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Bigplumbs
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Now you got me thinking even more
MapisM
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This is a subject that pops up regularly here in the asylum, and I might well have already posted my view on that - which is very simple, really:
I came across many N-EU folks (I mean, not just Brits, but also German, Dutch, etc.) who decided to keep their boats in the Med.
Otoh, I've yet to meet any Italian, Spanish or Greek boater who did the opposite. Not a single one.
So, whatever the individual reasons, statistic doesn't lie, I reckon...
I came across many N-EU folks (I mean, not just Brits, but also German, Dutch, etc.) who decided to keep their boats in the Med.
Otoh, I've yet to meet any Italian, Spanish or Greek boater who did the opposite. Not a single one.
So, whatever the individual reasons, statistic doesn't lie, I reckon...
Bouba
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BrilliantThis is a subject that pops up regularly here in the asylum, and I might well have already posted my view on that - which is very simple, really:
I came across many N-EU folks (I mean, not just Brits, but also German, Dutch, etc.) who decided to keep their boats in the Med.
Otoh, I've yet to meet any Italian, Spanish or Greek boater who did the opposite. Not a single one.
So, whatever the individual reasons, statistic doesn't lie, I reckon...
kashurst
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about 1,350-00 euros in the Torrevieja area. G5 (Valencia) tax @ 150 euros plus @ 50 euros water and electric
Switch
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I get that the weather is better and all the rest of it but for someone who works full time (not my own company) and has 25 days off a year, I can't see that I'd use my boat anything like as much if it were in the Med. We are down at the boat most weekends from April - Sept. I also work close by so I can pop down down mid week if i need to. If my boat were in the Med I couldn't see me visiting it more than 3 or 4 times a year (you couldn't pop over every weekend surely). I love the idea of the Med but love my boat too much to only see it a few times a year. I'm sure the Med works much better for you self employed or retired guys - you lucky things!!
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Yes you are right. I run my own company but I still dont manage more than 35 days per year on average on my boat in the Med and if I was employed it would be even less. I know some people who go to their boats just for the weekend but for me its just too much hassle. You only need a delay on the outgoing flight and you wonder why the hell you are doing it. Luton/Stansted on a Friday night returning Sunday night with the M25 in both directions? No thanks, I'd rather be at home in front of MotD. We've been in the Med since 2003 and I have learnt that for us it doesnt make sense to go out to the boat for less than 4/5 days and flying out and back on a weekday, rather than a weekend, is a much more relaxed (and cheaper) affair too. Thursday morning to Tuesday evening is my ideal short break on the boat
jfm
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Very much personal choice though Mike. As you know I do perhaps 30 weekends a year on boat. When I lived in central London I could leave office 6pm Friday and on Sunday leave boat 8.30pm. Admittedly no m25, indeed no driving. And you need full time person on boat to have drinks/dinner/canapés waiting so you're not arriving at a dark covered up boat. It definitely can be done and some winter weekends are awesome with blue sea, sunshine and long distance view of snow on the alps.
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Thats definitely the way to do it J
But many of us have 'baggage' in terms of wife/kids in tow and dog to park with neighbours and dont have a full time crew waiting at the other end with all the trimmings. As you know, I have a sort of half way house with a lady wot does for the boat and she gets the boat completely ready for us with provisions in the fridge such that, on arrival, we could just start the engines and go and the reverse on departure but it still feels too much hassle just for a weekendYes we have noticed that the views are better during the winter because the air is clearer and we like Antibes during the winter because its so much less crowded and more relaxed. And no problem getting restaurant tables
BruceK
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I've never boated in the Med so cant pass comment. What I can say is I live 12 minutes from my boat, and I work from home. As I am not in a marina, I can just spend an evening on the boat without effort and enjoy solitude and some stunning views as the sun sets. I can also take impromptu days as and when they occur with little effort or preparation. It also goes without saying we have some of the loveliest waters to be had in the UK and that's not just my opinion. Anglesey is quite spectacular.
kashurst
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I've never boated in the Med so cant pass comment. What I can say is I live 12 minutes from my boat, and I work from home. As I am not in a marina, I can just spend an evening on the boat without effort and enjoy solitude and some stunning views as the sun sets. I can also take impromptu days as and when they occur with little effort or preparation. It also goes without saying we have some of the loveliest waters to be had in the UK and that's not just my opinion. Anglesey is quite spectacular.
