Recent content by jonic

Our builders were supposed to be gone by Christmas and are still here! From a market perspective (and I am a yacht broker) the market is still good and well presented yachts in certain segments are selling well and relatively quickly. I almost sold out in December. If she is going to be left...

Yes, big shortage at the moment, although I have been contacted this week by a few that have asked us to put their boats on the market soon.

Yes, in my opinion. This one was particularly nice.

Without a shadow of doubt.

I entirely agree - especially from a long distance liveaboard perspective. We have a mantra in our house - Boat money is not real money and the enjoyment is priceless. Also, if you purchase the boat for a big trip and then sell later and look at the amount of capital returned, the "trip" is...

Here's a video of the interior of one I sold three or four years ago which shows that separate double aft cabin. She was a really lovely boat but we have not had one for sale since.

Ironically that one you have linked to is Rotrax's old boat :) She was absolutely lovely.

Both, as the double berth in the aft cabin splits in the middle and you can run a lee cloth straight down the middle.

Steve, our Moody 38 and prior to that our Westerly Corsair took us a combined 25,000 miles through the Med, Caribbean and USA. Even hit a reef at 5 knots with the Corsair in the Bahamas and ended up unscathed. Both had partial skegs, long (robustly fixed) fins and large very comfy aft cabins...

Have a look through our sold section here. (scroll down) Lots of pics, specs and some with videos to look at and a number that that might have fitted or been close to your list of requirements. Ultimately boats are a compromise and as Rotrax says don't disregard some as you might be pleasantly...

Yes, usually we have yachts of that length but the end of this season, especially in December, was very hectic and we are almost sold out at the moment. There will be more yachts coming in the next few months, but in the meantime we leave the sold boats on our main site (along with the videos if...

Yes, it is not seen that often but it does exist. We had one in December, just gone, and the original TOR was granted in 2006.

If it has been done properly with the right supporting documents from HMRC (as it sounds like it has) it is correct. The relief is granted by an HMRC officer and the boat may not be sold for 12 months. Then, providing the new owner transaction(s) fit the usual criteria, the "VAT paid" status...

Another vote for Marine Superstore. Many, many years ago we actually had our wedding list there!

Maxims I live by when buying boats. Boat money is not real money, the enjoyment is priceless, you are a long time dead. :)