Yacht named "Siren"
Discussion
Fishtigua said:
Having worked in the Superyacht Industry for 25 years, its not the done thing to ask who owns it, even though we all know.
They pay an awefull lot of money for a bit of peace and quiet. Leave them be.
Bit of a lickspittle view, that.They pay an awefull lot of money for a bit of peace and quiet. Leave them be.
If you want peace and quiet parking your yacht in Barbados within full view of the great patio-door twitching middle-class charterflight crowds is hardly the way to do it.
Bushmaster said:
Fishtigua said:
Having worked in the Superyacht Industry for 25 years, its not the done thing to ask who owns it, even though we all know.
They pay an awefull lot of money for a bit of peace and quiet. Leave them be.
Bit of a lickspittle view, that.They pay an awefull lot of money for a bit of peace and quiet. Leave them be.
If you want peace and quiet parking your yacht in Barbados within full view of the great patio-door twitching middle-class charterflight crowds is hardly the way to do it.
Anyway you can just stay up the pointy end or on upper floors way above the proles...
If I had a yacht like that it would be almost permanently moored in the busiest harbour I could find (obviously not Grimsby or Holyhead, mind). There would be a crewwoman on constant totty-alert authorised to invite onboard any suitable interested parties, so the OP's question would never arise (provided she passed the totty criteria, of course).
mybrainhurts said:
Fishtigua said:
mybrainhurts said:
Fishtigua said:
Having worked in the Superyacht Industry for 25 years, its not the done thing to ask who owns it, even though we all know.
What a load of borrocks...
Katalina 1 & 2
Leander G
Midnight Saga
Gitana
Brave Goose
Yep, borrock boats all of them.
Fish
I was referring to the "done thing" thing...
Don't mention the war, and all that...
I see it's owned by a Guernsey company. Next question, who owns the company? Quite easy if anybody really wants to know, so why the secrecy..?
Bushmaster said:
If I had a yacht like that it would be almost permanently moored in the busiest harbour I could find (obviously not Grimsby or Holyhead, mind). There would be a crewwoman on constant totty-alert authorised to invite onboard any suitable interested parties, so the OP's question would never arise (provided she passed the totty criteria, of course).
Well her pic is on her profile.I would, but then my totty scaling levels may be higher if I had a yacht like that
Edited by Pesty on Saturday 31st January 19:48
mybrainhurts said:
I see it's owned by a Guernsey company. Next question, who owns the company? Quite easy if anybody really wants to know...
No it isn't. Guernsey has no exchange of information treaties with anywhere else, no Freedom of Informaation Act and some quite strict confidentiality laws. The company is probably run by nominee directors and owned by a separate Guernsey (or Jersey, or elsewhere) trust. The trustees are possibly a different trust company. Tracing the ultimate beneficial 'owner' might be quite difficult. Thing is, if the boat were simply owned by a UK citizen, on death 40% of its value goes to Fat Gordon...
Pesty said:
Bushmaster said:
If I had a yacht like that it would be almost permanently moored in the busiest harbour I could find (obviously not Grimsby or Holyhead, mind). There would be a crewwoman on constant totty-alert authorised to invite onboard any suitable interested parties, so the OP's question would never arise (provided she passed the totty criteria, of course).
Well her pic is on her profile.I would, but then my totty scaling levels may be higher if I had a yacht like that
Edited by Pesty on Saturday 31st January 19:48
My boat is owned by an individual, through a separate company and chartered out to anyone that a) can afford it, and b) we will let on board 
The owners identity is not common knowledge among the crew, and everyone has signed a strict confidentiality clause relating to any charter guests we have on board. The Russian owners take it even more seriously, the 'security' arrangements on some of the new boats make Ian Flemmings wildest dreams look conservative at best, but I guess they have their reasons.
