Back in Babylon...and unable to stand up...

Feb 19, 2010
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Hi all you vegatarians!!!

We are no longer cruisi ng the beautiful and remote Bahamas islands. :(. We have just returned to the states via the banks and the gulf stream, and find ourselves in the middle of crazy capitalism and partying floridians on memorial day!

What a crazy reintroduction to the states! From pristine blue waters and remote anchorages to urban skyscrapers, brown black water, and six foot wakes all around. We are surrounded in a small litle basin called a "lake" and it is filled with over two dozen boats all full of people drinking alcohol and partying loudly. Our boat is rocking and rocking with all the wakes from powerboaters pulling their childrn on inner tubes.

Too bad we arent into the party! The 80 miles across the banks followed by the 60 miles across the gulf stream wore us out! All we wanted was a good nights sleep, but we were met in fort lauderdale by hundreds of big powerboat wakes, lots of wateway congestion ans rude manners.

Oh well. This is what we rushed home to i guess!!!

Coming in the port everglades class a inlet inthose hhuge wakes, i was reminded how well this wee boat handles in rough seas. Altho i cant stand up inside and have developed neck problems because of it, this little vessel can take anying weve thrown at it with grace and confidence.

That said, we are considering selling the boat because I cant fully stand up and my neck and cervical spine hurt so much that i ache all day every day. 8 months full time living on the vega have shown me that she is a fantastic cruiser but ergonomically is not the best full time live aboard boat for my 6 foot tall skeleton.

Any ideas? I dont want to sell her because ive grown quite attached to herr, and we now have her fully outfitted for world cruiising, but my neck is giving me serious problems that i can not ignore. I literally cant bend my head or neck to the left any more. I need a chiropractor, a masge therapist and a physical therapist!!! Stretching every day just doesnt cut it.

Captn K
 
Mar 16, 2011
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Captn K.,
I have enjoyed your blog, really great. I'm 6'2'' and was wondering if you had thought about which other boat would fit your height better? There are a number of choices and was wondering if you had put some thought into a good alternative to the Vega?

Cheers
Giacomo

"Alelia"
La Selva Beach, CA
 
Dec 11, 2007
179
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As a former owner of two Vegas and a Morgan OI 33, which I lived aboard for 10yrs, I sympathize with your plight. The Morgan had good head room, a 12ft beam, and 4ft. draft. It was a terrible sailer. Great liveaboard however. They were designed for the charter trade in the carib. and were successful in that category. compromises! Richard
 
Oct 30, 2019
1,459
The Yamaha 30 has 6' 3" of headroom, but not as traditional a look as our Vegas.
Here's an interesting thread on headroom that may be of help:

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'
 
Oct 31, 2019
303
I almost bought a Yamaha 30 years ago and sailed on them. They are a pretty
well built boat, they really sail well, but are more a racer. The biggest
disadvantage is they have no bilge. A friend of mine was cruising when I was
on my Rassy 39 and we met occasionally and he always complained that any
water in the cabin was over the floorboards before he realized he had a
problem. That is one reason the Vega is such a great sea boat, especially if
the fuel tank is put in a locker.