maxi 800 yacht

The Maxi 800 is a 27.07ft fractional (7/8) sloop designed by Pelle Petterson and built in fiberglass by Maxi Yachts (SWE) between 1992 and 1995.

43 units have been built..

The Maxi 800 is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat. The fuel capacity is originally very small. There is a very short water supply range.

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Review of Maxi 800

Basic specs..

The boat is equipped with 4+2 berths.

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta 2001 diesel engine at 9.0 hp (6 kW), which gives a max speed about 5.1 knots.

The transmission is a saildrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 50 liters (13 US gallons, 10 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Maxi 800 is 2.28, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.4 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Maxi 800 is about 131 kg/cm, alternatively 737 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 131 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 737 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

What is Relative Speed Performance?

Maintenance

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

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On Day 3 of Loro Piana Giraglia the maxi fleet enjoyed a single coastal racing starting and finishing in the Golfe de Saint Tropez

(photo: Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi)

Saint-Tropez at her best for Day 3 of Loro Piana Giraglia 2024

(photo: IMA)

Loro Piana Giraglia, Day Two. Wally 60 Wallyño maintain a resounding lead in Maxi B

(photo: Gianfranco Forza)

Loro Piana Giraglia, Day Two. ClubSwan 80 My Song getting to grips with today's waves

(photos: Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi)

Loro Piana Giraglia 2024. FlyingNikka from Roberto Lacorte racing on the Bay of Pampelonne

23 maxis are competing this week in loro piana giraglia 2024 - organised by yacht club italiano and societe nautique de saint tropez, loro piana giraglia 2024. day 1 of inshore races on the bay of pampelonne. on wednesday june 12 the start of the offshore race.

LATEST NEWS

Spirit of Lorina crowned top IRC maxi in Loro Piana Giraglia

• Posted by IMA
• 14 June 2024

Jean-Pierre Barjon has already enjoyed much success with his Botin 65 Spirit of Lorina having won the International Maxi...

Black Jack first home 15 minutes outside Loro Piana Giraglia race record

• 13 June 2024

After Wednesday?s ultra-light start on the Golfe de Saint-Tropez to relatively benign conditions following a thunderst...

Jethou and Wallyño reign supreme in Loro Piana Giraglia inshores

• 11 June 2024

A second 20 mile coastal race, this time from Saint-Tropez down to a turning mark off L?Escalet and back, rounded off ...

39 years ago the International Maxi Association was started as a small gathering of maxi yacht owners wishing to bring more co-ordination to their sailing. Since then it has grown both in the size of its membership and its remit, to become an organization with much wider influence and endorsed by World Sailing to organize World Championships and to manage maxi racing globally. The IMA’s overall aim is to encourage greater participation in maxi racing around the world. To this end, the Association has become increasingly involved in all the regattas with significant maxi participation. Another of the IMA’s major responsibilities is to encourage the highest standards of race management, safety and measurement for both inshore and offshore maxi yacht events. For maxi regattas the IMA assists with the standardization of entry and the writing of notice of races and sailing instructions. The Association can also assist with race management and support and endorse events that are held to its high standards. For 2021 as well as all our usual events and our Mediterranean Maxi Inshore and Offshore Championships, we are adding a new regatta run by the Yacht Club Italiano as a season opener in Portofino at the end of April. We are also supporting the famous Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii and the Aegean 600. Our flagship event, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, we trust will be able to proceed this September in Porto Cervo in near normal conditions. Here and at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez we will be joined by the J Class, a class formally affiliated with the IMA, as we await news of their next World Championship. The IMA’s membership remains healthy – a trend we hope will continue. We need maxi owners to support us so that we can support them! We remain extremely grateful for the generous long term and loyal support from our main sponsor Rolex and are pleased to welcome Credit Suisse as a further sponsor. We also thank the marine clothing company Code 0 for kitting out the IMA team in smart new gear. As usual I thank my hard-working and dedicated staff. Throughout the pandemic we have met weekly on Zoom but are greatly looking forward to seeing each other in person, as well as all maxi owner and sailors in the forthcoming season. We wish you an excellent season ahead.

