Motor sailers RTW

[wytco0]

There have been many attempts at producing a boat like that over the years, but as you say, the compromise comes at a price. It is a very small niche market as witnessed by the tiny numbers that are built.

Attempts to build competitively priced boats of that type have only had fleeting "success", because the reality is that although people say they like them, they are not prepared to pay the premium. The lack of success of the two pilot house Hunters (compared with their conventional equivalents) illustrate the problem well.

I will try and pick up PBO later today, if its the 35D that you are talking about I have been doing some research and I am almost certain I will buy one...... if I win the lottery, it looks brilliant but at £277k its about £225+K more that I want to pay ;-)

 

[Whitty]

Not motor sailer

+ 1 for Salar 40 sails well.

 

[Tranona]

I will try and pick up PBO later today, if its the 35D that you are talking about I have been doing some research and I am almost certain I will buy one...... if I win the lottery, it looks brilliant but at £277k its about £225+K more that I want to pay ;-)

No it is the 31 (new model) and although it is suggested that the price is £168k there is a used one advertised for sale (actually one of the test boats) at a bargain basement £238k!

In case anybody thinks I am anti this sort of boat, I think the Sirius I saw at the boat show is a lovely boat, as are Southerleys, Nauticats, Reginas, Nordships and all the other upmarket deckhouse cruisers, but they are 2 or 3 times the price of a similar size production boat. Although one can see why they cost so much (well almost) it is more difficult to see where the extra value equals the extra cost.

When you are in the used boat market, particularly in the lower end, that price differential shrinks and many of the boats that were expensive when new do not command the same premium 20 or 30 years down the line. So you can get something like a Moody Halberdier for much the same price as, say a Westerly Conway.

 

[aquaplane]

A Fisher 37 from Tayvallich did a RTW, or was it Transat, about 10-15 years ago, so they can go for a fair trip? It would be pre Blogs though.