Sailing Yachts
The case for canvas, made honestly
A sailing superyacht is cheaper to run, quieter, and harder in every other respect. Here is the argument with the inconvenient parts left in.
Sailing Yachts
Sail or Motor
Set a length, a season and the miles you expect to cover, and the instrument runs a motor yacht, a sailing yacht and a catamaran side by side on crew, fuel, guests, draft, berth cost and the annual total.
Three columns, one verdict, and the assumptions shown.
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Sailing Yachts
Sailing Yachts
The rig is a running cost, not a feature
Standing rigging has a life. Sails have a wardrobe. Carbon has an inspection schedule. None of it appears in the first year of ownership.
Sailing Yachts
Racing her once a year
The superyacht regatta circuit is the only place in yachting where the owners compete in public. It is also the best week of the season, and the most work.
The Log
One entry a week, on a Saturday.
One entry a week: the new long read, one boat worth studying, one number worth knowing. No advertising, no tracking, one click to leave.