History and Participation Founded in 1986 by the renowned Jimmy Cornell, this annual rally draws crews from all over the world. You can cross the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in a sailing yacht or a motor yacht. In 1936, Frenchman Marin-Marie crossed solo on a 43ft trawler Arielle (after which Kinard’s boat is named) in 19 days, but this included use of sail power at times. Next, the 14-day slog to the Azores, at an average speed of 6-7 knots. Ready Set Sail Circumnavigators Deliver Donations to Ile a Vache, Viking Explorer Rally Ready to Cast Off En Route to Grenada. For this reason, I will only talk about the normal crossing season. Crossing the Gulf of Mexico with Confidence is easy when you Ask Captain Chris. She’s a Mumble Bee class built in 1908, the same year the CA was founded. Your email address will not be published. In other words, the involved distances and required endurance were simply awesome for us, a couple used to short passages and hopping from one harbor to another. Try doing it in a rally like the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) that just finished up its 32 nd year in the Caribbean. My clients and I decided to walk down and taxi back with the much needed supplies. So how fuel efficient is the little voyager? The two of them in their 49-foot trawler aptly dubbed Hakuna Matata (« No problem » in Swahili language ) without any crew or support boats and relying on their bullet-prooof 330 hp QSL9 engine manufactured by Cummins, have completed the crossing in eight days, ultimately landing in Brazil. N5714 "Southern Cross" Pacific: N5721 "Emeritus" Atlantic: Bob Rothman was 77 years old, his wife Jane, 74 years old, when they crossed the Atlantic. The prototype cost about $285,000. Required fields are marked *. Sleeps four comfortably, six in a pinch. Posts Tagged ‘cruising the northeast atlantic’ Nice People, Delaware Bay, and NJ! With finite petroleum reserves and record fuel prices a daily part of the media drumbeat, Yves Kinard has impeccable timing. It might be tricky to make the Canada-Greenland leg of a transatlantic crossing, I don’t think it would have the range without taking a few barrels of fuel on as cargo. Read more. “I hope someone will be willing to put this model into production now that we’ve accomplished our voyage.” Kinard estimates a production version of the P214 would cost about $150,000. Kinard claims that model P214 will be the smallest engine-powered boat to cross the Atlantic. I think June … Kinard says on his Web site (www.mayrik.com) that the Mini Trawler was born from the idea of helping reduce fossil-fuel consumption by building a small, solid boat. Spirit of Arielle is certainly cozy, but nevertheless packs in a four-person dining table, full galley, bathroom /shower, fully operational nav station, and a two-bunk forecabin. The best time to cross the Atlantic. We had to feed "Hercules" our 330 HP QSL9 Cummins engine 3848 litres of diesel to do the crossing. © 2021 Cruz Bay Publishing, Inc. an Active Interest Media company. The Nordhavn Atlantic Rally will cruise from Florida to Gibraltar, with stops inBermuda and the Azores “It’s a grand adventure,” said Tom Selman, braiding a towing bridle, one of a host of last-minute chores still undone in the countdown to the start of the 3,800-mile Nordhavn Atlantic Rally. Sea Hawk Paints presented Budget Marine founder, Robbie Ferron, with an appreciation plaque for 25 years of sales, service and support. And then, we were off for leg two of the crossing. Your email address will not be published. Calm seas for the majority of the Bermuda-to-Horta leg reduced our time at sea to only 10 days. Kinard and Brachet originally planned to arrive in France by the end of June, but their departure from Bermuda was delayed. In the months leading up to Christmas, some 4-5,000 sailors will cross from Europe to the Caribbean on … We sailed from Southampton on 19th of June and made the return trip on 22nd July 2003. Has most of the amenities of home in a tiny package. 5 people found this helpful. Of course you might be able to top the flattop with solar cells, add a battery bank and an auxilliary electric drive to the thing. As a naval architect, Kinard is also working on a 36’ water taxi catamaran for 18 persons, to operate in the Simpson Bay Lagoon. The boat weighs about 5 tons and has a good amount of freeboard. “Otherwise the trip went pretty much as planned.”. This, he says, should come in at around €100,000. If you're a sailor, you'll want to add the ARC to your bucket list. In September 1993, lone sailor Hugo Vihlen made it to Falmouth after spending 105 days crossing the Atlantic Ocean by himself. Kinard, a naval architect with Mayrik Yacht Design of St. Martin in the French Antilles — the designer and builder — named the prototype Spirit of Arielle after the 43-foot vessel fellow countryman Marin Marie took across the Atlantic in 1936, from New York to Le Havre, in 19 days under both sail and diesel power. I also cannot find any evidence of ANY Selene Trawler crossing the ocean as of this date 08/6/2014 so in fact then we are not only the first Selene 49 to cross the Atlantic, but are the first Selene trawler ever to cross the Atlantic ocean on her own bottom, period. She carries 80 gallons of drinking water. In Part 2, I’ll talk about the best time to cross the Atlantic. Learn how your comment data is processed. Tom and Laurence decided to row more than 4000 miles from New York to Devon to raise money for charity. I've had much worse weather in the Mediterranean. The 52-year-old French naval architect and sailor crossed the Atlantic this summer from Bermuda to France in a fuel-efficient 21-foot prototype — the Mayrik P214 Mini Trawler — along with his partner, Patrick Brachet, 47. Normally, this kind of boat has a range of just 600NM. First Class Sailing has stepped in to rescue a Brixham trawler, Golden Vanity. While he was not the first to make the crossing… “Now that I have returned to France, I hope to take my trawler to La Rochelle in September for the Le Grand Pavois boat show,” says Kinard. In the March 2006 issue, French naval architect Yves Kinard unveiled plans to cross the Atlantic on a 6.5M (21ft) diesel-powered trawler Spirit of Arielle. Very funny story: we dinghy in to buy some wine, unfortunately it was a mile away. On May 15th, he finally leaves St. Martin. Then there is the Passagemaker it is a heavy duty, well built, long range ocean crossing trawler. