Lifestyle Sailing Blog » Lifecycle of a yacht

Lifting Keel Yacht

John — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:41 +0000

Below are details of ‘Crusoe’ which was For Sale but is now sold. FYI we have left this information up for you to puruse.

She is a special yacht who is bound to serve her new owners well. 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.

Read on for more details.

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Why are aircraft safer than yachts?

John — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:02:10 +0000

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)

John — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:19:52 +0000

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?

Let me explain… (more…)

Live-aboard or cruising, what is the difference?

John — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:29:36 +0000

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?

John — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:00:23 +0000

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…)