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Road Town Crew Pickup #282970
05/24/2022 07:15 AM
05/24/2022 07:15 AM
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Pittsboro, NC, USA
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Next month we have two charters arranged out of Voyage Yacht Charters in Sopers Hole. One of the yachts needs to pick up a crewman two days after leaving from SH, and at that time we will be heading from Norman to Cooper. Can someone suggest the best place to pick this person up at Roadtown Harbor? Better to grab a mooring ball and send dinghy? Advice appreciated.

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Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: CarolinaSailor] #282972
05/24/2022 07:29 AM
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If you combine this pickup with buying some fuel, then go to the fuel dock at Village Cay. Fill up and pick up at the same time.


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Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: Zanshin] #282973
05/24/2022 07:37 AM
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Both yachts are the fully electrified versions of the Voyage Yachts. No fuel needed. Plus, the crewman, a first-timer, will be arriving via ferry and want to make it as easy as possible.

Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: CarolinaSailor] #282978
05/24/2022 07:53 AM
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Be aware that the electrified boats have had issues. You may need to adjust your itinerary depending on wind. I spoke with someone last week who will not use a electric boat again. Plan on sailing as much as possible including into the wind.

Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: GeorgeC1] #282979
05/24/2022 08:00 AM
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George, We sail everywhere we can. That is one of main reasons that we go to BVI.

just wondering, Did you speak with someone specifically about the Voyage e-boats or just electric in general?

Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: CarolinaSailor] #282995
05/24/2022 09:20 AM
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He was a early adaptor and had chartered one of the first electric L420’s. That did not go well but he stated he chartered one of the Voyage boats and also had issues. A poster on here I believe had a review of the electric Voyage 480 that was not positive. He swapped the boat out if I recall. He was however not a sailor from how I read the review and planned on lots of motoring. If you are a sailor the Voyage designs are about as good as it gets in a fixed keel cruising cat.
There was at least one other review on here that was very positive however that boat was a hybrid with a generator.

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Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: CarolinaSailor] #282999
05/24/2022 10:22 AM
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You will need some fuel.

Experience silent electric motors onboard this performance, eco friendly yacht!
All systems are quietly powered by large capacity batteries and recharged by solar, hydro generation and a high efficiency auxiliary generator.


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Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: cwoody] #283012
05/24/2022 12:44 PM
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Been sailing for 50+ years, love to sail. Hate to motor, except when absolutely necessary.

The boat has a 250 gal fuel capacity and we will probably use around 100 gal for our trip, so we don't plan to stop for refueling purposes. Water makers as well, so shouldn't need water.

In any case, we resolved picking up the late arriving crew member (his plans changed and he will ferry over to VG), so thanks for all your advice.

Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: CarolinaSailor] #283026
05/24/2022 02:20 PM
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With the regen and solar panels I would expect you will use way less than 100 gallons. I use 60 to 80 gallons on a standard 50 foot cat for a week. On a Voyage 440 which your boat is a derivative off I could get by with 40 gallons running the Genset 10 to 11 hours a day.

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Re: Road Town Crew Pickup [Re: GeorgeC1] #283028
05/24/2022 02:25 PM
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Probably so. Haven't been on the 590e before so am sure I will learn a lot about how this particular one works. But with 12 crew on board hard to say what demands will be made on energy consumption. And we will be a little more than a week.


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