Lifting Keel Yacht For Sale

Posted by John in Lifecycle of a yacht, Safety

Powerful Expedition Cruiser For Sale

If you are ready to go sailing, we invite you to come to New Zealand and visit this beautiful craft. She is our bench mark for a state-of-the-art live aboard yacht built to serve a couple that is both adventurous and wants the comfort and safety that is possible in a strong modern sailing yacht.

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Stern view of Crusoe Crusoe sailing under headsail & mizzen

Crusoe sailing 1 Crusoe sailing 2

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Why are aircraft safer than yachts?

Posted by John in Lifecycle of a yacht, Safety

Is it true that flying at 100’s of mile an hour is less demanding on an aircraft than sailing across the ocean at 10 knots. Probably not, but it does seem that we have come to expect planes to fly and yet are never surprised when yachts breakdown, even spectacularly, losing keels, rigs or filling up with water and sinking.

Here are some observations of a sailor who works as an engineer with aircraft. More »

Maintenance is good for you (and your yacht)

We all know that maintenance is good for boats, that’s how they get to live a long life. But have you considered that maintenance may be good for your confidence, boat handling skills and seamanship?

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Live-aboard or cruising, what is the difference?

What is the difference between a cruising yacht and a live-aboard yacht?

When you look at a boating catalog, yachts are often described as either a cruiser or racer or racer/cruiser. And this indicates the intended use of the boat. Racer yachts are obviously intended for racing and cruising for cruising. The thing they all have in common is that all these boats intended use is ‘recreational’. They are intended to be used in the weekends and on holidays and the rest of the time they spend their life sitting empty in a marina.

Now compare this with the house you live in and a holiday house. More »

How long does a yacht last?

Posted by John in Lifecycle of a yacht

Usually most conversations on the topic center around the choice of hull material and how each material deteriorates over time.

Instead I suggest that a yacht will last as long as someone loves it. More »