Just Seen the boat I want to buy

[blueg33]

Saw this New Toy? in Lymington at the weekend. Its pretty much my perfect sailing boat. Thank the lord the Broker was closed on Sunday


New Toy?

[Simpo Two]

What will you do with the £2.8M you saved?

[blueg33]

Simpo Two said:

What will you do with the £2.8M you saved?

Coke and hookers

In reality it will get spent on the house the mrs wants, as soon as I have £2.8m to spare that is!

[blueg33]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

The "Bare Necessities" ?


Interesting.
They have been touting / using as a Corporate charter vessel on the South Coast for a few Years AFAIK.
Am guessing the business model sunk ?

Was featured on some ITV Programme too a while back IIRC http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/peopleandplaces/allat...

Interesting. It is a lovely looking boat, I love Oysters and Bare Necessities is the nicest I have seen.

[blueg33]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

That is a serious amount of Dollars for a 8yr old though. One which has had a harder life than most I would suspect too......

Closeup she looks immaculate. TBH I though she must be less than a year old. I was surprised to see her age on the ad.

[village idiot]

We are open on a Sunday!

[village idiot]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

That is a serious amount of Dollars for a 8yr old though. One which has had a harder life than most I would suspect too......

on the contrary... in comparison with many privately-owned yachts of a similar ilk, this one has been VERY well looked after.

the owner is not shallow in his pockets and the charter of the yacht (which has proven to be very successful on the corporate circuit) has helped to offset the running costs.

the skipper is an old colleague of mine and he is one of the most fastidious yacht captains i have ever met.

[brickwall]

She's been up for sale for a while as well I think. Is there something wrong with her or is turnover on these boats just exceptionally slow?

[blueg33]

village idiot said:

We are open on a Sunday!

Damn, must have been a weak mobile signal

TBH something tells me that a £2.8m impulse buy would upset mrsblue and my bank! She also wouldn't fit on my mooring on the Hamble, oh and also I am a bit too poor

Still, now I know what to save for. gives me more incentive for my next development. I think a boat with a mast that matches my Tuscan's paint would be cool

Edited by blueg33 on Monday 22 August 14:39

[village idiot]

brickwall said:

She's been up for sale for a while as well I think. Is there something wrong with her or is turnover on these boats just exceptionally slow?

she continues to be successful in her charter role and the owner has had mixed thoughts about selling her, hence the impression that she has been for sale for a while, when she's actually been on and off the market a few times.

with the 2011 season drawing to a close, now would be a good time for an interested party to make an approach. if booking for the 2012 season begin to mount up, the story may be different.

there are relatively few 'large' sailing yachts working the Solent area as the corporate market has a finite size (BIG SPIRIT which is owned by active pistonheader 'speedyellow' is one of the others, so she has done well to sit at the top of the heap.

oh, by the way... do be aware than the £2.8 million does not include the VAT, although with such numbers, if you do wish to use her privately, there are a few legitimate 'schemes' out there which could reduce your exposure by a fairly large amount.

[Yachtworker]

blueg33 said:

Damn, must have been a weak mobile signal

TBH something tells me that a £2.8m impulse buy would upset mrsblue and my bank! She also wouldn't fit on my mooring on the Hamble, oh and also I am a bit too poor

Still, now I know what to save for. gives me more incentive for my next development. I think a boat with a mast that matches my Tuscan's paint would be cool

Edited by blueg33 on Monday 22 August 14:39

Just a mast that matches your Tuscan's paint...your thinking way too small!

[blueg33]

Yachtworker said:

Just a mast that matches your Tuscan's paint...your thinking way too small!

Ha! The problem is the one above lacks those flappy things that hang from a stick

[Yachtworker]

ok next try but I think I may be soaring out of budget here......




Worth a look: http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/3/article...

[blueg33]

Yachtworker said:

ok next try but I think I may be soaring out of budget here......




Worth a look: http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/3/article...

Nice! But a tad large and with too much draft (keel up 4m!) for my Hamble mooring. As for budget Pah! I can win the euro lottery several times over

[maser_spyder]

Yachtworker said:

Just a mast that matches your Tuscan's paint...your thinking way too small!

I'm almost certain I saw that in Santa Eulalia back in August 2005 (or maybe 2006), if not, it was very, very similar.

Caught my eye at the time (well, honestly, it's hard not to).

[Yachtworker]

The bottom one you may have done as I think that was the one he (Roberto Cavalli)owned before the 40m in the top picture, the boat is called RC and has quite a complicated logo on the stern.

[JSS 911]

Why not just go for a new Oyster 855,just happen to have one in the slings right now

[blueg33]

JSS 911 said:

Why not just go for a new Oyster 855,just happen to have one in the slings right now

They will never get the mast up in there!

[MOTORVATOR]

blueg33 said:

JSS 911 said:

Why not just go for a new Oyster 855,just happen to have one in the slings right now

They will never get the mast up in there!

Derr they turn them on their side to fit that, then when they drag it outside they fit the keel and it stands back up again on it's own.

[blueg33]

MOTORVATOR said:

Derr they turn them on their side to fit that, then when they drag it outside they fit the keel and it stands back up again on it's own.

Of course! But doesn't that spill the water in the heads? or do they use clingfilm?