Nuthin Wong

one off design by Brent Swain

Length
14 m/47 ft

monohull

sail

Description

Steel chinesejunk Ocean going. power by Perkins 6 Cylinder. berths 4 doubles , 3 singles, new main mast , new rudder , new engine , new sails refitting in Panama out ward bound May 2014

Additional details

From Bocas del Toro, Panama to Panama Canal to Mexico to Vancouver Island, BC, Canada The Vessel is a one off Brent Swain Design Steel Chinese junk on 2nd Circumnavigation. We function as a non profit sail training vessel. Expeditions run on a donation based structure After a 32 days crossing the Atlantic to Cuba, Cayman , Honduras San Blas Isl.we are now in Porto Almirante Panama,, Refitting the Wong . , which is going well, plan now to depart for Panama Canal and North by the end of April. 4 berths available for homeward bound leg , Panama to Mexico to Canada. . This is a 5000miles voyage, taking approx. 3 months, with option to stay on and explore the Great Pacific North West as we will be arriving in summer time. Welcome adventures. Capt. Clive A little about the boat, our plans and us/me We live by Sterling Hayden's philosophy: To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen who play with their boats at sea... cruising, it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about. "I've always wanted to sail to the south seas, but I can't afford it." What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of security. And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone. What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense, and we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention for the sheer idiocy of the charade. The years thunder by, the dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy What do we/I expect of the crew on board this boat That you are here to meet new friends have a good time, while learning basic seamanship, navigation, safety, fishing, music and cooking at sea . Log your miles to obtain Seamanship certificate and reference. Welcome aboard adventures.When under way with full crew of 7 , watches are two on a watch 6 hrs on 12 hrs off. Ships articles available.