Nice Boat.

[squibber]

http://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-sales/24766/infatuation-for-sale

This has been in Ipswich Dock a few days now. Apparently and according to reports as I never saw it happen, it grounded coming under the Orwell Bridge and was stuck for a while.

pete

 

[Saguday]

"Infatuation also boasts the Jongert patented folding keel that allows her to reduce her draft from 5.1m to 2.75m, making her the perfect choice to reach shallow ports"

An ideal East Coast boat then!

 

[wingdiver]

I saw her grounded by the Orwell Bridge around 17:15 on Sunday.
She looked magnificent from the distance I saw it. I keep meaning to have a walk around from the office to see her in Ipswich dock.
Definite Ketch envy.....

 

[Simonpk]

A friend of mine has a flat overlooking the marina, & saw it moored up on Tuesday. Too many naughts in the price for me. €8,500,000.

If you're bored here's a couple of links
http://www.burgessyachts.com/SaleAndPurchase/YachtSpecs.asp?thisID=5821&YachtName=INFATUATION

http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/39/article/id/7994

 

[ChattingLil]

<sigh> I do wish these websites would get the details straight. We are looking to upgrade but is the price €7,000,000 or €8,500,000? makes all the difference don't you know.

 

[Simonpk]

It is a buyers market, give it another week & the price might be more appealing.

 

[Charlotte Anne]

They certainly took their time coming up the Orwell. They motored past our place very slowly and then some time later we saw them revving hard to get off the mud by the bridge. I assumed given the size of it they were just much too early on the tide but with the keel up i guess they should have been ok.

I did not like the look of that superstructure....

Curious that they have brought it to Ipswich while it is for sale... I would have thought potential buyers would rather view it somewhere else. I assumed it was heading for a re-fit at Fox's.

 

[wingdiver]

I did not like the look of that superstructure.....

What's not to like about the pilothouse?

 

[Charlotte Anne]

it looks like an afterthought - not something that was always intended as part of the character of the boat (as is yours).

 

[wingdiver]

I guess the timber at the sides makes it look like an add on.
That said, our pilothouse was obviously moulded seperately as there is a 'join' all the way around

 

[Athene V30]

Looking at the pictures I couldn't see many hand holds - be a death trap at sea, not for me ;-)

 

[ChattingLil]

Looking at the pictures I couldn't see many hand holds - be a death trap at sea, not for me ;-)

me neither, don't like the go-faster stripe. Bit obvious.

 

[Athene V30]

Think this is more my style http://www.boatinternational.com/yacht-sales/22063/varuna-for-sale

A snip at a little over £400k

 

[wingdiver]

That's exactly the sort of boat I love looking at - as long as someone else owns her and/or does the maintenance.....
Beautiful but a labour of love.

 

[pioneer]

Wot no helipad, how common!!!

 

[Koeketiene]

Wot no helipad, how common!!!

Au contraire, mon brave - heli-pads just scream 'nouveau riche'.

 

[Gargleblaster]

<sigh> I do wish these websites would get the details straight. We are looking to upgrade but is the price €7,000,000 or €8,500,000? makes all the difference don't you know.

They have already spotted you as a potential buyer and they are allowing the difference for your part exchange. I'm not sure you would get through the Havengore with that though.

 

[WF36]

What a piece of kit!