Yacht curiosity..
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Having been to various places around Italy, especially Venice a couple of times, I'm left with a nagging question, and it is simply this:
What do you do with a luxury yacht?
This isn't a cynical question, as they look really fun and I'd possibly be tempted to splash a Euromillions win on one, but curiosity on my part. And I'm thinking more along the Sunseeker Manhattan lines than a sailing boat.
How do you transport them? You buy a Sunseeker in Britain and they build it here - I guess - but you have a mooring in the South of France, I guess you could pay someone to sail it, or are they carried as freight somehow?
How do you look after them? Clean them? Move them from one port to the next? If you're not willing to do it yourself, I guess it's hiring more people and companies to do it?
Do owners actually sail them much themselves, or have them waiting as floating hotel rooms to lounge about in?
Are crews and captains hired as and when unless people are in them more often than not, or hiring them out?
Do smaller boats like the Windy Zonda get used more like a floating motorhome, mooching from port to port as an aqautic home away from home?
Apologies for having so many questions, but it's a world I'm outside of and would love to know more!
What do you do with a luxury yacht?
This isn't a cynical question, as they look really fun and I'd possibly be tempted to splash a Euromillions win on one, but curiosity on my part. And I'm thinking more along the Sunseeker Manhattan lines than a sailing boat.
How do you transport them? You buy a Sunseeker in Britain and they build it here - I guess - but you have a mooring in the South of France, I guess you could pay someone to sail it, or are they carried as freight somehow?
How do you look after them? Clean them? Move them from one port to the next? If you're not willing to do it yourself, I guess it's hiring more people and companies to do it?
Do owners actually sail them much themselves, or have them waiting as floating hotel rooms to lounge about in?
Are crews and captains hired as and when unless people are in them more often than not, or hiring them out?
Do smaller boats like the Windy Zonda get used more like a floating motorhome, mooching from port to port as an aqautic home away from home?
Apologies for having so many questions, but it's a world I'm outside of and would love to know more!
F-Stop Junkie said:
What do you do with a luxury yacht?
You need to ask Ray Luxury-Yacht!F-Stop Junkie said:
How do you transport them? You buy a Sunseeker in Britain and they build it here - I guess - but you have a mooring in the South of France, I guess you could pay someone to sail it, or are they carried as freight somehow?
You get Motorvator to devise one of his cunning plans - usually involving him caning the nuts off it between A and B, and handing over the smoking hulk at B 
F-Stop Junkie said:
How do you look after them? Clean them? Move them from one port to the next? If you're not willing to do it yourself, I guess it's hiring more people and companies to do it?
The last one. Even cleaning a modest 23-footer is bloody hard work. And there's a lot of maintenance to do, like engines.F-Stop Junkie said:
Do owners actually sail them much themselves, or have them waiting as floating hotel rooms to lounge about in?
Both; depends on owner. Even in Ditchland where I operate, some owners are out every weekend and others leave them as a 'floating shed' to escape to.Essentially you can do as much or as little as you like with them. Drive it about yourself, or charter a captain/crew, or leave it moored and enjoy the bragging rights, or even charter it out to others.
Simpo Two said:
F-Stop Junkie said:
How do you transport them? You buy a Sunseeker in Britain and they build it here - I guess - but you have a mooring in the South of France, I guess you could pay someone to sail it, or are they carried as freight somehow?
You get Motorvator to devise one of his cunning plans - usually involving him caning the nuts off it between A and B, and handing over the smoking hulk at B 
But seriously you can move them any number of ways.
Road - but they'll often have to take bits of it apart to transport it.
On it's legs round the long way - either by yourself or pay a delivery crew.
On a ship - often lifted on deck as extra freight and leading to hilarious videos on youube when the crane drops it.
Combination - take it to say Bordeaux as a trip and have it roadhauled to Montpelier and take the trip from there.
Down the canals - most of the european system is quite capable of taking ships so Yachts aren't a problem. Either do it as a delivery over a number of weeks or take years at it and enjoy the sights. Expect the boat to be totally battered and bruised when it comes out the other end.
As for the rest of your questions it all comes down to how much you want to do yourself and how you want to use it. Biggest thing is an unused boat that is not maintained can be spotted a mile off and will lose it's value very quickly.
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