February 2021 Andrew McIrvine IMA Secretary General

International Maxi Association Legal Headquarters: c/o BfB Société Fiduciaire Bourquin frères et Béran SA - 26, Rue de la Corraterie - 1204 Genève - Switzerland

I will answer questions about purchasing Maxi 800

A step-by-step guide on buying, sailing and owning a boat from A to Z

For those who want to purchase an inexpensive sailboat with a length of 7-12 meters, learn how to handle it and to maintain it

MY JOURNEY ROUTE

PASSAGE FROM NORTH EUROPE (SWEDEN) TO AFRICA (TUNISIA), 70 DAYS, JULY 2018 – SEPTEMBER 2018

MY SAILBOAT

• How to handle a sailboat: A full training course with detailed practical examples
• The nuances of buying a sailboat (an addition to my book, video examples of the parts you should check before purchase)
• The nuances of owning a sailboat (how to search for a mooring place, how to maintain a sailboat, how to do the paperwork, where can you register the sailboat, how to cross borders, etc.)

• General overview of my sailboat Albin Vega 27 feet
• Types of yachts
• The main elements of a yacht
• Hull material
• Types of sail rigs
• Why we need a keel
• Types of keels and rudders
• Sailboats with an outboard engine

• How to use the yacht toilet
• How to use an alcohol stove
• Yacht kitchen utensils
• Refueling the yacht
• The fridge on our sailboat
• The second fridge
• Clothes on a yacht
• Washing a sailboat
• Internet on a yacht

• Basic parts of the motor
• Checking oil level
• Changing the engine oil
• Replacing the fuel filter
• Replacing the fuel pre-filter
• Replacing the oil in the gearbox
• Replacing the impeller
• Replacing the antifreeze
• Replacing the anode
• Adjusting the idle speed
• Adjusting and replacing the belt

• Filling up your water tanks
• Seawater supply system
• Fresh water supply system

• General video about electric system
• Shore power
• Safety precautions
• Charging the battery from the shore power supply
• Using the multimeter
• How to tell if the battery is charged
• 220 Volts from 12 Volts
• Light bulbs and LED
• Replacing the light bulb
• Installing a socket
• Solar charging system

• Figure-eight knot
• Reef knot practical example
• Clove Hitch
• Bowline knot
• Bowline knot examples
• Sheet bend and double-sheet bend
• An example of double sheet bend
• Examples of using the half-hitch
• Hawser clamp
• Coiling ropes
• Highwayman’s hitch
• Blake's Hitch
• Soft turnbuckle
• Securing the mooring line

• Determining the stern drift
• Throttles or moving forward
• How to steer with a tiller
• Circulations and figure 8
• How to check where the sailboat is heading

• Types of mooring
• Types of mooring equipment in marinas
• Preparing for entering the marina
• Searching for a place in the marina
• Turning in narrow spaces
• Bow mooring, theory 1
• Bow mooring, theory 2
• Bow mooring in a wide place, Renate, practice
• Bow mooring in narrow circumstances, Renate, practice
• Bow mooring in a tight spot, Nemo, practice
• Bow-on mooring in difficult conditions. Practice. Renate. Part 1
• Bow-on mooring in difficult conditions. Practice. Renate. Part 2
• Bow mooring in a tight spot, Renate, practice 3
• Dockside mooring. Theory. Part 1
• Dockside mooring. Theory. Part 2
• Dockside mooring. Practice
• Stern-on mooring on a long-keel sailboat. Theory
• Stern-on mooring on a long-keel sailboat. Practice. Stern drift to the left
• Stern-on mooring on a long-keel sailboat. Practice. Stern drift to the right
• Mooring with anchoring, theory
• Springs for stern or bow mooring
• Mooring recommendations
• Difficult situations while mooring
• Advisors during the mooring

• How do winches work
• The mast structure
• Standing gear structure
• The sail structure
• Jib furler structure
• How to rear a genoa
• The boom structure
• The main sheet structure
• The vang structure

• Theory of sails
• Points of sail theory
• Safety of working with ropes
• Mainsheet slide
• The jib-sheet traveler
• The windward and the leeward side
• The headwind position
• To tack windward and under lee
• Starboard and port tack
• Veering in and out
• Setting sails
• Setting and taking in the mainsail from the mast side
• Adjusting the sails with dog vanes
• Adjusting the sails on downwind courses
• The tacking turn
• Nuances of sailing with autopilot
• Taking the sails down
• Installing the classic jib
• Setting sails in fresh weather
• The boom preventer
• Drifting under sails
• Reefing the staysail
• Reefing the sail
• When you should reef the sails
• My reefing strategy
• The theory of tacking

