Sail is an extremely antiquated means of propulshion.
Requires far too many boat design compromises and added expensive and weighty features including an engine for when the wind dosn't blow and maneuvering in harbor. The engine and sails and related rigging probably costs more than the boat. It's nuts that people still sail...
But if someone says "hey, let's go to Juneau" .. I'd say leave the sailboat or sell it.
Well I don't know. I would much rather be out in 25 knots and 10-15 foot seas on a sailboat than on a similar sized powerboat.
They made the trip and had a fantastic time. During that five months they were able to sail the boat exactly once, at the bottom end of Johnstone Strait when the wind, current, and their destination were all in alignment for a few hours. The rest of the time they motored. And for this five month voyage with all sorts of side trips their diesel consumption totaled------ 185 gallons.
Now compare that to my experience. I left Port Orchard with full tanks and when I arrived in Ketchikan I filled up with 400 gallons. Toured around SE Alaska for a month and am now back in Ketchikan where I filled up again with almost 300 gallons. That's about 3.3 gallons per hour of runtime including heater and generator but I have been warm and dry.
Wifey B: Too freaking lazy....we admit it. Sailing is work. We love to sail when someone else is doing the work. Like a charter in San Fran or Annapolis or Cancun.
Reason 2-Space...on a relatively small sail boat tis like a chamber to torture claustrophobic's. Might meet the boat half the equation but misses the vacation home half.
Wifey B: Too freaking lazy....we admit it. Sailing is work. We love to sail when someone else is doing the work. Like a charter in San Fran or Annapolis or Cancun.
Trawlers are more livable than monohull sailboats both in terms of space and the above the waterline windows.