Becoming demoralised...

[stav]

Approaching semi retirement I started to investigate a slightly larger sail boat but have given up on that and spending the extra money on updating the present boat. Amazing how expensive boating can be and the number of people who can afford to do expensive boating!!

 

[Jim4244]

You should repost,.or have this moved,.in the motorboat forum where you will get much better advice. This one is mostly for tight sailors.

Well "free" wind does have a lot going for it, but after taking my wife out on an overnight trip on my brothers (the epitome of a "tight sailor") Wharram catamaran some 36 years ago she swore that she would never set foot on a sailing boat again! The complete story would take me the rest of the afternoon to write..

How do I transfer the tread over?

 

[Snowgoose-1]

12 month berth in bradwell for a 36 footer is 3600 incl vat.

Are you sure ?
That's way cheaper than the rest of the Thames Estuary.
P.s. are there any spaces at Bradwell

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Well "free" wind does have a lot going for it, but after taking my wife out on an overnight trip on my brothers (the epitome of a "tight sailor") Wharram catamaran some 36 years ago she swore that she would never set foot on a sailing boat again! The complete story would take me the rest of the afternoon to write..

How do I transfer the tread over?

You might try explaining that Wharrams are something of an idiosyncratic choice of yacht. A more mainstream multi is generally a good choice for family sailing. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the thread being here, but you’d need to message the mods. Maybe reporting your own thread with a quick explanation would do that?

 

[PaulRainbow]

Are you sure ?
That's way cheaper than the rest of the Thames Estuary.
P.s. are there any spaces at Bradwell

Just looked, it's gone up a little, £4095 for 36ft, very cheap, even for the East Coast.

 

[Jim4244]

You might try explaining that Wharrams are something of an idiosyncratic choice of yacht. A more mainstream multi is generally a good choice for family sailing. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the thread being here, but you’d need to message the mods. Maybe reporting your own thread with a quick explanation would do that?

To pay my brother his dues he did go on to complete a circumnavigation in his 37ft Wharram. He then sailed it back to the South Pacific where he spent the next 15 years bouncing around the Solomon Islands, NZ and Australia. Yes, two giant canoes with an open deck between the hulls with very cramped and basic living conditions onboard, so not your mainstream multihull but a damned good sea boat.

 

[Moderator]

Thread moved from the PBO forum to here.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Just looked, it's gone up a little, £4095 for 36ft, very cheap, even for the East Coast.

Thanks Rainbow.
Perhaps it's because of the long B roads to get there. Fine if you live in the Southend/Chelmsford areas.

I had a swinging mooring in Bradwell Creek for ten years. About a 45 minute drive from Chelmsford.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

To pay my brother his dues he did go on to complete a circumnavigation in his 37ft Wharram. He then sailed it back to the South Pacific where he spent the next 15 years bouncing around the Solomon Islands, NZ and Australia. Yes, two giant canoes with an open deck between the hulls with very cramped and basic living conditions onboard, so not your mainstream multihull but a damned good sea boat.

I’ve had a bit of Wharram sailing time, I agree completely. Most ladies are not in favour of them though, at least in uk waters. My wife took one look at the naked photos and said no

 

[ridgy]

If the OP is not yet familiar with James at boats.co.uk then hours of pleasant viewing await e.g.

 

[xyachtdave]

Just looked, it's gone up a little, £4095 for 36ft, very cheap, even for the East Coast.

The only just East Coast port of Dover is very competitive, nice new marina and facilities, similar fees.

Spent a couple of weeks there last year juggling work and a delivery, I was impressed by friendly staff, security etc along with 7 day visitor rate, under £200 for 38ft.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Dover is a very long way from Poole though, and has little else to recommend it. We all have our pet ports though, mine is my home port of Yarmouth. With the new foot ferry, it might just be accessible to the OP, though I’d think a river mooring in Lymington or swing in Poole might suit better

 

[PaulRainbow]

Dover is a very long way from Poole though, and has little else to recommend it. We all have our pet ports though, mine is my home port of Yarmouth. With the new foot ferry, it might just be accessible to the OP, though I’d think a river mooring in Lymington or swing in Poole might suit better

Personally, i'd prefer a 2 hour drive to a swinging mooring.

 

[xyachtdave]

Dover is a very long way from Poole though, and has little else to recommend it. We all have our pet ports though, mine is my home port of Yarmouth. With the new foot ferry, it might just be accessible to the OP, though I’d think a river mooring in Lymington or swing in Poole might suit better

Of course, only highlighted Dover not because of its suitability for the OP but for info purposes of anyone (me!) reading this thinking £10k plus is a bit heavy.

The water connects the cheap ports to the expensive ones, given a bit of free time does it really matter where you start…

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Dover is a very long way from Poole though, and has little else to recommend it. We all have our pet ports though, mine is my home port of Yarmouth. With the new foot ferry, it might just be accessible to the OP, though I’d think a river mooring in Lymington or swing in Poole might suit better

I thought that you have to be an IOW resident to get a berth at Yarmouth?

 

[Jim4244]

If the OP is not yet familiar with James at boats.co.uk then hours of pleasant viewing await e.g.

It was watching hours and hours of boat porn that got me into this mess in the first place...

Yes, I subscribe to James and to many others! lol

 

[ari]

Each to their own of course, but if I couldn't have my boat on a marina, I wouldn't bother at all. Swinging moorings are cheap, and quite pleasant when you're on board, but the faff of launching the tender and rowing or motoring (with the hassle of fitting and removing the outboard or risking getting it nicked), getting gear or supplies on board, getting anyone to work on the boat, filling the water tank, even cleaning the boat. Total PITA. And if the 'other half' isn't that keen on boating, it's just another barrier to overcome for her.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I thought that you have to be an IOW resident to get a berth at Yarmouth?

You can get a 6 month mooring as a visitor. Then another 6 months etc. Still way less than the prices he’s been quoted. Beware the new electricity prices. That goes for overnight visitors too.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Personally, i'd prefer a 2 hour drive to a swinging mooring.

Personally I prefer to avoid the cry of ‘Messiah’ when I open the hatch in the morning. Marinas are like living in a goldfish bowl. I wake up to be greeted by kingfishers, egrets, cormorants and the occasional seal.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I don’t mean you, Egret