sunseeker on BBC2

Whitelighter said:
It gives him a buzz. Great. I don't understand why anyone would get bent out of shape over that.
It's his money, he's spending it how he chooses.
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And fair play to him. But why agree to go on a BBC show about it? You can't do that and not expect some flack from Joe Public. We all go wild now and again (inc. yours truly) but I don't take to the public air to boost my ego.

I could understand if he was in his 20's, but at his age it's just a little odd.

But look, we're here talking about him, which is exactly what he wants, so success in his eyes :D

And not a damn looker in sight :( BOO!
 
My first boat was very modest. Less than £10K and about as special as an old Ford Mondeo. A couple of time I heard visible 'wows' from youngsters (no they were not taking the pee) when I turned up somewhere full of land based tourists. I have never felt so embarrassed. As much as the idea of a superyacht sounds lovely. I really don't think I could live with being in the spotlight to that degree.

It takes all sorts though, and if he is enjoying his money and gets a buzz out of being seen then good for him. He is keeping some people gainfully employed and spreading his wealth around.
 
I think we are missing the point its great to have a show about boating and as someone who has spent all winter looking at where to go in the Med this summer its a welcome surprise, personally I would not go for this kind of boat as prefer my own company of my family and friends but each to there own.
 
The Captain ironing his own shirt?! Yeah right...

I'd did a week in Italy as the First Officer on one of these boats - somewhat bigger than that one and I enjoyed myself and earned a fair wedge of ££ BUT there is only so many hours in the day that I can smile and be nice to someone - no matter how nice they are to me.

The guests on board weren't 'normal' charter guests - it was used for business negotiations (can't say more than that really), however knowing that the charter principal probably has more money in his back pocket than I will earn in a year would grate on me a little. I guess its a bit of jealousy that I didn't make it big.

Good luck to the crews that do it. Three stewardess/cooks that worked with me in the UK on commercial boats have moved into the industry and love it.

W.
 
If he gets a buzz out of it , good for him. I hope he enjoys himself.

The family have most likely worked hard for there time on the boat
 
I think some people are missing the point whether deliberately or not. If he wants to charter it for a year, I couldn't care less, in fact I would be over the moon for him. What is more than a bit tacky is the 'Look at me' persona he presents.

Maybe it's just me but I'm not showy,
 
Firstly, "reality TV" is anything but, it's highly processed and the producers have a story to tell before they start filming, and will want to create certain reactions. Given this is being shown on a non-niche channel you'd expect that story to not necessarily make the wealthy client the star, it might be designed such that you're meant to empathize with the crew and maybe make the skipper the hero.

Secondly, people are generally very agreeable with strangers, even more agreeable if you put them on any sort of stage/screen. The producers may have had a choice between several charters and were able to select the person who will help them tell the story they want to tell.

Lastly, you're probably only seeing less than 5% of the footage taken, and of that maybe less than 1% of conversational parts (i.e. the scene-setting fluff or boat underway and other uncontroversial things may have a much higher proportion shown). The film crew will include professional charismatic people who can put you at ease and lead a conversation with all the skill of a confidence trickster. In the section where he says that coming into port "plays to your ego" it's cut straight into that part with no conversational context. The crew may well have led the precedeing conversation that way themselves, buttering him up and talking around the points until he gives the desired response in an agreeable fashion, but then cut away all the preceding context so it looks like he's somewhat bragging out of the blue.

I'm sure we've all played those little mind games where you can catch someone off guard or pre-load their short term memory with something similar to what you want to trick them into saying and then make them say something stupid such as "cows drink milk" or "you put toast into a toaster" (e.g. http://www.cartalk.com/content/tommys-little-brain-test). The techniques used by interviewers on such programmes are just a more sophisticated version of that, where they display the last idiotic statement that when taken out of context will generate a desired emotional response in the viewer, and not what led to it.

So if you come away from the programme thinking he's not a nice guy, consider that you may be judging a straw man
 
Just curious, does anyone know the boat?
Judging by the few seconds in open sea (1:36 onward), I would guess she's not stabilized.
In which case, it's indeed good for him that he enjoys the PORT part of the experience so much... :p :D
 
I was going to keep my powder dry on this until after seeing it on Fri
I agree with sorabain -if you look carefully it's obvious it's staged .
I bet that iron is not switched on !
Dietary requirements are usually found out before arrival eg pink and normal Champagne both together -how daft ?
The vehicle -the way it parks and he gets out -that's been rehearsed soooo many times .
No sweaty faces --so make up powder girl v busy
No eye or nose shadows so a person holding a reflector to illuminate what the sun would naturally shade .
Stillettos -where is the shoe basket ? -Er the "artistic director " does not want her unmanicured feet on display .-same with the Armani belt of the crew -that's none sence - another "artistic director "interferiance - Antibes s full of crew outfitters -have not seen any crew belts like that .

Having said that --- actually on a scale of 1-10 in the Cote D Azur charter World -I would score that boat size /wealth wise 2 to 3 - if Eclipse is 10 and a Barke bros Targa 48 less than 1 :) to give some perspective .
Those 28 M Sunseekers are actually very popular -there's loads of em -now starting to look a bit yesterday -dated quickly .
 
MapisM said:
Just curious, does anyone know the boat?
Judging by the few seconds in open sea (1:36 onward), I would guess she's not stabilized.
In which case, it's indeed good for him that he enjoys the PORT part of the experience so much... :p :D
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As Cheery mentioned above, its for sale......see here;

http://www.sunseekerbrokerage.com/sunseeker-28-metre-yacht-5629946/?make=&model=&min-year=1971&max-year=2016&min-length=3&max-length=164&min-price=0&max-price=17000000&search=true&p=2&sort=length&order=desc&cabins=0&tax=

The sales blurb says spec includes.... "TRAC Digital fin stabiliser system with TRAC bow and stern thrusters".

Maybe you have to pay an additional charter fee to get the skipper to turn the stabs on? :rolleyes: :D
 
Nick_H said:
Portofino said:
Dietary requirements are usually found out before arrival eg pink and normal Champagne both together -how daft ?
Does choosing between clear or pink champagne class as a dietary requirement? :D
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I'd love to see the comments I'd get back if I put "pink champagne only" on a dietary requirements sheet for the average corporate do!
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Good luck to the guy in the video. People that make money and then spend it are the lifeline to our society , everyone has a ego me included. I have never had that sort of wealth and have never felt envious towards people that have made it
David
 
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