How long have you owned your boat...?

[doug748]

......and the winner is
.....all of us
A special mention to those families who have looked after boats for the best part of a century.
And a lifetime achievement award to those far sighted folks who spotted what they wanted, bought the boat brand new, and own it for keeps.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Wrong.

Off out now, you'll have to wait in suspenders until tomorrow.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

20 years this September in the family, I have owned her for 6 years and a bit.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

[ QUOTE ]
24 years - from new.

But my oldest bit of kit on board is a dinghy anchor (thames pattern) plus its new-fangled terylene warp that my father bought some 45 years ago

Any one else got a bit of rope in use that old?

[/ QUOTE ]My old strops from 1985 are now in the car boot as a tow rope, so that's probably around 22 years.. not bad for abused polyprop.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

is it on the bell

ding ding

give me my prize

 

[Refueler]

First boat Alacrity ... about 4yrs

Next Snapdragon 23 about 5yrs

Present Sunrider 25 just on 10 yrs and probably go a lot longer with her.

Have 3 other boats as well ... Kormoran 5.5m Sail about 9yrs and 2 Soviet Progress 4's mobos for 1 yr each.

I sold my 1/4 ton Saaremaa Race boat about 5 yrs ago after 4yrs successful race ownership. Still miss that boat ...

As to sail time ? First went on Enterprise Dinghy at 5yrs old, father had a string of boats and we raced, cruised ... fluffed about in Solent etc. ... now I'm 53 yrs old and still playing about with them !! One day I might know what I'm doing !! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[pyrojames]

Last boat 21 years, this boat 18 months.

 

[mikemonty]

[ QUOTE ]
It's an old sailing club quiz question - "What is the only rope you'll find on a sailing boat?"

Answers in a plain brown envelope, accompanied by a tenner.

[/ QUOTE ]

Sigh... the bolt rope on a sail....

 

[ianat182]

Owned my Westerly Tiger for 26 years last January,previous Sailing School owners sailed to the Baltic in her and still is remembered fondly by former trainees .Wouldn't swap her .!

 

[Twister_Ken]

No

 

[Twister_Ken]

Mike wins. Give him a gong.

 

[hannahman]

I've owned my Hillyard for nearly 10 years. She's 41 years old.
My parents however, had her built, and owned her for her first 10 years! She then went on to be owned by three other owners in the intervening years, before 'coming home'.

Before this Hillyard I also owned a smaller sister for 9 years.

 

[mikemonty]

[ QUOTE ]
Mike wins. Give him a gong.

[/ QUOTE ]
That's the first thing I've won for years!

I want to thank my family for supporting me, my Day Skipper Practical instructor for pushing me to succeed - and most of all you - my public - for the recognition you have shown me.

I'm sorry - I...I have to go now, I'm just too overcome with emotion to say any more. Thanks, I love you all! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[StugeronSteve]

Rapturous applause, standing ovation with many falling down drunk.

 

[Searush]

Boat is 36, in my "care" for about 15 years - I think, who cares, she does exactly what I want so why change?

 

[SmileyGiley]

Hmm.

Family shares in Eider Duck for 15 years or so (wood, 24ft gaff Griffiths Cockler).
Green Gini I owned for all of 7 weeks (glass, 33ft Countess ketch; posts passim).

Next one I hope I'll have for as long as ED rather than GG. Don't know if I will ever get as much bang for my buck as we have had out of Eider Duck though.... I wanted her since I was 7 years old, bought half in my twenties, now in forties with the sprogettes & SWMBO need something bigger. GG was perfect, sigh.

Full steam ahead

SmileyG