Sailing the Big Blue.

How big yacht to sail across atlantic. We crossed the Atlantic from Mindelo to Barbados in 18 days and 1 hour. Its hard to know how to sum up the experience. I assume they were pretty stressful and not much fun.

Every November since 1986 the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ARC has set sail from Las Palmas bound 2700 nautical miles westward across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. The Nordhaven Rally crossed the Atlantic in motor yachts trawler style from 46 feet to 72 feet. Transatlantic Europe to South America 2021.

As a practical size for most crossings in good seasons about a 40 foot or so boat is minimum required for comfort and emergency supplies etc. This being said you dont have to own a sailing yacht to cross the Atlantic or the Pacific. Every year between October February more than 1500 sailboats are making the Atlantic Ocean crossing from Europe to the Caribbean.

In essence your sailboat shouldnt be less than six feet at it may be too dangerous out there. Numerically the most common yachts for sailing across the Atlantic are ordinary production cruisers with standard kit usually with upgrades of. The big question is whether your current yacht is the best tool for the job given your budget.

Across the Atlantic in a 26-foot yacht. With that in mind the best sailboat to cross the Atlantic should measure at least 30 or 40 feet long to be able to withstand the stormy weather and the rough waves and winds. Atlantic crossings have been done in very tiny boats.

Join a racing yacht from Las Palmas Spain to St Lucia 2021. Voyages to sail across the Atlantic 2021 2023 2023. Transatlantic Cape to Cape 2023 South.