How long have you owned your boat?

Shuggy said:
Awol - these are the more innocent of my small hours thoughts! I’ve heard it said that Donald John doesn’t make Harken products himself, preferring to spend his time bricklaying…
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Donald John is a brickie short of a load. Might be because of his small hands
 
Currently boat since 2015 - was at the SBS that year as demo boat . Now no longer made so a fairly limited number about/ on market but does everything we need and no plans to sail to Med or do Arc so we’ll set up for us . No intention of changing unless we move to dark side of semi displacement mobo and can afford the derv and engine servicing etc or if we can no longer cope with a stack pack main and feel need to embrace the in mast reefing as age solution.
 
ashtead said:
Currently boat since 2015 - was at the SBS that year as demo boat . Now no longer made so a fairly limited number about/ on market but does everything we need and no plans to sail to Med or do Arc so we’ll set up for us . No intention of changing unless we move to dark side of semi displacement mobo and can afford the derv and engine servicing etc or if we can no longer cope with a stack pack main and feel need to embrace the in mast reefing as age solution.
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My Mystere was shown at the SBS in ‘73 and my current boat in 2000, so that means I’ve had a 50% hit rate.
 
Shuggy said:
Awesome 😂
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Well it’s our first one, have to start somewhere 🙂

It may get changed for something slightly bigger and diesel after a couple of years, we may keep it for evermore or we might get the boating thing out of our system.

I’ll try and remember this thread if anything changes 😂
 
Well I’m quite new here and have followed some of the threads, so not sure this will go down too well! But we’ve bought a 2007 Bavaria 33. In Greece - not the Ionian.

A bit of background as to why. I’ve been sailing since I was 6 months old - started on a Seamew 22, then a Macwester 27, then a Victoria 34. So I’ve always been drawn to older boats. However my wife is a lot newer in sailing terms and started with the Greek flotilla thing, then charter and then we had a share in a Bavaria 42 for about 10 years.

When I suggested a Contessa 32 (my dream boat) she recoiled in horror. Same with a Westerly Fulmar or Storm which I also like. We then looked at centre cockpit boats like a Moody but recognised the difficulty in stern to mooring. As we enjoyed the Bavaria, it was comfortable and sailed well we decided to look for one of them - around a 33 size. Spent ages looking for a non charter one and eventually found one that fitted what we want, in great condition - albeit not the cheapest.

We’re never going to sail the Atlantic - I’ve done that and don’t need to do it again and Mrs PL won’t. It’s just for Greek cruising.
 
Shuggy said:
Chatting to a friend at the weekend. We (Mrs Shuggy and I) are now in our 17th year with the same boat. I don’t think we’ll ever sell her (boat, not Mrs Shuggy*) until we give up sailing or hand the boat onto our children. My friend suggested that not many people keep their boats for 17+ years. Ours is a 70s plastic ‘classic’. Anyone else in the same position? Marisca/awol beats us by some margin I suspect. Anyone else out there who can better 17 years with no intention to move on?

We’re now at the point where we’ve replaced various bits of kit for the 3rd/4th time and it’s probably time for a major refit but I am some way off retiring and using my own labour!

*Sensible offers accepted.
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Some boats are heirlooms and others are tools that serve a purpose. On the heirloom side of things I have a 1930's half decker that I bought 25yrs ago and will take to my grave. On the tool end, I sold my Finn when I was no longer strong enough to pull the sheet in with my left arm! I think production yachts tend more towards the tool end of the spectrum - sold my Jeanneau Sunfast 35 when time got poor, but now looking for the next proper boat.
 
Phil_boat said:
Well it’s our first one, have to start somewhere 🙂

It may get changed for something slightly bigger and diesel after a couple of years, we may keep it for evermore or we might get the boating thing out of our system.

I’ll try and remember this thread if anything changes 😂
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If you do remember this thread….then you are truly hooked on boating 🤣
 
We seem to change boats quite often.
I've still sort of got the Wayfarer I bought in 2010, although I lent it to a friend and it's somewhat AWOL at the moment.
First and second yachts were both 4yrs, third one 5yrs, fourth/current one since November '24 so still feels pretty new.
 
Sea Change said:
We seem to change boats quite often.
I've still sort of got the Wayfarer I bought in 2010, although I lent it to a friend and it's somewhat AWOL at the moment.
First and second yachts were both 4yrs, third one 5yrs, fourth/current one since November '24 so still feels pretty new.
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I would like to make clear that I have nothing whatsoever to do with the whereabouts of your Wayfarer!
 
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