• Theory of anchoring
• General questions about the anchorage
• Types of anchors
• Searching for a place for anchoring
• Anchoring practice
• Anchoring without an anchor box
• Anchor light

• Basic overview of a fixed radio
• Basic overview of a portable radio
• Range coverage of the radio station signal
• Communication format
• How to receive a signal
• VHF is easy

• What is COLREGs
• Port and Starboard
• Different statuses of a yacht
• Basic rules
• When to start maneuvering
• Priorities for vessels up to 24 meters
• Divergence of two motor vessels
• Divergence of sailing ships
• Divergence of oncoming ships
• Divergence of vessels in narrow places
• Using the radio when passing the ships
• Determining the risk of collision
• Lights and signs
• Sound signals

• Introduction to IALA
• What floating marks consist of
• Lateral marks
• Forks in the channel
• Cardinal marks
• Isolated danger mark
• Special marks
• Mid-Channel marks
• Light signaling in IALA marks
• Chart symbols of different kinds of flashing
• A real map example

• Electronic map
• Mapping the route
• Long passages
• Keeping watch
• Night navigation
• Dangers at sea
• Planning the passage

• How to check the weather forecast
• Accuracy of weather forecast
• Beaufort scale

• Finding a guest marina
• Finding a marina for a long stay

• Electric and automatic emergency water pump
• Manual bilge pump for water in the hold
• Oars as a safety measure
• Seacock plugs
• Signal horn
• Fire extinguishers, engine fire
• Fire blanket
• Pyrotechnics
• Radar reflector
• Horseshoe life buoy
• Life jacket, safety rope
• Satellite phone
• Satellite tracker
• First aid kit

• Main safety points
• How to make an emergency rudder from an oar
• Diseases like appendicitis
• Burns, bleeding, fractures and so on
• Failure of electronics or navigation lights
• Mast falling down and emergency sailing equipment
• Lightning strikes the mast
• Running aground
• The consequences of sending out distress calls
• Sails repair
• MayDay and PanPan signals
• Leakage, breach, etc

• Extra ropes
• Spare parts and consumables (excluding the engine)
• Consumables and spare parts for engine

• A raft for coming ashore
• Navigator and echo sounder
• Old type of echo sounder

• Conservation of the running rigging
• Preservation of the engine for a long-term mooring
• Preservation and cleaning of the water tank
• Preservation of the sails
• Preservation of the fuel tank
• Preservation of the toilet
• Preservation of the electric system
• Should we take off the mast or not
• Lifting and lowering the boat, antifouling, propeller
• Keel blocks
• Lifespan of rigging
• Lifespan of sails
• Changing the gelcoat
• Patching the sail
• Getting a man up the mast

• Searching in Google
• Searching on YouTube
• Using YBW.COM
• Using Cruisersforum
• Using www.noonsite.com

• Yacht license overview
• Buying and selling a yacht
• Yacht registration
• Yacht insurance
• Yacht survey

• Crossing borders
• Guest flag or courtesy flag
• Nuances in Greece
• Nuances in Italy
• Nuances in Turkey
• Nuances in Tunisia

• Start of the survey
• Plastic inspection
• Everything that can decay has decayed
• Engine check and examination
• Standing rigging
• The mast and the running rigging
• Checking the sails condition
• Checking winches
• Electric wiring
• LEDs on a yacht
• The condition of the wood
• Internal coating condition
• Condition of pillows
• Checking the toilet
• Kingstons and water supply system
• Checking the autopilot
• Checking the radiostation
• Checking the navigator and other devices
• Rescue equipment
• Parts and tools
• Anchor gear

THE BOOK “BUYING A SAILBOAT FROM A TO Z AND SAILING TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA”

In addition, I offer my existing guide to buying a sailboat. The book is an inherent part of the course; I suggest that they complement each other.

When you read the book your dream gradually turns into a step-by-step plan – you get a precise understanding and a plan to make this dream come true.

THE LIST OF THEMES AND POINTS (BOOK CONTENT)

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It has taken a huge amount of work to finish this book. I have been writing it for 1 year, while the information for it was gathered throughout 10 years of my sailing life.

All the themes and questions are answered with comments, I tried to tell everything I know from A to Z. Besides, after you read the book, you can ask me any questions you have — the consultation for my readers is totally free.

