Wot no sailing?
Nope, none at all.
This time of year is hugely frustrating as the weather is normally very windy and wet. Today we saw 45knots in the Solent, as we did last weekend... Evening sails are out as a quick blast in the dark is not really much fun, so we are stranded.
This is where, as we did last year, we start browsing the brokerage sites for something with a bit more in the way of creature comforts, and heating.. definately heating. It's not as depressing as it has been, as there seem to be quite a lot of boats at more reasonable prices. This years economic instability seems to have taken its toll on the boaty communtity, so from what I can see its a buyers market. Swings and roundabouts I suppose.
Buying a boat is much more complicated that buying, say, a car, as the transaction is disrupted by EMOTION, so it enters the same realm as buying a home. However, when you buy a home you are concerned about location, resale, aesthetics and suitability to your lifestyle. When you buy a boat you have aesthetics, suitability, resale, safety, performance, reputation (of builder or class), maintenance costs and effort, lifestyle and even the name. It is alleged to be one of the most fun parts of the boaty lifestyle, but it is a fraught with pitfalls and angst. Boats take days to buy and (sometimes) years to sell, so getting stuck with a "lemon" is a foreboding prospect.
This time of year is hugely frustrating as the weather is normally very windy and wet. Today we saw 45knots in the Solent, as we did last weekend... Evening sails are out as a quick blast in the dark is not really much fun, so we are stranded.
This is where, as we did last year, we start browsing the brokerage sites for something with a bit more in the way of creature comforts, and heating.. definately heating. It's not as depressing as it has been, as there seem to be quite a lot of boats at more reasonable prices. This years economic instability seems to have taken its toll on the boaty communtity, so from what I can see its a buyers market. Swings and roundabouts I suppose.
Buying a boat is much more complicated that buying, say, a car, as the transaction is disrupted by EMOTION, so it enters the same realm as buying a home. However, when you buy a home you are concerned about location, resale, aesthetics and suitability to your lifestyle. When you buy a boat you have aesthetics, suitability, resale, safety, performance, reputation (of builder or class), maintenance costs and effort, lifestyle and even the name. It is alleged to be one of the most fun parts of the boaty lifestyle, but it is a fraught with pitfalls and angst. Boats take days to buy and (sometimes) years to sell, so getting stuck with a "lemon" is a foreboding prospect.
posted by Neraida at 12:53 PM
2 Comments:
I sailed a Halcyon Orange a few years ago and a First Banana once or twice but I've never had the misfortune to wallow about in a lemon with puckered lips (that's me puckering, not the lemon!)
I want a boat with swings and roundabouts on it. Sounds like fun!
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