The Offshore Voyaging Reference Site
Summarizing the Adventure 40—a reliable, simple, safe, fast and reasonably priced offshore voyaging boat—and the mission for said boat.
There is a saying that “cruising is the process of working on your boat in exotic places” and it’s distressingly true. Even buying a brand new boat does not fix the problem, let alone fixing up an old one. But I don’t believe it must be that way. Let’s look at how the Adventure 40 will be better than that.
An article to keep us all, including me, on the straight and narrow path to a good boat as we discuss and refine the Adventure 40 design.
Answers to recurring questions that come up in the hundreds of comments to our articles on the Adventure 40.
To understand how much it costs to build a boat we need to understand boat size and that has nothing to do with length overall.
With a team in place and a designer chosen for the Adventure 40, it’s now time to share and discuss the detailed specification.
The true size of the Adventure 40, her sailing capabilities and the type of cruising she is for, as well as information on the hull and deck construction.
The Adventure 40 specification for the rudder and steering gear, as well the self steering the boat will be equipped with as standard.
The A40 keel draft and shape will be optimized for great performance when sailing offshore.
If we cruise for long enough, we will likely run aground. The Adventure 40 will forgive us and have a keel that will withstand the stress of offshore voyaging for decades. This article will be useful to all cruisers, regardless of the boat you plan to buy.
The Adventure 40 will be, above all, a great sailboat, and great sailboats have well-thought-out rigs.
Ten years after starting a project to create a safe, reliable and fast offshore cruising sailboat ready to go around the world, we have a design.
The final cockpit reveal, discussing the improvements made since Version 1, including new and very cool renderings.
In the last Adventure 40 article, I examined hull, cockpit and rig. Now let’s move out of the cockpit and go forward.
Maxime and Vincent have been hard at work over the last couple of months refining and improving the Adventure 40 deck design. Let’s take a look.
A good galley, storage, and head layout are much of what makes an offshore live-aboard cruising sailboat great. The A40 design nails these requirements.
In the last interior arrangement reveal article we covered the galley, head, and storage areas aft. Now let’s move forward into the salon and forward cabin.
After years of dreaming, it’s time for the first round of financing so this boat can get built.
Engine and drive train specification for the Adventure 40.
We are getting closer and closer to a reliable, high quality, but reasonably priced offshore sailboat we can buy brand new and ready to set off ocean cruising without years of refitting and fixing.
Solving a fundamental problem standing between us and a real Adventure 40 that we can sail away.
We have an approach from a credible team who have a plan to get the Adventure 40, a circumnavigation ready offshore sailboat for $US200,000, built.
John shares his excitement about the naval architect selected to design the Adventure 40.
This is the article that started it all. Much has changed since I wrote it, but the core concept remains the same: a strong seaworthy offshore voyaging boat at a reasonable price.
Thanks to the talents and hard work of member Scott Arenz, Adventure 40 t-shirts, pullovers, and sweatshirts are now available to purchase.
Things are moving along well and we are on schedule, here are the details.
Designing an electrical system from scratch for a new offshore sailboat is an interesting exercise that we can all learn from.