Not made for distance sailing? Pahshaah.

First; test your forward trampoline before you rely on it. It would be a bad third or fourth day to have all your gear disappear when you get some bad weather. Second, weight forward on a catamaran (a 5.2 doesn't have a ton of reserve buoyancy up front either) can be a problem if the weather gets strong. The solid toneau cover might also pool water leading to an additional weight problem. If you are single handing, you should easily be able to store the things you need on the main trampoline. Use dry bags, you can get large ones from walmart for about $12 to $15. You can move the drybags from the front beam to the rear beam depending on where you think you'll need the weight.

Safety gear: VHF radio, Cell phone (stored somewhere VERY nice and dry), waterproof flares, whistle, paddle, righting system to solo right the boat...EPIRB might be nice but since you are staying inside, it is probably not a requisite item.


Jake Kohl