The owners identity is not common knowledge among the crew, and everyone has signed a strict confidentiality clause relating to any charter guests we have on board. The Russian owners take it even more seriously, the 'security' arrangements on some of the new boats make Ian Flemmings wildest dreams look conservative at best, but I guess they have their reasons.I've always thought boats,yauchts,yaughts and yauhts were feckin useless for pleasure. They bob around all over place. Its murder when you need to pee. Falling overboard can be a real pain (ever seen calm) and they cost a fortune, even for a wee piece of pish about 10 feet long. People say they are great for getting away from it all and you have your own space. Try walking around something like the aussie outback and you can have all the space you want. Plus you could stick up a tent for when it rains.
Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
jkennyd said:
I've always thought boats,yauchts,yaughts and yauhts were feckin useless for pleasure. They bob around all over place. Its murder when you need to pee. Falling overboard can be a real pain (ever seen calm) and they cost a fortune, even for a wee piece of pish about 10 feet long. People say they are great for getting away from it all and you have your own space. Try walking around something like the aussie outback and you can have all the space you want. Plus you could stick up a tent for when it rains.
Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
Not really, most people who are into yachting are not particularly wealthy.Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
Only one owner per boat... but many times more crew needed to sail her.
I've sailed around the Caribbean for a bit on an old wooden boat with no engine but a tiny solar panel for leccy; bought for £5000, I lived on about £10 a day and had an ace time.
How much do you spend on petrol and sandwiches a day just to spend time in your dull job?
I know where I'd prefer to be.
How much do you spend on petrol and sandwiches a day just to spend time in your dull job?
I know where I'd prefer to be.
jkennyd said:
I've always thought boats,yauchts,yaughts and yauhts were feckin useless for pleasure. They bob around all over place. Its murder when you need to pee. Falling overboard can be a real pain (ever seen calm) and they cost a fortune, even for a wee piece of pish about 10 feet long. People say they are great for getting away from it all and you have your own space. Try walking around something like the aussie outback and you can have all the space you want. Plus you could stick up a tent for when it rains.
Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
after many years in the industry I whole heartedly agree with you. It is a pissing contest through and through.Pays well though
Bushmaster said:
mybrainhurts said:
I see it's owned by a Guernsey company. Next question, who owns the company? Quite easy if anybody really wants to know...
No it isn't. Guernsey has no exchange of information treaties with anywhere else, no Freedom of Informaation Act and some quite strict confidentiality laws. The company is probably run by nominee directors and owned by a separate Guernsey (or Jersey, or elsewhere) trust. The trustees are possibly a different trust company. Tracing the ultimate beneficial 'owner' might be quite difficult. jkennyd said:
I've always thought boats,yauchts,yaughts and yauhts were feckin useless for pleasure. They bob around all over place. Its murder when you need to pee. Falling overboard can be a real pain (ever seen calm) and they cost a fortune, even for a wee piece of pish about 10 feet long. People say they are great for getting away from it all and you have your own space. Try walking around something like the aussie outback and you can have all the space you want. Plus you could stick up a tent for when it rains.
Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
Not really.Its all about look at all the cash I have now feck off peasant.
Hmmm I'd like a holiday home in France or Italy or maybe a Villa on Mallorca...but which one do I buy? I know I'll have all three, a nice boat that I can take to all three in luxury, in my own time. Pull into Portofino and you have Italy to explore, Marseilles or Monaco you have France, Barcelona you have Spain, even bring it back to the UK, pull into Poole and.......oh great s
tty Brown's Britain again, back out and off to Norway.I'd rather not want to live in a plastic sack and defecate in a bucket thanks.
Fishtigua said:
I've sailed around the Caribbean for a bit on an old wooden boat with no engine but a tiny solar panel for leccy; bought for £5000, I lived on about £10 a day and had an ace time.
How much do you spend on petrol and sandwiches a day just to spend time in your dull job?
I know where I'd prefer to be.
None, the executive expense account covers all that, (well up to £6 a day for lunch!) How much do you spend on petrol and sandwiches a day just to spend time in your dull job?
I know where I'd prefer to be.
What did you spend £10 a day on in the Caribbean...........was it already in rolled form!!
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