Beachcat Cruising: Beto Pandiani’s Trips & 2012 project

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Ushuaia-Antartic /  Miami – Ilha Bela  /  Chile – Australia /  Isla Morada – NYNY – Greenland
/ Puerto Montt – Rio via Cape Horn

Course Racing is quite challenging and we need to train hard to be the best. But beachcat Cruising Pandiani’s way is only for hardcore sailors.Our second Racecat boat in 2006 was an F18 Platform transformed in a Cruiser with his feedback through Felipe Tomassi who travel with him from Puerto Montt Chile to Rio through Cape Horn, the platform was: RCF18 Hulls + 2,90mts wide beams , 8mts Mast, Wings.
The RC F18 hulls are just perfect for this modification on its high volume.

Check the super stylish Argentine Patagonian Cruising
(yes, Arg wine at a remote beach is key ingredient down here)

But back to Beto. He is already a legend, those trips are beyond our imagination for us common sailors. The experience and sights and speed achieved on boths poles are for sure unique in the sailing world.

He is planning a new trip for 2012, Cape Town-Rio. I will make an interview with him soon.
Meanwhile review his trips on the photos above, he published at the Catsailingnews Facebook page.Trips:
– First trip in 1994, Miami to Ilhabela ( south Brazil) ,two Hobiecats 21. 289 days
– Second Trip. Puerto Montt, Chile to Rio de Janeiro , via Cape Horn, two Hobiecats 21, 170 days.
– Third Trip, Ushuaia , Argentina to Antartic, one beachcat 21′ , 42 days. Drake’s Crossing. 2003
– Fourth Trip, Isla Morada, Florida to NY, Atlantic 1000 miles, 2004, Nacra 20
– Fifth Trip, NY to Greenland, 2005, one Eagle 20, 90 days
– Sixth Trip, Chile to Australia, 2007-08, one boat, Clairefontaine 25, 120 days, 9.000 miles.
– Next Trip. Capetown to Rio de Janeiro, 2012. One boat, Eagle Ocean 25, full carbon, 25 days, 3.600 miles no stop. 2103 and 2014 Northwest Passage, Vancouver to Greenland. 6.000 miles , 210 days.

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