container shipping

stevebirch2002 · Mar 21, 2008

Hi Don

1. The keel cannot be removed as it is an encapsulated long keel.

2. The Vega is 8 feet 1 inch wide, containers are 8 feet wide!

I suggest you transport the Vega as Deck Cargo.

Sail her to Thailand!!!

Cheers

Steve B

pjacobs55 · Mar 21, 2008

Don,
Osmotic blistering was never an issue with Vegas. There have been a few
reports of minor cases, but on the whole the Vega is a blemish-free
boat.

Try a search on the Yahoo forum for "blisters" for peoples' experiences
in this area.

Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'

chris_v339 · Mar 21, 2008

Hi Don,
As Steve mentioned the Vega is out of gauge to go inside a 40' container so it has to be shipped on what the call a " 1x 40' flat rack out of gauge conbtainer ", these containers are basically just a base they dont have sides or a top, you must deliver the Vega to the shipping company on a cradle.

I been going through this exercise to transport my boat from Sth France to Australia. to give you an idea the freight I was quoted was $5800.00 plus BAF $930.00 plus delivery to and from ports, plus lots of little charges at both ends and duty.
Best thing to do is find a shipping company or forewarding company at your end who does regular shipping from your port to Thailand. Hope this helps, cheers Chris Rees

dougpol1 · Mar 30, 2010

Been wondering if my Vega might fit into a shipping container. I am
75 years old so a trip across the Atlantic to the British isles might
well be more than I am capable of . But suppose I could put her in a
container load he on a ship then travel with her in a ships cabin. I
might then cruise English and European waters. I think containers are
about 8ft wide I don't know if that is inside or out. If its inside she
might need to lean over just a little to squeeze her in. Anyway does
anyone know anything about the viability of this. I guess it might
take a 40ft container. I think the next size smaller might be 20ft.
To short!

Douglas Pollard Albin Vega Sealegs 2225

SVFlyAway · Mar 30, 2010

As an option you might check out this yacht transfer service. I once shipped
a 40footer from Tahiti to Vancouver. Worked well. They go to ports all over
the place.

Homepage - DYT Yacht Transport

www.yacht-transport.com

It is pretty cool actually. The ship sinks itself, you motor your boat on
and it is secured. Then the ship is refloated and acradle is set to hold the
boat in place. Then they even give you electricity to the boat. You then
stay on your boat. Of course you have to use the ships head unless you have
a really big holding tank. You can eat with the ships crew in the mess.

Upon arrival you just drive the boat off and you are underway. No unrigging
or rerigging.

It took about two weeks for the trip from Tahiti to Vancouver, BC.

wemccourt · Mar 30, 2010

Doug,

You'll probably have to travel across as a deck load which will entail a cradle, unstepping the mast etc unless you book transport on one of those yacht transporters that move the mega yachts to and fro.

Good Luck!

Bill McCourt

frankdeba27 · Mar 30, 2010

Dear Doug,

The idea to ship the Vega fully rigged on the ship that sinks itself is an excellent idea. I got a price once to ship a Vega from Newport, RI, to, I believe, Spain and it was in the 6 to 7 thousand dollar range. But having moved houses for a living I would bet I could get a Vega in a 40' container and ship it with the hand tools and equipment necessary to get it out of the container on foreign soil and rerig it. And I'll bet it would be a lot cheaper. I would have to measure the Vega up a bit before I ordered the container. The thought intrigues me.
Thank you,
Frank DeBaggis
Vega 2141
Carpe Diem

j.hunter9999 · Mar 30, 2010

Doug - Another option is to find a couple people who do boat deliveries to sail her over for you.

Jack

bty13251953 · Mar 31, 2010

As an economic alternative to $4-6k transport costs on a vega across the Atlantic have you considered buying on arrival in uk and selling on departure. There's always half a dozen floating around for sale and you don't have any worries about time spent over here in the EU before VAT comes due.

David C
Esprit
3292

chris_v339 · Apr 4, 2010

Doug, you can ship a Vega on a "40' flat rack out of gauge" this is a
standard size 40' container without sides and a top, used for shipping
oversized items i.e. boats etc up to 40' long. You have to put the Vega on a
cradle and drop the mast, which can be laid on the base next to the boat. I
was looking into this to ship my Vega from France to Australia. The price
from memory was about US$6000 for the ocean freight, plus port charges
etc.etc. I didn't go ahead at the time but still may in the future. Most
shipping companies can give you a quote for a "flat rack out of gauge"
container

Cheers

Chris Rees / Vega 339

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Of Douglas Pollard
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Subject: [AlbinVega] container shipping

Been wondering if my Vega might fit into a shipping container. I am
75 years old so a trip across the Atlantic to the British isles might
well be more than I am capable of . But suppose I could put her in a
container load he on a ship then travel with her in a ships cabin. I
might then cruise English and European waters. I think containers are
about 8ft wide I don't know if that is inside or out. If its inside she
might need to lean over just a little to squeeze her in. Anyway does
anyone know anything about the viability of this. I guess it might
take a 40ft container. I think the next size smaller might be 20ft.
To short!

Douglas Pollard Albin Vega Sealegs 2225

dougpol1 · Apr 4, 2010

Thanks Chris, I will look into that. WE would likely do it next year
if everything works out and certainly no later that year after next.

Doug
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