offshore

Offshore racing rules here (SF Bay) require the hatchboard(s) to be in and secured to a level such that a wave filling the cockpit cannot empty down the companionway entrance... Do any of you do this? How? I just tie mine down, but the more I think about it the more I wonder if some easier way...

By offshore, I mean, would you take your current Ericson to the South Pacific, for example? As I approach the one year mark in my search for a boat, I am considering widening my search in several ways, or at least more seriously than I have been. This means increasing my budget (from my current...

I did not see this 2011 article on the e34 on this site so posting. http://sailingmagazine.net/article-1050-ericson-34.html

I'm toying with the idea of sailing my E28 across the South Pacific (Asia to Panama). The plan is to beef her up over the next year and a half and go, but there is one niggle that I cannot find an answer to. The published Capzise Risk Factor of the E28 (found at...

This 380 Offshore Ericson by Pacific Seacraft was the last to be built in 1998. She is loaded with a list of extras and she spent the first six years on a fresh water lake in the Midwest. She was pulled every winter and set back in the water each spring. She has spent the remaining years in...

The last 380 Ericson is for sale built in 1998. beautifull boat with lots of extras, located in Tierra Verde FL, asking $189,000, contact Larry Modrcin, at 727-365-3937 WICKED WAHINI 38’ Pacific Seacraft Ericson 380 offshore Year: 1998 Current Price: US$ 189,000 (10/09) Located in...

I am retrimming the companionway, and have removed all existing trim revealing the open seam between the deck and interior liner around the perimiter of the companionway. I believe Seth and other of the experts here have recommended the trim which holds the teak hatchboards in place should be...

A Cruising World Featured Article: "Advice for the Offshore First Timer" by Andrew Burton http://www.sailnet.com/forums/seamanship-articles/43592-advice-offshore-first-timer.html Real nice article on what to expect in a blue water passage. Informative without being cutesy or condescending...

I"ve owned my E38 for two years now and while I have sailed a friends boat from Sidney BC to San Francisco I am wondering how the E 38 handles in the typically large quartering or following seas . Has anyone out their taken their E to San Fran or other similar offshore jaunt that can offer how...

I'm planing to do some offshore sailing, I'm seling my santana 30' that I wont take to the big oceans, I even thought to beef it up, but it is to light construction. i'm considering a e27 or e29, I know the old e30 is probably the way to go, being circumnavigated allready, but it is too hard to...

I wonder if any of the EYO member can tell-me if a Ericson 35 mk3 can be used in offshore conditions like 50 to 60 knots wind and 18 feets of wave. I want to know more about my boat with some experimented sailors Eric:)

As I have narrowed down my search for a new boat to the Ericson 34, I have noticed in all my lurking about that the Ericsons are not listed in anyon'e list of "blue water production boats". They are invariably complemented as great sailors and cruisers, but never recommended for the long haul...

Hello all, I have been gunkholing in my E 35 for the past 4 years out of Vancouver B.C. I want to start doing some offshore crusing between here and the Queen Charlottes in the next couple of years. How will this boat handle open ocean conditions? I would like to replace the...

I bought my 1990 38-200 for the purpose of cruising the Caribbean and maybe beyond. I love the boat and have started investing in the equipment needed for cruising. A friend of mine who's worked for the Moorings for years told me that he would never take a boat as light as the E38, with a...

. A friend of mine is looking for crew to help deliver his new (to him) boat from Oakland, CA to San Pedro, CA. The boat is a Cavalier 39, launched in 1989, a well built boat from New Zealand, that just passed survey and has all new electronics, including radar and chartplotter. The trip is...

Good morning to all. We have just received preliminary approval to race our little 1970 E-32 in the Marina del Rey - Puerto Vallarta race in February, 2007. For those not familiar with the topography of the west coast, this is a race of approximately 1175 NM. This gives us almost 14...

anyone know the titles and/or where to find books by Andrew (or other long distance Ericson skippers) on his / their Ericson passages and sailing ?? thanx !! :egrin:

E-32 Mk3 going offshore I get to crew an Ericson 32 Mk 3 down the Washington coast in a couple weeks. Any comments from you owners about: handling, best bunk, your experiences in varying sea conditions? :eek: This is the same hull as the 32/200, as far as I know, and it is seemingly in...

Hello all, I'm presently in the process of upgrading my 1970 E-29 for a round the world cruise. I love the boat, but in many ways it's not exactly 'ideal' for this (not a full keel, large windows, limited tankage, tabernacle...), but I have a very limited budget (just out of college), so...

I have a 1997 Ericson 380 Offshore for sale. I have sailed her from new in the UK bringing her out of the water every winter. Launched 1998 she was out of the water for most of 2000. I sailed her From Falmouth UK to ST.Vincent in the Caribbean last November and she is a fine, strong boat, with...