Common questions about sailboats and yachting

• Introduction
• Yachtsmen are like a big family 
• What goals can you have when buying a boat?
• What is the average speed of a typical cruiser sailboat?
• Types of sailboats
• Skills required and how to acquire them quickly and easily 
• Voyage charter or personal boat?
• Centreboard boat at sea
• Catamaran or a ketch-sailboat (ordinary keel-built boat)? 
• Steering wheel or tiller?
• Ability to control a boat single-handedly
• About the English language
• Kids on a saiboat
• Technologies that were used in the 70s and 80s
• What happened to sailboats after the 80s?
• Are Scandinavian boats suitable for the Mediterranean Sea and why do some people doubt that?
• A hatch on a boat as the most important component for a boat in the Mediterranean Sea (If there is none it is extremely hot even in the summer in the Baltic Sea)
• Teak or no teak – that is the question
• Why are most sailboats white?
• Blue water boats (boats that you are not scared to sail in on the ocean)
• Manufacturer support
• Technical moments, the hull
• Age of an engine: the new one or the old one? Risks you take if buying an old-engine sailboat
• Hammock on a sailboat
• Other questions

Regions for yachting (Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea and so on)

• The Mediterranean Sea and northern regions (Baltic Sea, North Sea)

Advantages of northern regions (Baltic Sea, North Sea)

Disadvantages of northern regions (Baltic Sea, North Sea)

Advantages of the Mediterranean Sea

Disadvantages of the Mediterranean Sea

Asia as a region for yachting

The Caribbean as a region for yachting

USA as a region for yachting

Other regions

Regions for purchasing a sailboat

• Buying a sailboat in Finland
• Buying a sailboat in Sweden
• Buying a sailboat in Holland
• Buying a sailboat in Great Britain
• Buying a sailboat in France
• Why buying a sailboat in the Mediterranean Sea is a bad idea
• Can you buy a sailboat in northern countries and transport the sailboat with a trailer?
• Buying a sailboatin Mediterranean countries
• Buying a sailboat in Japan, Thailand and other Asian countries
• Common concepts when buying a sailboat in any region

What can you buy for €1000-3000, €3000-5000, €5000-10000, €10000+. Purchase of a modern sailboat

• What can you buy for €500-1500?
• What can you buy for €1500-2500?
• What can you buy for €2500-5000?
• What can you buy for €5000-10000?
• What can you buy for €10000-20000?
• Big and cheap sailboats with old engines (e.g., 10 metres long sailboat for €10000-15000)
• What should you remember before buying a sailboat?
• Buying a modern sailboat (the price starts usually from €30000, optimised configuration will be from €50000)
• Sport sailboats, big and cheap
• Buying a sailboat produced in the 70-80s for €20000-70000

Money aspects: maintaining a sailboat and living on a sailboat

• What costs will you have?
• Dismountable sailing catamaran with inflatable balloons
• Trailer sailboats (transported on a trailer behind your car)
• What annual income is required to buy a sailboat?
• Can you live on a sailboat and earn money on it?
• What sailboat is the best option for your annual income?
• How much money do you need for constant living on a sailboat?
• You can calculate your budget on you own, and here’s the formula
• What safety cushion (how much money in stock) should a yachtsman have?
• How to choose the right size of the boat. What things are important and what are not
• The mooring fee and why a small boat may be a better solution than the large one

Comfort level depending on a boat’s size

• What should you expect from a 6.5 - 7.5 metres cruise sailboat?
• Little big sailboats (7 metres outside feels like 9 metres inside)
• What should you expect from a 7.5 - 8.5 metres sailboat?
• What should you expect from an 8.5 - 10 metres sailboat?
• What should you expect from a modern 9.5+ metres sailboat?
• Financial concept

Mooring costs (guest, monthly, yearly, depending on regions and so on)

• Approximate mooring fee 2021 (the prices in Europe change very slowly)
• Several examples of mooring fees in different regions for a sailboat with length of 8 meters
• Specific sites where you can find the marinas (Sweden, all the rest of the Baltics, France, Mediterranean)
• How to save money on marinas? (5 ways that would really help you to save up to €200 on marinas)
• Pricing in marinas (just for understanding)

