Across the Mediterranean in a Mini: The Boat

Length: 6.50m

Beam: 3m

Draft: 2m

Tonnage: 1.5 tons

Built: 1999, France.
Builder: Azimut Yachts

Accomplishments: 13th @ 2005 Minitransat. Sister hull came 1st.

Highest Recorded Speed: 24 knots.
Technical: hull keel canards twin-rudders mast sails spinnaker rigging pilot vhf gps green

About

Welcome to this blog documenting my crossing of the Mediterranean, from Mallorca, Spain to Marmaris, Turkey, in a minitransat.

A minitransat is a 6.50m (22ft) sailboat designed to go very very fast. Used to race from France to Brazil, they typically carry lots of sail and have advanced design features. Mine has a canting keel, canards, a planing body shape, and an awesome green color.

I'm a computer scientist in his late thirties. Until I started on this voyage, I spent 99% of my time building software systems.

The Mediterranean is a large body of water between Europe and Africa. I hope to cross it from west to east during the summer of 2011.

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The Boat