none wrote:

I just would like to get some input as to a good starter boat, it dosen't
have to be specific names or anything but something that could be
considered for ocean crossing.

"Starter boat" and "ocean crossing" don't belong in the same sentence
together.

First, learn to sail. This can be pretty easy and enjoyable, but it won't
happen in a couple weeks. The best way is to go to a sailing club and start
crewing for people. With some experience & knowledge under your belt, you can
get a place as crew for voyages.

Don't ignore books. Go to the library this evening and check out some sailing
books. Flip to the page with a diagram of a boat and memorize the names of
all parts, this will get you a few steps up the learning curve. There are
classes you can take which will speed up the process, but without on-water
experience then class room lessons are worthless.



I am rather young,

Like, how young?

and this is few year (hopefuly) down the line (i like
the idea of traveling and living aboard at the same time); I just thought
to get some comments would be interesting.

Yep. Me too.



I posted this question after reading this article.
http://www.johnsboatstuff.com/Articles/lowcost.htm

I've corresponded some with John Holtrop and have a lot of respect for his
work. He is a talented designer and does his engineering homework. But I have
a somewhat of a problem with his numbers-crunching approaching to
seaworthiness. It appears to me that he picked a list of boats that some
folks consider ultra-seaworthy, then figured up some of their ratios, and
then went hunting for a list of boats with similar ratios. Not a valid
engineering solution IMHO, despite all the fancy figuring, it all originates
from old wives tales about what makes a "seaworthy" boat.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King