The Offshore Voyaging Reference Site
Find out what happens when a sailor with decades of experience as a professional research sailboat skipper in demanding conditions sets out to have his dream voyaging boat built. Colin shares the process of having a semi-custom Ovni 435 built as well as the subsequent shakedown and debugging of this voyaging boat. If you are considering buying a voyaging boat, new or used, you owe it to yourself to read this series.
One of the main attractions of the OVNI range is their shoal draft and beachability. We’ve all seen the photos: parked on some deserted islet with an impossibly azure sea far in the background. The theory looks enticing, but how far does it reflect reality? Colin discusses their experiences on Pèlerin.
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An overview of Colin and Louise’s Ovni 435, Pèlerin.
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Colin discusses some of the modifications they made to their OVNI 435 to make her both a comfortable home and a voyaging machine.
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