dear jade,
yes this is my cruising ground. due to the catabalic meltemi agean could be one of most disturbing crusing grounds, because you will have gusts coming over the islands anf these will create steep short waves and make it very uncomfortable if you are crusing agaist the wind. so, you cannot go fast and obliged to drop from the plane. at this speed if the stability does not become a problem, it is at least quite uncomfortable.
as to my hearings, the gyro system in ferretti does not effect the stabilty over 10-12 knots, it is more for swells at anchor.
however, you can always watch the weather and run away to a secluded anchorage with a fast boat and wait until conditions get better. the better solution would be a semi displacement hull with stablizers, which will give you a comfortable ride say at 14-16 knots even in disturbed weather.
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| Originally Posted by Jage Thank you for your reply Nilo. The areas I am most interested cruising in are the greek isles. Is that consistant with the "itallian" style of cruising? That is actually why I have been focused more on the Itallian/eurostyled yachts( fast, low profile, flybridge, walkaround deck, and aft deck). Could they be considered Island hoppers in the aegean and that part of the med? I think you would probaly know being in Turkey. Any thoughts are welcomed. Thanks
So in short that style of yacht is stabile at speed(goodweather), scary when conditions require slow traveling? If that is a fair assesment...that is helpful to me in realizing the limitations of that style of yacht for where I would want to cruise. |