If I won the lottery...

[Halcyon Yachts]

I would buy this yacht:

What type of yacht would you buy?

Pete

 

[chrishscorp]

Something like a Westerly Ocean 49 or Oceanmaster 48 then bring her ashore then do a refurb, chuck £100k - £150k at it and i reckon you have a go anywhere, very well built yacht that is probably as good as anything out there that is new.

 

[sailorman]

I would have possibly 3 x 40 footers ( possibly all the same class ) , in places around the globe

 

[LittleSister]

I rather like my current, modest boat.

What I'd like most , if I had the money, was someone else do the maintenance, and to have more time to sail, and to sail further, through not having to work.

Next on the list would be new sails, etc.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

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.

 

[sailorman]

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.

One would require Staff & that would`nt do for me.
3 dry sailed boats with all maintenance covered, & basic stores stowed for my arrival, would do me

 

[Fr J Hackett]

One would require Staff & that would`nt do for me.
3 dry sailed boats with all maintenance covered, & basic stores stowed for my arrival, would do me

Imagine racing her in the various classics around the world, helming her like Tom Sopwith (Sir & Snr) and I did say her smaller sister ships would do at a pinch.

 

[pvb]

I would have possibly 3 x 40 footers ( possibly all the same class ) , in places around the globe

Now that's not a bad idea at all.

 

[pvb]

Something like a Westerly Ocean 49 or Oceanmaster 48 then bring her ashore then do a refurb, chuck £100k - £150k at it and i reckon you have a go anywhere, very well built yacht that is probably as good as anything out there that is new.

 

[JumbleDuck]

What type of yacht would you buy?

Something by Morris Yachts, without a doubt.

Everything they do is utterly, totally drop-dead gorgeous.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Something by Morris Yachts, without a doubt.

Everything they do is utterly, totally drop-dead gorgeous.

Very nice but a tad small for a multi million pound lottery win, distinct lack of imagination being shown on this thread.

 

[Stemar]

They're all way too big for me.

Besides, the Admiral's not been a great fan of sailing since we went from Weymouth to Poole in a steady 33 knots in a Snapdragon 24, and I'm not as fit or agile as I was, so I think it would be some sort of trawler yacht for me - maybe something like this https://www.seleneoceanyachts.com/yacht-detail/selene-38-voyager-aft-cabin/

 

[JumbleDuck]

Very nice but a tad small for a multi million pound lottery win, distinct lack of imagination being shown on this thread.

That's just the M36, and although I don't know the price I think "eye-watering" is a safe bet. They go up to an M80 ...

 

[Fr J Hackett]

They're all way too big for me.

Besides, the Admiral's not been a great fan of sailing since we went from Weymouth to Poole in a steady 33 knots in a Snapdragon 24, and I'm not as fit or agile as I was, so I think it would be some sort of trawler yacht for me - maybe something like this https://www.seleneoceanyachts.com/yacht-detail/selene-38-voyager-aft-cabin/

You need to be a little more aspirational.

Try this one:

 

[pvb]

You need to be a little more aspirational.

Try this one:

Nordhavn is on my list! Beautifully engineered.

 

[prv]

Nordhavn is on my list! Beautifully engineered.

It was on mine for a while, but nowadays trumped by the Flemings.

I'm ever so slightly suspect of the "beautifully engineered" - no question they are very good boats, but I was reading the MV Dirona blog for a while and there were a few things I noticed (either directly the subject of posts, or things I spotted in the background of a photo) that made me go "hmm". Questionable electric installations, fittings encouraging water ingress, and minor corrosion of things that should not be corroding spring to mind in particular. Again nothing dramatic or shocking for a production boat, but they are not perfection.

I'm also over the whole dry exhaust thing after seeing Dirona's stack rust through, overheat, melt nearby equipment, and have to have a cut-off fender finagled over the top with a boathook every time they stopped, to keep the rain out. Its boxed-in passage up through the saloon is a little intrusive too, turning the galley into a separate space with a letter-box serving hatch, rather than an open counter.

One possible lottery permutation for me would be a Fleming 65 for going places, with a simple rowing and sailing dinghy on the boat-deck as well as the RIB (I've seen pictures, there is just space), plus a light, simple, relatively fast lift-keel boat with minimal accommodation for a night or two, kept on the water in the Solent but also trailerable to visit interesting places further afield. Bonus points if it can have an interesting, versatile rig, like maybe a modern interpretation of a gaff yawl on carbon spars, with dyneema marlinespike work instead of metal fittings.

I liked the original FPB Wind Horse, but I'm afraid I think Steve started to lose his touch with the later designs, and in any case they've stopped building new ones now as he's retired and will not allow them to be built without his supervision.

Pete

 

[JumbleDuck]

Nordhavn is on my list! Beautifully engineered.

There's one of them which lives in, and towers over, Campbeltown marina. It would be much nicer if the designer had been induced to stop adding layers.

 

[pvb]

It was on mine for a while, but nowadays trumped by the Flemings.

I'm ever so slightly suspect of the "beautifully engineered" - no question they are very good boats, but I was reading the MV Dirona blog for a while and there were a few things I noticed (either directly the subject of posts, or things I spotted in the background of a photo) that made me go "hmm". Questionable electric installations, fittings encouraging water ingress, and minor corrosion of things that should not be corroding spring to mind in particular. Again nothing dramatic or shocking for a production boat, but they are not perfection.

I'm also over the whole dry exhaust thing after seeing Dirona's stack rust through, overheat, melt nearby equipment, and have to have a cut-off fender finagled over the top with a boathook every time they stopped, to keep the rain out. Its boxed-in passage up through the saloon is a little intrusive too, turning the galley into a separate space with a letter-box serving hatch, rather than an open counter.

One possible lottery permutation for me would be a Fleming 65 for going places, with a simple rowing and sailing dinghy on the boat-deck as well as the RIB (I've seen pictures, there is just space), plus a light, simple, relatively fast lift-keel boat with minimal accommodation for a night or two, kept on the water in the Solent but also trailerable to visit interesting places further afield. Bonus points if it can have an interesting, versatile rig, like maybe a modern interpretation of a gaff yawl on carbon spars, with dyneema marlinespike work instead of metal fittings.

I liked the original FPB Wind Horse, but I'm afraid I think Steve started to lose his touch with the later designs, and in any case they've stopped building new ones now as he's retired and will not allow them to be built without his supervision.

Yes, Flemings are appealing too. Wouldn't turn either down if I was in a lottery position.

 

[pvb]

There's one of them which lives in, and towers over, Campbeltown marina. It would be much nicer if the designer had been induced to stop adding layers.

They are quite vertical, aren't they? I saw a smallish Nordhavn out of the water at a local marina and it was huge.

 

[prv]

There's one of them which lives in, and towers over, Campbeltown marina. It would be much nicer if the designer had been induced to stop adding layers.

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

The later designs are a little better done visually, having a tall focsle to somewhat mask the height of the superstructure.

Pete