Beachcat Cruising: New York-Lorient on a 20′

While Groupama and Banque Populaire are in NY wainting for the right weather to cross the Atlantic, a more modest catamaran is also there trying to do the same thing…
Record Attemp details:
-New York-Lorient
-Summer 2009-3000 miles (5556 km) 3000 miles (5556 km)
-20 foot beachcatTime to stand by for Pierre-Yves Moreau and Benoît Lequin, as they remain calm while awaiting a green light for a good weather report to atempt the crossing from New york to Lorient, France.
For more info check their site: www.ocean-express.org
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Photo: www.betopandiani.com.br If you pretend to sail this kind of crossings you´d better be prepared to upright your cat. Above the legend of beachcat cruising, Beto Pandiani checking the system at port.

Here in Argentina we have one guy from the south, Pablo Querol that is tarining since 2006 to make a big crossing in the future, maybe Puerto Madryn, Patagonia-Ilha Bela, Brasil. This cruising Racecat model was built in July 2006, 2,90 wide and specially reinforced hulls, with the experience of Felipe Tomassi who sailed with Pandiani the South crossing from Puerto Montt Chile, to Ilha Bela Brasil in two Hobies 21.

For cruisng you need a solid boat with wings for comfort, good volume on hulls, some reef points on your main, roller furler for the jib and basically BIG balls…