So whatever boat you have right now the chances are that shell be fine for an Atlantic crossing with a bit of extra preparation.

Flats boat crosses atlantic. Florida residents Ralph and Robert Brown 50 and 52 respectively got under way June 27 from Tampa in the center console catamaran flats boat. Lindsey Skinner In. Many people have crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans in yachts and many other types of watercraft.

News People All boats are designed and made with a specific purpose in mind whether it is for leisurely trips along the river or for speed and agility to win races. This question is a classic question where the answer has to do with where you cross when you cross how fast you need to cross and how nice a trip you want to take. Some boats that will cross the Atlantic soon-Sterna.

Quick navigation ocean sailboat. Open 85 feet 26 m. This crossing requires great preparation and planning by the ships skipper.

If youre planning on making the trip on your yacht make sure you have the right boat for the job the right crew for the journey and the right technology to. Maybe if you towed another 21 flats boat full of fuel and then dumped it when it was empty. I wonder he ruminated what the smallest sailboat ever to cross the Atlantic was.

Best Flats Boats. Their trip started in Tampa FL and took a total of 76 days ending Sept. In 1919 the American NC-4 became the first seaplane to cross the Atlantic though it made a couple of landings on islands and the sea.

Looking at the course map did they really cross the Atlantic or just go from land mass to land mass and end up on the other side. The feat enabled Robert and Ralph to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The boat has about 2 feet of freeboard with a standard load weighs 2500 pounds and comes with a standard 27-gallon fuel tank.