Boat show dreams

[Southcoast]

Having collapsed at home after having been dragged around the Boat Show by two enthusiastic children with too much energy we had a mighty debate over what our dream purchase would be. No shortage of ideas in the North Hall.

Najad - beautiful, Swan - slightly dissappointing, Moody - very blue, no for once Oyster came top of our list - particularly if it were a dream - the new 46 was well sorted and an impressive amount of space and build quality. The Oyster 72 was, having finally got on board, quite breathtaking, at last a British yard taking on and beating Swan etc. LIke the new curvy looks.

I know it is crazy money, but a dream is a dream, so our vote went for either the 46 or if we won the lottery twice the 72.

What does everyone else think?

 

[Cotillion]

Never bothered looking at the larger boats. Too expensive even second hand in ten years time. Hence, the extortionately priced but well laid out Catalina 32 was my best followed by Elan 33. I saw the Catalina at Southampton not last year but the one before priced from memory £73k. So how, I wonder, with the bottom having fallen out of the dollar the LIBS price had risen to a staggering £93k.

kim

 

[tcm]

Re: Boat show

harumph. I do seem to get loads and loads of bumph about oysters, but then the waiting list to visit is full. So, stuffit. Same with sunseeker. The O72 is beam 5.82 which is just narrow enuf too.

 

[AIDY]

Not too sure on the new swan 46 with the lift keel.

 

[StellaGirl]

Marten 49 - shame they couldnt actually have one there

 

[AlexL]

Absolutely Oyster 46 - rob humphries design, so its going to sail, beautiful interior, drop dead gorgeus looks from the outside - what more could you want (oh yeah the 550k + VAT to buy it!)
I've looked on Oysters at the last 4 boat shows - either just turn up 6-7pm towards the end of the day or go there first thing and book and appointment, they are not at all snobby - no prejudjing when booking an apointment, just trying to stop it being so busy.
The oyster 72 was impressive, but I'm not sure, even if I had a rollover lottery win in my pocket, wether i would buy it. I would get pretty frustrated having to have a permanent crew on the boat and not being able to sail it on my own.

Dissapointments - the Swan was mighty dissapointing, just looked like an overgrown generic euroboat, no mainsheet traveller ( which the salesman assured me was normal on a 'proper' racing boat!) and average finishing.

 

[StellaGirl]

I am suprised at peoples comments about the Swan, the finish was fantastic and for a 46 footer the space down below was great

 

[cameronke]

Oyster 46?

At $14.99 why not have two?

http://www.beaconfabric.com/vindex.html?item251.htm

Regrds
Cameron

 

[AlexL]

I just didn't think the Actual Swan fitted the percieved and promoted image. If had known nothing about different brands of boats I could walk into an Oyster or a Rassy or similar and think "yes, this is a top of the line product". The swan I didn't think gave that image at all, the product on show didn't , in my mind, match the image. All personal opinions i know, but if I had 1/2 a mil burning a hole in my pocket and a 50 foot berth to be filled the Swan wouldn't even make a my short list.