Would it be wise to buy a boat of your dream after 50 years & sail across the islands w/out experience at all?

Question

Help! My best friend gonna be buying the boat of his dream very soon and wants to sail across the islands.. say from one country to the other. I suggested to him to rent first and try sailing for a month or two and find out if it's really what he likes to do. He hasn't even tried sailing at all ever since his life yet he's very much confident that he can do it.

He plans to do sailing for maybe at least for the next 10 years or so.

He may know how to swim but he hasn't even tried diving and not even a regular swimmer at all. Not even that I see who's so physically fit as he's not really that sporty kind of guy. He's so obsessed of the kind of life in his dream boat that he would really like to explore.

I have searched everything about the pros and cons. But he never listen. People who care for him really so concerned of his immediate plan of sailing before he can even learn to do so.

- Is sailing really that easy to learn?

- How long do you need to experience to be able to sail far across the oceans?

- Also, do you need permit when crossing from one country to the other? He insisted it is not necessary as he owns the sailboat.

Sailors.. please help!

Answer 1

I have the same dream. He really needs to learn the basics on a small boat, and preferably find a mate to sail with him, hired or not, but experienced.

Passports are required, and some countries require visas.

Personally, I would not want to cross an ocean on less than 40 feet, with a very friendly companion.

Are you going? ;-}

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