Equipment on a sailboat

• Outboard gasoline motors
• Inboard diesel motors (gasoline is not always used on the sailboats)
• Oven in galley (kitchen) Spirit stove Gas stove Oven Gimbals for the stove Electric stove
• Shower. Its availability. How critical is its absence on a sailboat?
• What table is comfortable to use on a sailboat?
• Chart table: modern usage and how necessary it is now
• Fridge Thermoelectric fridge Compressor fridge
• Bimini (solar tent)
• Cockpit tent
• Swimming platform
• How to make home-like comfort on a boat
• Webasto (diesel heater) and electric heater
• About laundry and washing machines
• Other equipment

Technical parts

• Keel types (fin and long) and why is it so important?
• Types of rigging
• Age of rigging 
• Age of sails
• LED lamps: warm yellow lights
• Installation and usage of solar panels (what to choose, how to install, how much does it cost)
• Equipment with 12-volt chargers
• How many batteries will you need and how to use them
• Inverter: its necessity on a sailboat and usage
• 12-volt electric wiring
• Thoughts about wind generators
• Seacocks (lock valves)
• Sailboat service
• Inboard motor service
• Approximate list of must-do things
• Outboard motor, its service and operational nuances
• Batteries service
• What should you do to the water tank if you’re leaving for a long time?
• What should you do to the septic tank if you’re leaving for a long time?
• What should you do to the seacocks if you’re leaving for a long time?
• External lights and other valuable items outside the boat
• Antifouling paint
• What should you do about the sailboat service?

The procedure of purchasing a sailboat

• Choosing a sailboat Buying a sailboat in winter Buying a sailboat in spring (March - May) Buying a sailboat in summer (June - July) Buying a sailboat in autumn (August - November)
• How to explore the sites with sailboat offers
• Shared sailboats (e.g. 1/10)
• What questions should you ask the seller?
• How to communicate with the sellers, how to chat in blocket messages, how to communicate via email, via mobile phone, what difficulties you may have and what to do if blocket hides the owner’s phone number.
• About the agents who are supposed to help you
• What should you do if you don’t know the terms in English?
• Purchase (a journey to Sweden)
• Transport in Sweden
• Car rental in Sweden, driving style, convenient way to move around 
• Internet in Sweden, convenient format to use in whole Europe
• Currency exchange: how to change money to krona
• How to pay the seller (cash, bank transfer, PayPal or even cryptocurrency)
• What’s it worth taking with you before purchase? Things that need to be done before the trip.
• Where to leave a sailboat after purchase and how much this may cost
• Other nuances

Registration and insurance for the sailboat. Juridical aspects

• Registration options

Preparing a sailboat for sea passage

• Preparing the boat for sailing (step-by-step plan)
• The list of staff and equipment for sailing along the shore and at a distance from the shore (up to 20 miles, coasting)
• The list of equipment and other important aspects for sea sailing
• The list of staff and equipment for ocean sailing
• The boat for coming ashore
• The list of tools and repair parts which you should have
• FAQ Do you need radar on a boat? Is AIS necessary? Is a radio station necessary (VHF)? Is a sat-phone necessary? Is EPIRB necessary? Is a life-saving raft necessary? What life vests will you need? Is an echo sounder necessary? Will you need pyrotechnics on the sailboat? My thoughts about rafts, AIS, radar, echo sounders, pyrotechnics and so on.
• Other details on preparing the boat for sailing

Navigation (the weather, cooperation, map, navigators and so on)

• Route planning
• Paper maps (and what I think about them)
• Reading paper maps
• Navionics in Europe, Africa and Asia. Navigator
• Weather forecast, decision whether to come out to sea What data to pay attention to while looking at the weather forecast Wind force and wind direction Important warnings Wind flows Waves direction Thunder Example of checking the weather forecast before sailing Accuracy of weather forecasts and whether you can trust them Mistakes in the forecasts
• Meteorology Some nuances from meteorology which you should know Types of wind Katabatic wind White squall
• Visual observation
• Rules of the road with big vessels
• 2 nuances of tidal zones Nuances with marinas Nuances with currents
• Sailing in tidal zones
• Other navigational nuances
• Some advice about anchorage
• Anchor chamber and anchor winch: how to go without it
• Why chain, not anchor rope?
• How much chain should you drop for safe anchorage?
• How to choose a place for anchorage
• How to find good place for anchorage
• What anchor to choose?
• Anchorage in tidal zones
• Other details

Earnings on a sailboat, receiving income distantly

• Earnings on a sailboat (mini business-plan)
• Remote income, working on the internet (the list of real options of internet jobs which you can cope with if you want to)

