What cruising boat should you buy?




Casting Off with Sailing Followtheboat show

Summary: [S03E07] What cruising boat should you buy? Is it OK to cross oceans on a Beneteau, or would a bluewater cruiser like our Oyster be safer? Do catamarans make good cruising boats? And should you buy new or old?<br> In this week’s Table of Bollocks…<br> <br> * They are chopping down the rainforest!<br> * Russia has invaded Ukraine<br> * A word on this podcast<br> * Our armed escort<br> * Are we allowed to check into Indonesia?<br> * Where can we go in Indonesia?<br> * How to get to Sulawesi?<br> * Should we sail off on our own now?<br> * Fridge failure!<br> * We’re in quarantine<br> * B&amp;G repeater failure!<br> * YOUR COMMENTS…<br> * Thanks for your well wishes<br> * Vacuum sealers: good or bad for the planet?<br> * The joy of sailing again!<br> * Cockpit set-up<br> * Mono v Cat: Chocolate v Chips?<br> * WHAT CRUISING BOAT SHOULD YOU BUY?<br> <br> Our no-holds-barred, no-frills podcasts are an unedited look at sailing and travel. They are our way of keeping up with you in as close to real-time as possible. If you have a comment, don’t forget to send us a tweet to <a href="https://twitter.com/followtheboat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@followtheboat on Twitter</a> to get our attention.<br> Click <a href="https://followtheboat.com/pub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> for ways to support us<br> – <a href="https://patreon.com/followtheboat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become a Patreon</a><br> – <a href="https://followtheboat.com/ftbmates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join FTBMates</a><br> – <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FSDRZAGHUTBJG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bung a quid in our Rum Fund</a><br> Click <a href="https://youtu.be/mPXycGhdVyQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to watch the video podcast<br>