat, refitting a fixer-upper, or actually cruising, the bottom line is always going to be what you can or can’t afford. As much as we might prefer otherwise, the bottom line is always going to be with us. Living in a consumerist society is problematic where budgets are concerned. After all, …