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ISLAND PACKET & BLUE JACKET YACHTS This popular Island Packet 420 model has been maintained in excellent condition. She is powered with a 75HP Yanmar with low hours. Newer Mainsail and Electronics. Canvas, jib and staysail are in good condition. Ready to go cruising and owner ready to change boats. Call or email for your personal showing… you will not be disappointed.
2001 ISLAND PACKET 420 BROKERAGE LISTINGS Sail 2005 Beneteau 473 .....................$199,000 1977 Kelly Peterson 44 ................$89,000 1981 CT 42 ...................................$54,500 2001 Island Packet 420 .............$284,000 1996 Island Packet 37 ...............$160,000 1982 Cape Dory 36 ......................$69,000 1981 Islander Freeport 36 ...........$63,500 1989 Catalina 36 ..........................$49,000
1990 Island Packet 27 .................$39,900 Power 1971 GB Alaskan 55 ..................$149,000 1995 Grand Banks 42 Classic ...$269,000 1999 Sea Ray Sundancer 380 .....$85,000 1991 Grand Banks 36 Europa ..$219,000 2001 Tiara 3500 Open ...............$158,000
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• October, 2016
LETTERS likely southwest — and thus away from their ultiimate destination. A sailor has to have complete faith that he will get lifted, because if he gives up early, he will likely have sailed a week or two and made very little if any progress. Most people we know who have done the Clipper Route have taken about a month. One thing not yet mentioned is the possibility of getting mixed up with a tropical storm or a hurricane. Readers can go to weather.unisys.com and see how tropical storms Darby, Estelle and Frank all would have been a concern had Ralph done the Clipper Route this year. They may not have crossed his path, but they would have been a concern. ⇑⇓ LOOKING FOR A SECOND BOAT IN EUROPE My girlfriend and I purchased a Santana 37 fixer-upper two years ago and are completely reconditioning her. New interior, tanks, windlass, rebuilt engine, solar — all for cruising. We are currently living aboard and look forward to doing the Ha-Ha in a couple of years. We are also contemplating buying a small cabin cruiser in Europe to cruise the extensive canal and river systems there, and thus are interested in anyone's experiences in doing this. We also contemplated going together with a small group of others to accomplish the same thing, with the idea that each partner would get one entire summer month to enjoy the boat. Again, any information on costs/pitfalls from people that have actually done this would be greatly appreciated. Alan Green Hetaira, Santana 37 No Fixed Address Alan — As we've written several times before, we think a canal boat in Europe is perfect for cruisers looking for something to do during the six non-hurricane months of the year. You could get a functioning canal boat equivalent to your Santana 37 in the Netherlands — which is where you want to buy — for no more than 25k. The two of you could cruise for less than $1,000/month, and pay no more than $150/month for offseason storage, insurance, etc. See this month's Changes about an Aussie couple doing it with a sailing cat they bought in Strasbourg, France. By their reckoning, it's less expensive for them to cruise Europe than to live in their home in Adelaide. Partnerships in canal boats are not uncommon. You would face all the normal issues of partner compatibility, boat maintenance differences, what to do when one person wants to sell, and so forth, complicated by the fact that boat is on the other side of the world. Like all boat partnerships, sometimes they work great, sometimes they don't work very well at all. A year or so ago we thought about getting partners for our Leopard 45 cat 'ti Profligate in the There are all kinds perfect canal boats in Caribbean and our 42-ft the Netherlands at low prices. We bought the 31-ft 'Marjani' for just over 22k. canal boat Aqua Rosa in France, but we never followed up on the idea. Then, three months ago and out of the blue, we had individuals contact us with a very strong interest in being partners in both boats. But after thinking about it a bit, we decided against both potential partnerships. Despite the fact that we knew and had sailed with both individuals, the complications/risks just didn't seem
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