Who's had their boat the longest?

[superheat6k]

i still have the tender from my first yacht from 1993, but its now a large flower pot in the garden. Spent our first anniversary in it in Portsmouth Harbour in 1995, 28th May to be precise. How do I remember this ?

The seagull packed up 200 yards from the shore and the wind from the shore was too hard to row into. bear in mind this was our first anniversary, and funnily enough it hasn't been forgotten !

 

[Floating Preferably]

i still have the tender from my first yacht from 1993, but its now a large flower pot in the garden. Spent our first anniversary in it in Portsmouth Harbour in 1995, 28th May to be precise. How do I remember this ?

The seagull packed up 200 yards from the shore and the wind from the shore was too hard to row into. bear in mind this was our first anniversary, and funnily enough it hasn't been forgotten !

So that is the secret to remembering anniverseries, have an outboard breakdown offshore, Brilliant Not easy to plan though!

 

[rosssavage]

Perhaps you have to add length into the theory at some stage most of us are in the size of boat I can afford bracket then you reach (or do you) the ultimate size for you then it about new 'features' perhaps this is the point the gap increases.

That seems right. Current boat 8yrs, and although I'd like a bigger / newer etc.. realistically my current 38' is about right. Much bigger and finding places to stop on the upper Thames starts to get tricky, but I don't want to go smaller cos I like her sea keeping when we get salty.

Tbh it's just not worth the hassle and cost to change.

 

[Greg2]

First and second boats were around two years each. The third was five years then a gap of a year (never to be repeated) and the current boat is heading towards the two year mark. This one may be a keeper, certainly don't need anything bigger but as time goes on we may need to change for a different layout depending on how longer term plans pan out. Certainly love the current boat and would prefer to keep her for a while.

 

[BG1]

First boat 2 years, second boat 4 years, then a gap and present boat coming up to 27 years, all at MDL marinas - that must be a record as well. No wonder I'm poor !

 

[maybh1]

14 years into ownership of our Trader 44

Can't bear the thought of parting with her although I know we probably should

May
Xx

 

[Searush]

Had SR since 1988, so only 25 years so far, but raggies are always slower & more considered in what they do.

Changing your boat frequently always suggests to me that you must have bought the wrong one, altho some folk seem to find it hard to plan ahead for changes in their lives. First boat only lasted 7 years as the kids grew quickly and we couldn't afford to buy bigger when they were young.

 

[Scubadoo]

First boat was 10years and I am still on my current boat which is now 15years old since new. Plan to upgrade one day, but put off by the extra cost which I feel may dampen my enjoyment.