we live in the north of the UK between Manchester and Leeds, the Conway bay area is lovely, went there quite a lot from Liverpool. The other place we have boated that is great is the west coast of Scotland (stick the boat on a lorry and go and do it - great cruising) absolutely beautiful. For a few years we debated moving the boat to Scotland (4 1/2 hours door to door) or the med (6 hours door to door)
If I was still working it would be west coast of Scotland, no airports, easy drive etc. Retired now, I need the sun. so its the med--for now ;-)
Greg2
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It strikes me that one of the benefits of having a boat is that it moves, under its own steam or on the back of a lorry, so you don’t have to commit to one location forever. We have always had the boat a short drive from home because we enjoy spending time aboard and work commitments tended to rule, but as we head towards the time of life where we have a little more flexibility and may well pack up work completely in the not too distant future, we are thinking that there are so many places we would like to see by boat that it is difficult to choose. There are lots of great places in the UK and I would love to do a circumnavigation, maybe taking a couple of years or more. After that there is Europe and ultimately the Med, assuming that leaving the EU doesn’t put the kybosh on things.
In the meantime we have downsized the boat so that we can still boat in the UK and spend holidays charter sailing in warm places
In the meantime we have downsized the boat so that we can still boat in the UK and spend holidays charter sailing in warm places
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BartW
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when our kids were young we did many years of trailer boating
started with a 4.7m 50hp Zodiac Futura MKIII, upgraded over the years up to a 28ft twin diesel sport fisher,
we towed them all over europe,
fantastic summer holliday's in Croatia near Dubrovnic, SOF Cote d'azur,
but also excellent memory's on dive trips to Northesea, UK Cornwall, Schotland, ..
and even waterski on the local canal here in Belgium.
you can enjoy all of that without having deep pockets !
I realise that trailer boating is not that popular here in the asylum..
let alone towing over a longer distance
started with a 4.7m 50hp Zodiac Futura MKIII, upgraded over the years up to a 28ft twin diesel sport fisher,
we towed them all over europe,
fantastic summer holliday's in Croatia near Dubrovnic, SOF Cote d'azur,
but also excellent memory's on dive trips to Northesea, UK Cornwall, Schotland, ..
and even waterski on the local canal here in Belgium.
you can enjoy all of that without having deep pockets !
I realise that trailer boating is not that popular here in the asylum..
let alone towing over a longer distance
henryf
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Ah, the old UK / Med thread.
I think a lot depends on your ability to take chunks of time off and afinity to travel. As JFM proves you can do weekends and it must be lovely to experience the juxtaposition but it throws up problems.
Our ultimate goal is actually somewhat more distant to the Med, south east Asia where you’ve got 365 boating days a year.....
For now another video in favour of the UK, it’s not perfect but a bad day on the boat is still better than a good day in the office !
I think a lot depends on your ability to take chunks of time off and afinity to travel. As JFM proves you can do weekends and it must be lovely to experience the juxtaposition but it throws up problems.
Our ultimate goal is actually somewhat more distant to the Med, south east Asia where you’ve got 365 boating days a year.....
For now another video in favour of the UK, it’s not perfect but a bad day on the boat is still better than a good day in the office !
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rubberduck
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For the UK
Global warming !
Global warming !
westernman
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Talking about Asia....
I might have good reason to spend a lot of time working in Shanghai. What are the good boating options?
I could also have good excuses to visit Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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jimmy_the_builder
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Weekending to SoF does usually work v well, specially if you park short stay at the UK end and have transport waiting at the Med end. However it does sometimes go wrong, like tonight, when 1750 BA service went tech after 90 mins on board at the gate. That said, at least with BA they have found another plane so we will get away at some point tonight - but instead of the usual 4ish hours door to door, it's going to be maybe 7 or 8. Ah well. It'll be nice when I get there....
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And thats the problem, at least for me. If it all goes smoothly then weekend boating is fine but throw in a flight delay or a lane closure on the M25 or just lately a bunch of gilets jaune and I'd rather stay at home
jfm
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Statistically though, meaningful flight delays on a route like London-Nice are tiny. I took over 200 flights in 2018 and can hardly remember any meaningful delays. There were some- it’s just that they were so few they are hard to remember. Something like half a dozen meaningful delays I guess (say, 1 hr +)
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