If I won the lottery...

[JumbleDuck]

There's some text somewhere on their website about the moment when they realised that, provided the stability calculations were done properly, there was no drawback to building upwards and it was a great way to add living space within a given length. I think they're well aware of the unusual height of their boats

I always expect the Campbeltown one to be on the point of emulating the Baden, which was not a Nordhavn but had a similar vertical stack design.

At least the designers, unlike those at Princess, Sunseeker and Fairline, don't pile curve upon curve. I'll take a tower block over a stack of melted trainers any day.

 

[Wansworth]

Buy a small marina to keep my boat in and select other berth holders,

 

[Davy_S]

I would be very easy to please, a Fisher 34 (sloop) and a rufty tufty Lochin 38, one would be in Greece, the other on the West coast UK, I would swap them about for a change, well, the nice delivery wagon would.

 

[wully1]

I’d have something I can sail myself with an inside or well protected helm..

Sounds like an Amel...

 

[adwuk]

SY Christopher, but I think it might need to be a Euromillions win

 

[Sybarite]

If we are in La La land and why not it's the forum this would be high on my list although there are some smaller sisters hips I could make do with.

For once we agree on something....!! However that is more a Euromillionnaire type dream.

For a more modest loto type win and supposing that I had to manage it on my own, an Amel 50. I was on an Amel Sharki this morning and the number of simple yet clever ideas was amazing.

I would not be averse to a large motor boat

http://www.meta-chantier-naval.fr/web/les-constructions/les-projets/jn65-long-range/. (as to the style)

provided it could carry a decent day sailing boat e.g. A Pisces 21.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SYl4rl5t6GQ

The motorboat would have to be traditional, not gin palace type.

 

[[70521]]

Boreal 47, a extremely well engineered expedition boat. Other bigger sizes are available.

 

[sailorman]

Even with The Lotto € millions you couldnt afford this

 

[Kukri]

I would call on Fairlie Restorations and ask them to pick one of the unbuilt 820 series and build that, substituting bronze for steel in the framing, etc.

They have all Fife’s drawings.

https://www.fairlieyachts.com/restoration/

 

[prv]

Even with The Lotto € millions you couldnt afford this
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Nor would I want to

Pete

 

[E39mad]

A Spirit 60 Deckhouse would do

 

[Bobc]

If I had that much money, I'd just rent what I wanted where I wanted, when I wanted.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

It would have to be a custom built yacht, probably in aluminium, around 80', cutter rigged, bow sprit, centre board, workshop area, separate cabins for crew / guests, office for non sailing stuff, in boom furling for main, deck saloon style, stern garage. Hard rails all round, clean foredeck area with recessed twin anchor windlass, also stern anchor windlass. Down below would be bright and airy, central heating, air conditioning, and a stove; nav and coms station athwartship below the saloon deck. Galley would be on one side, with beer and wine chiller, freezer and fridges, saloon would have separate eating area as well as lounge area.

 

[Frogmogman]

They're all way too big for me.

I totally agree with you.

I'm a firm believer in the law of Naval Architecture which has it that the fun and enjoyment you can get from a boat is inversely proportional to it's size.

Pogo 36 for me please, with the carbon mast and lift keel.

Oh, go on then, I'll have two; one for the Caribbean and one for the Med.

 

[prv]

I totally agree with you.

I'm a firm believer in the law of Naval Architecture which has it that the fun and enjoyment you can get from a boat is inversely proportional to it's size.

I think that's true at least for sail, hence my fantasy fleet in post 16 including a simple trailer-sailer and a lugsail dinghy alongside the £2m motor yacht

Pete

 

[Tin Tin]

What type of yacht would you buy?

Pete

This: http://www.boreal-yachts.com/boreal-modele/le-boreal-47/?lang=en

 

[Resolution]

I really don't know, as my experience of Seriously ££££ Yachts is limited. But think of the fun in spending a year just trying out all the 80 footers on the possibles list!

PS My wife does not agree with this. She has her own (non-yachting ) ideas for the money.

 

[bitbaltic]

I would buy this yacht:

What type of yacht would you buy?

Pete

Luffe 40.04.

Danish yacht unknown in UK. Fabulous boat. Wife says it is just a bigger and ‘more so’ version of what we already have though, and she is probably right.

Would like to punt on a Sadler Baracuda.

I am congenitally incapable of choosing an appropriate family yacht. I know this about myself.

Exception that could prove the rule might be the biggest seastream but not loads of those about.

Would never buy something so big that it could not be sailed by a couple whatever I could afford. See no fun in needing a professional crew.

 

[captainhaddock]

Another Danish yacht - the new Dragonfly Trimaran 40 - would be my lottery win boat of choice. Shallow draft, fast yet relaxed short handed sailing. What more could a lottery winner want?

 

[bitbaltic]

Another Danish yacht - the new Dragonfly Trimaran 40 - would be my lottery win boat of choice. Shallow draft, fast yet relaxed short handed sailing. What more could a lottery winner want?

Several years ago I was bringing a classic danish yacht (a thuro 33- think bulky contessa) into Copenhagen as twilight fell. She’s a good boat but it was light airs and we were ambling along at about 3kn.

Out of absolutely nowhere a big dragonfly (as you say, about 40ft) effortlessly came from nowhere and slid past us under sail alone on our port side.

Was long gone before we got in. Hugely impressive boat.