"what owning a yacht is like in real life"

[sgr143]

http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-...-yachting-lifestyle-may-be-a-dream-of-yours-1

Glorious.

"Hiring crew members is a must, and experts recommend one per passenger. Captains cost roughly $1,000 per year per foot of boat... "
"You'll also want to redo the interior every few years to stay aesthetically relevant, of course."

 

[capnsensible]

For many years, I had two......

 

[sgr143]

For many years, I had two......

Of course - so you can have one to cruise about in and have parties on, while taking your time to have a thorough aesthetic update done on the other. Then swap over. How very sensible.

 

[CLB]

"Hiring crew members is a must, and experts recommend one per passenger. Captains cost roughly $1,000 per year per foot of boat, which adds up to $110,000 for a 100-foot yacht."

Great maths

 

[Manic76]

Well thank God for that article.

 

[Kelpie]

I must be a grumpy misanthrope, I didn't buy a boat in order to impress or entertain other people. How selfish of me!

 

[chrishscorp]

So i have to find room on board for a nice gang plank and 2 lovely planters with a couple of palms

 

[capnsensible]

Of course - so you can have one to cruise about in and have parties on, while taking your time to have a thorough aesthetic update done on the other. Then swap over. How very sensible.

Well actually, no. One to live on, one to earn a living from.

The high lifestyle is for the Chandler........

 

[KellysEye]

That should be in the mobo forum it has no relevance to yachts and I doubt much relevance to the mobo folks given the price of mobo mega yachts.

 

[Wansworth]

So i have to find room on board for a nice gang plank and 2 lovely planters with a couple of palms

You can get fold upxmas trees,plastic but from a distance who will know.

 

[johnalison]

My boat, sorry, yacht, has been a bimbo-free zone for some while now.

 

[chrishscorp]

You can get fold upxmas trees,plastic but from a distance who will know.

:encouragement: I shall wait for the New Year sales

 

[Praxinoscope]

My boat, sorry, yacht, has been a bimbo-free zone for some while now.

So has mine but not from my choice.

 

[AndrewB]

So has mine but not from my choice.

SWMBO wants to know if you might consider her a bimbo. But I think there is an age limit.

 

[Kukri]

To assist in defining the term, is my friend E.B., seen here on Aldeburgh Beach, complete with RYA Ocean and Commercial Endorsement,




currently working as a deckhand on this:



(Usual superyacht rules apply, so the vessel is not identified, but you can own it for a mere $160M)

a “bimbo”?

 

[Stemar]

In my book, the definition of a bimbo includes the ability to look good in or out of a bikini, which I suspect your friend would, but also implies an absence of very much between the ears, where she fails miserably, so not a bimbo.

OTOH, she'd be welcome on my boat at any time - good crew are always welcome and I'll bet I'd learn a thing or two (about sailing for those of you with minds like sewers )

 

[Kukri]

Our “honorary daughter” as we only had boys. Can be very hard work; navigates with precision and expects everything to be done right, immune to weather, enjoys the North Sea and the Channel in winter but most definitely a safe pair of hands
aboard. At Warsash, was the only girl in her class, the only Asian, and the only one who knew how to splice wire. Suspect that all serious yachtswomen are similar.

 

[johnalison]

Our “honorary daughter” as we only had boys. Can be very hard work; navigates with precision and expects everything to be done right, immune to weather, enjoys the North Sea and the Channel in winter but most definitely a safe pair of hands
aboard. At Warsash, was the only girl in her class, the only Asian, and the only one who knew how to splice wire. Suspect that all serious yachtswomen are similar.

She looks a bit like Liz Bonnin, who is probably quite clever herself, though whether she is any use on a boat I've no idea.

 

[JumbleDuck]

She looks a bit like Liz Bonnin, who is probably quite clever herself, though whether she is any use on a boat I've no idea.

I used to work a lot with Liz Bonnin. She is very clever, very well educated and very nice indeed.