We find travel boats on all the seas of the world and preferably far from everything and everyone.
Navigation program
Whether it is adapted to the southern seas or to anchor in the Tuamotus, a travel sailboat is above all a companion for adventure. The program is simple: cast off and discover the world at the mercy of the winds. More than any other, the travel boat is often like its captain, a baroudeur.
A good travel boat will sail in all seas, and should be comfortable enough to live on for long periods. By the way, one rarely asks a traveler's boat to be beautiful.
Current market
You can find all kinds of round-the-world boats in the travelers' ports. New and comfortable boats or old steel sloops bought for a handful of euros and refurbished during the stopovers.
Note that for new boats, it is a very buoyant market with many models adapted to a retired clientele who wish to travel. Today's travel sailboats are comfortable cruisers that allow you to live aboard for long periods.
Thus the offer of the shipyards has evolved with users no longer following in the footsteps of Moitessier. In the past, the sailboats were more rustic and of more modest size.
Technical data
The majority of travel sailboats are heavy and lightly toiled and have a good motorization. There is no restriction of materials for these boats, all have their advantages and disadvantages. Thus, you can find your happiness in composite materials, aluminum, steel or CP. Among other technical qualities, you will look for reliability, solidity, ease of maintenance, and practicality.
The size of a travel boat should remain reasonable, too big a boat is often a technical trap or a financial drain. Boats of 12-14 m are good walkers and go well in the sea. Moreover, this size offers a large living space and allows a good load capacity.
Of course, a smaller boat will do, but it is more a question of comfort than safety.
A travel sailboat is much more than a floating house. On a travel sailboat, everything is done to be self-sufficient in water and energy. But above all, this type of sailboat must show very good marine qualities in order to face the worst winds and the big seas during very long stages.
This category includes
Thanks to the plethora of sailboats produced in the 80's, there is a large choice on the second hand market at very reasonable prices. However, beware of refurbishment work. For new boats, the offer is vast, but it is mainly based on boats with all the comforts of home such as the Garcia, Allures or the Ovni and many small shipyards make travel sailboats by the unit.
