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The US is a difficult place  In Florida Inspectors went thru the galley and confiscated all spices that were not in store bought bottles  The boat was in Portland Maine preparing to  sail to Nova Scotia  The owners nephew , Swiss passport ,  20 something college student flew from London to...

On a free stander the mast is forward and the boom is so long that it drags in the water in a seaway in addition with no standing rigging you feel naked and insecure when working on deck ...with no handholds , tie downs and clip in points  And you simply  can’t be a serious sailor without sun...

A free standing mast will tear a big hole in the cabin top when it fails  bad idea  aft watertight bulkheads are indeed a good idea  bow  waterproof crash bulkheads are a good idea A water proof engine room and battery storage are good ideas  difficult for production boats to deploy good...

A few years ago , Off the coast of Maine , on a Swiss flagged 75 footer , we got stopped and the inspector made us take all the bagged sails out of the forepeak and unpack them on deck  it was a bad day  in general when sailing in US watered with a foreign Flag you will constantly be harassed...

In those regions it best to plan short legs that fit inside local weather windows  all seamanship is about avoiding trouble 

The defect with wood is the countless secondary bonds