The journey. Route from Sweden to Tunisia

• Fears (what I was afraid of and what really happened)
• Preparing and timelines (or is it realistic to cast off within 5 days of the purchase?)
• Best time of the year for sailing in the Baltic and North Sea
• Captain’s responsibility, relations between captain and crew
• Divers and people in the water
• Nets and other fishery equipment
• 70% under the motor, 30% under sails or the other way around?
• Weather priority depending on goals
• What to do if the sailboat is grounded (2 ways)
• Food and cooking while sailing
• Night sailing
• Lifting and taking down the mast, is it difficult, how long does it take and how to lie it down. How much can it cost?
• Autopilot aspects
• Is genoa furler necessary?
• Sails set. Are storm jibs necessary?
• Sailing in Sweden
• Kiel Canal, sailing through it. The nuances
• The Channel
• French canals and sloops
• Why we chose not to sail in inner waters directly from Amsterdam or Normandy
• French Riviera
• Big sea sailing

Mooring, entering marinas, mooring types (stern, force, on moorings, on buoy, on mooring finger, mooring nuances and so on)

• Mooring, entering the marina
• Sternway for long-keel sailboats
• Mooring process
• Mooring with a force to the pier
• Mooring with a stern to the pier
• Mooring alongside
• Mooring with a stern to the dock
• How many people are needed for mooring?
• What speed is optimal for mooring?
• Mooring under the sails
• Last mile before the marina, preparing for the mooring
• What lines will you need?
• How many fenders will you need and how should you hang them?
• Turning around in a narrow marina 
• What to do if the current is strong (e.g. 3-4 knots)?
• What to do if the wind is strong?
• Think about mooring strategy beforehand
• Oars for mooring small boats
• Problems during mooring
• Mooring on a buoy
• Pier with mooring fingers
• Mooring with casting on anchor 
• Mooring on columns
• Thoughts on preparing to enter the marina
• Must-know knots
• Mooring ropes wheeze: what should I do?
• What if ropes hit the mast?
• Can I leave the sailboat for foreshore in a tidal zone?

Borders: opening and closure

• Can I close the border in Europe and open it in Europe right after?
• Common rules on the borders
• Borders closure in Sardinia (before leaving for Tunisia)
• Opening the borders in Tunisia, Bizerta
• Opening the borders in Tunisia, Monastir
• Malta and borders opening and closure 
• Opening and closing the borders in Italy (Licata and Siracusa)
• Opening and closing the borders in Greece (Zakynthos)
• Opening and closing the borders in Turkey
• Formal procedures in France and Spain
• Formal procedures in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Estonia, Latvia
• Guest flags

Bureaucracy in different countries

• Transit logs
• Port clearance
• Insurances, minimal coverage
• Other documents
• The list of important and useful sites
• Yachting blogs
• Yachting practice for €250-500 per week
• CHECKLIST: choosing a sailboat model
• CHECKLIST: checking the sailboat before purchase

Important things that will save you a couple of thousand euro

• Which offer is good, which offer is average and which one is so-so (how not to buy non-liquid goods)
• How to buy a sailboat with consequential cash in big or even with revenue 
• How to bargain with the owner
• How not to buy the equipment you may not ever need (the lists of equipment for sailing along the shore, for sea and for ocean sailing)
• How to save money for marinas (2 days for the price of one), free staging posts, bargaining with marinas
• Cheap yearly staging post contracts for your sailboat and where to find them
• More lifehacks to save some money

The book contains info on all these themes and a short conclusion at the end of each theme.

Bonus: My help while buying a sailboat

Once you’ve read the book and completed the course, your next step is purchasing a sailboat. I am offering an exclusive gift to all my readers now: I will help you with purchasing online for free.

You can send me the sailboat options you’ve found for you and I will give you some tips and tell you which offer is good and worth buying and which one is not. I will also help you to find an inexpensive place for moorage and if you have any questions along the way — you can always text me and I will answer asap.

In fact, you get the purchase support for free!

SPECIAL OFFER: THE PACKAGE

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A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN

By following this plan step by step, you can make your dream of your own sailboat come true. This is real!

Step 1. Buy the package

Buy the package: the course “A small sailboat captain” and my book with all the bonuses included.

Watch the course “A small sailboat captain” to find out how to handle a sailboat, what to check while purchasing and how to service the sailboat.