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean is like crisscrossing the United States from San Francisco to New York, then up to Minneapolis, and making only two stops, traveling at less than 7 knots! Spirit of Arielle is powered by a Perkins M92B, a 4-cylinder, in-line, water-cooled, naturally aspirated, direct-injection diesel. Crossing The Great Bahama Bank In A Trawler After 3 lonnnggg weeks in Bimini, the relentless winds were finally letting up for a couple of days. Captains log Day 16 – Tuesday June 9th. Here is a list of our top 5 tips for crossing the Atlantic: 1) Safety First All your safety gear should be in good condition. Anyone that owns a trawler in our size range understands the need for the right sea conditions to make a long open-water passage. “We had to stay longer because my partner was having medical problems, and he had to be treated,” says Kinard. Trawler is the book I read the last from O'Hanlon, but did not really like. Just 300 liters of drinking water are on tank. Spirit of Arielle proved seaworthy and operated without a problem, says Kinard. After over 60 years of living aboard, I’m often asked by lubber and sailor alike, “What’s your favorite island?”, © Copyright 2020, All Rights Reserved | Kennan Holdings LLC. 2 – Look The Part. It’s a nice boat. Timing Contemplating a trawler to cross the Atlantic and Pacific. Arthur Schmidt September 27, 2012 at 9:39 am - Reply. The boat’s bulbous bow and variable pitch Autoprop also add to its fuel efficiency, and a 150-watt solar panel powers some of the electrical needs on board. An excellent read. sailboats (mostly of European origin) in the 30-foot-and-upward class make the Atlantic crossing annually, and a dozen or so megayachts sail regularly from the Mediterranean to Caribbean or U.S. ports, few poweryachts less than 60 feet in length attempt On May 15th, he finally leaves St. Martin Nick_Marshall September 11, 2020 Cruise St. Maarten / St. Martin Kinard to Cross the Atlantic by Diesel Powered Trawler, Cleaning your Boat with Natural Products Part II. Maximum power is 86-hp at 2,400 rpm, according to Perkins. Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) Onomatopoeia July 29, 2013, 9:19pm #1. NorthGalaxy. “She’s good and solid,” he says. A trawler yacht designed for Exploration SAILING FAR AND FOR LONG PERIODS WITH STYLE Initiated by Jean-Louis Garcia for his own personal use, the Garcia Trawler range meets specific objectives: offering autonomy at a transatlantic level thanks to a subtle balance between fuel consumption and capacity, crossing all oceans in complete serenity whatever the weather, all in the greatest of comfort. 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read. Even though O'Hanlon's writing-style is good and with the familiar humour within, this book is too much about fish. Kinard says the roughest conditions they experienced were in the two days after they left Bermuda. Kinard to Cross the Atlantic by Diesel Powered Trawler French naval architect Yves Kinard unveiled plans to cross the Atlantic on a 6.5M (21ft) diesel-powered trawler Spirit of Arielle. Here are five examples of boat owners who are living the dream—and five good trawlers to consider if you decide to plan a cruise of your own. The layout maximizes space and includes a saloon/galley with a stove, sink and countertop; a head with a shower; a dining area for one to four people; and a forward cabin with two berths. “For this kind of navigation, this went exactly as I planned.”. The 52-year-old French naval architect and sailor crossed the Atlantic this summer from Bermuda to France in a fuel-efficient 21-foot prototype — the Mayrik P214 Mini Trawler — along with his partner, Patrick Brachet, 47. The only exception would be in the case of a nervous single-hander who fears mutiny and murder and who, in consequence, is looking for someone who could not possibly manage the boat by him/herself. The Atlantic – by which, being British, I mean the North Atlantic, the expanse of water north of the equator – is roughly 3500nm (nautical miles) wide at its maximum. There are four types of trawlers, Trunk, Sedan, Sundeck, Pilothouse. They made port July 15 in St. Martin de Ré. With finite petroleum reserves and record fuel prices a daily part of the media drumbeat, Yves Kinard has impeccable timing. Joining the crew of a North Sea trawler, he is expected to fall in with the rigours not only of Force 12 north Atlantic weather, but also the hard living, sleep-deprived community of fishermen. Making any open water crossing can be a daunting experience…But WITH EXPERIENCE it can be another beautiful day on the water. Verified Purchase. Get the latest Caribbean Boating and Island Updates straight into your inbox. “We built the cockpit deep, and we never had a wave come into it, even in heavy weather,” he says. My idea in 1967 was simple: buy a Volkswagen van, drive to California, and sleep with as many beach bunnies as I could. Here is a photo of when I first took ownership. We also handle numerous yacht deliveries coming back to Europe, more typical in March, April or May. It didn't happen, 8 boats hailing from Sweden, Norway, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Canada cast off en route to the Port Louis Marina in Grenada. June 10, 2015. That's a shit-load of diesel to carry with you. No journey through the jungle or Amazon-river but Redmond reports from a trawler, on the Atlantic Ocean. A topic that many aspiring crew members, superyacht enthusiasts and yacht owners often wonder about is the goings-on onboard a superyacht during the 3,500+ nm voyage that is an Atlantic crossing. This article originally appeared in the October 2008 issue. Here, an experienced crew member onboard a 60-metre superyacht … Whether you dream of crossing oceans, circumnavigating the east half of the United States on the Great Loop, or making an Intracoastal Waterway run, the idea of long distance cruising with a loose itinerary is the essence of independence. Many boats cross the line from boat to ship IMO. 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