Er.............wtf!!

[rogerball0]

Advert: http://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/1990/Westerly-Oceanlord-2761836/Grenada#.VGPj0fmsV5N:

 

[Poecheng]

Banana boat

 

[rogerball0]

Why would anyone in their right mind think, "Do you know what this boat needs, thats right - a drop of BT yellow yeah that'll do the trick"

 

[sarabande]

the owner might have anomalous trichromacy, and think that the boat is a peaceful shade of blue ?

 

[Wandering Star]

I think it's yellow fever and contagious because the boat next door also appears to be suffering from the same fever.

Edited to clarify - the last pic of the boat on the Yachtworld website shows the boat lying alongside a catamaran with a seemingly identical shade of yellow used on the hull.

 

[davidpbo]

You are certainly not going to have a problem finding it a crowded anchorage.

 

[prv]

Yellow works quite well for some boats.

Mollymawk:

Mischief:

But yeah, the one in the OP is eye-gougingly awful

Pete

 

[rogerball0]

Trying to take a positive i'd also say no problem for the CG helicopter and it is a lot of boat for £30k but squinting everytime you're aboard plus that sheepish expression you'd more than mastered by the first seasons end in your ownership when berthing would drive you to the spray booth, unless its new owners are some 'fun / bubbly' types' (read: deeply disturbed individuals), thats boats more or less a freebie.

 

[TQA]

It is anchored a few boats over from me at the moment. I dinghy past it most days en route to my daily baguette.

It does not look quite so violent on the water.

 

[Iliade]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Grenada.svg

Presumably it's got red antifouling?

 

[RupertW]

Oh dear, I love it. So much brighter and more interesting than AWBs. I was very tempted many years ago with a mustard yellow Macwester 26.

The only thing that would stop me buying that would be the potential resale difficulty.

 

[oldharry]

Owner worried about being run down?

 

[Seajet]

Can't deny it's an aid to safety; my cockpit sole is yellow to give the helo pilot & winchman something to spot if it all goes pear-shaped...

 

[Sailingsaves]

Pete Goss chose yellow (if memory serves correctly) for his Vendee Globe because his research showed that yellow was the most contrasting / outstanding colour at sea.

Maybe the owner is safety conscious above all else.

 

[charles_reed]

Whilst inside I doubt the colour would prove quite as obtrusive, and the asking price makes up for a lot of colour-prejudice.

 

[bigwow]

Job lot of paint?

 

[Ripster]

Thew problem is not the yellow itself, its the amount of it without any contrast or strap lines. If some contrasting lines/shapes were added to break up the beacon like effect, it would probably look OK. Add some tasteful green sails and there you go.

 

[rogerball0]

Yes its definately an acquired taste.

 

[northwind]

I love this bit..

"There is still some work to be done to refurbish the navigation berth area, but the owner is keen to attract interest and has priced it reasonably"

 

[bigwow]

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