It’s also worth getting some practice in a class or with an experienced captain.

Read the book; it helps you to understand what kind of sailboat you need. You will find out your aims and make a plan to make this dream real.

Step 4. Buy a sailboat

Buy your own sailboat and I will help you online: you can text me your options with photos and a description and I will help you to understand which offer is good and which isn’t.

Step 5. Prepare the sailboat and get your own experience

You can sail in the Baltics, test the sailboat and prepare it for longer passages. I will tell you the place to moor the sailboat for only 200 euro for the whole season.

ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

I have tried to answer the questions you may have.

The course gives core knowledge about yachting (the programme is similar to RYA or IYT but it is closer to practice and real issues). It also includes the information needed to purchase based on my own experience, i.e. I prepare you for owning a sailboat, not for a charter.

The course consists of short videos and each theme is a separate video. The information is easier to take in due to this format, plus you can easily find a particular theme to re-watch and spend 5–15 minutes refreshing your memory.

The course consists of 287 videos. For each topic we have a separate video from 2 to 30 minutes. Total duration of the course is 27 hours. The course has been done for more than six months, and a really big job has been done!

The course is focused on being an owner of a small sailboat (7–12 metres); these are the sailboats I usually show on my social networks.

Most yachting schools teach you based on the idea that you will rent a sailboat in the future. Besides, handling a small sailboat differs from handling the big sailboats which are used for practice in such schools. For example, setting the sails is done a bit differently, moorage processes differ and so on.

This is the knowledge you will not receive in most schools!

In my opinion, after you finish this course you will be more ready to own and make passages on a small sailboat. It is not self-advertisement, it is my point of difference. I am making the course for a certain purpose and it is different from the purpose of the schools. This course is made for the members of our societies in social networks; my aim is to tell you about all the nuances you will need to know.

What if I want to get an IYT (or similar) certificate?

You can undertake the practice in any school after watching the course, you will only need to pass the practice there.

I also have a very good instructor with a lot of experience of off-shore passages on different sailboats (her last passage lasted for almost 2 months – it was an ocean cruise without stops and she went from the Canaries to Capetown).

Her prices are reasonable and I can forward you to her. Just contact me on social networks after you finish the theory.

What is the book “Buying a sailboat from A to Z and sailing to the Mediterranean Sea on it” about?

This book gives you a step-by-step plan for buying an inexpensive but good sailboat in Europe. I give all the information from A to Z. What is more, the book tells how to prepare your sailboat for a passage shortly and sail it from Sweden to the Mediterranean Sea.

In what format is the guide: is it a paper book or an e-book?

The book is electronic, it works on any device with browser, both online and offline (after the first download). Due to this solution you receive the book as soon as you purchased it and I can update it and add some more details (I'm doing it rather often).

To sum up: buying the book now you're getting all the future updates for free.

What if I already read the book?

Check your email, I sent a special offer for my readers. If you didn't receive it - please contact me on Facebook , on Instagram or by email. Instagram

How can I receive help while purchasing a sailboat?

Just contact me on social networks and tell me your situation, I’ll do my best to help you.

How can I purchase the package?

Can I buy the book only?

Yes, you can purchase the book on my site https://how-to-buy-sailboat.com/ but my recommendation is to purchase the whole package because the course and the book complement one another. Passing this course makes sense for you even if you are a professional sailor on a big bulk carrier because a bulk carrier and a sailboat are really very different and you will face completely new situations.

Even if you already took IYT or RYA courses you will find a lot of useful information in my course as well: my course contains a lot of information about choosing a sailboat, nuances while purchasing and maintenance.

What is more, in most schools they teach to handle some mainstream sailboats, but the smaller yachts which I usually show you on social networks have their own nuances. I talk about these nuances in this course as well.

Why should I purchase the package even if I don’t have financial capacity to buy a sailboat now?

You should go for your dream even if you do it slowly, even if you can't see how to reach it. And if you can't reach it right now you should aim towards your dream. In this particular case you do the first step. Usually it’s the most difficult one. Further on, life usually gives us some options and possibilities.

To sum up, you now have an option to do the first step. Will you do it?

A review by Alex Gridin

Alex bought my book, prepared for a sailboat purchase, bought a sailboat with the help of the book, made a route and sailed from Sweden to Tunisia with my remote help in 2019.

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