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Fitting Out a Small Boat for a Pacific
Crossing
Outfitting a boat for an ocean crossing is no easy task. Like so many aspects of cruising,
every decision represents a trade-off: cost versus utility, safety versus comfort, savings
versus preparedness. Given a finite amount of space, what should your priorities be?
Having completed an Atlantic crossing on an earlier trip, we were able to make informed
decisions about exactly what gear we wanted for the Pacific. Crossing the Pacific on a rel-
atively small boat brings its own set of challenges and rewards. We knew we'd have to re-
main self-sufficient for long periods of time and manage our resources carefully. Economy
of space and price were top priorities: our wish list was long, but our pockets and lockers
only so deep, so we knew we couldn't have it all.
Bit by bit, we settled on a final list and set off. Of course, every sailor has a different defin-
ition of what constitutes a “necessity.” What follows is our version, tailored toward outfit-
ting a small boat for a big ocean on a moderate budget.
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