[SailMore]

Originally Posted by linnetwoods

Some of those vessels are so costly and immaculate that you'd be afraid to sit on any of the seating in case you crumpled the cushions - not my idea of an asset to be enjoyed. Inside the marina there are huge yachts that never go out or, if they do, they don't go more than a couple of miles to drop the anchor for the day, mostly scurrying back in before it gets dark!

This is probably anarchy, but I'd bet most people with a small yacht, whether sail or motor, have a lot more fun with their vessels than most of the owners of these huge showpieces...

Indeed. Makes me think about how so many people want to show off and spend hundreds of thousands and even thousands of thousands on expensive luxuries but never actually experience to true luxury that is it. Why buy a Lamborghini to drive 60mph? Why buy a yacht to leave it docked forever? Just a waste of a beautiful thing if you ask me... Stuff like that needs to be used.

[YachtNews]

Originally Posted by SailMore

Indeed. Makes me think about how so many people want to show off and spend hundreds of thousands and even thousands of thousands on expensive luxuries but never actually experience to true luxury that is it. Why buy a Lamborghini to drive 60mph? Why buy a yacht to leave it docked forever? Just a waste of a beautiful thing if you ask me... Stuff like that needs to be used.

Agreed. However, it must be taken into consideration, it is not your millions being used. Let the people who bought the thing decide what they want to do with it, it is theirs! but that the same time after spending so much money you should extensively use your asset or assets!

[NYCAP123]

Why buy a Lamborghini to drive 60mph? Why buy a yacht to leave it docked forever? Just a waste of a beautiful thing if you ask me... Stuff like that needs to be used.

I often kid friends that I have the fastest car on Long Island (a Hyundai) because if you cross 74mph the cops or the stop lights or traffic will slow you back down. I once followed a Ferrari from Hampton Bays to Sag Harbor. He continually cranked it up to about 100mph and 2 minutes later I'd be behind him again. Eventually I beat him to Sag.
If you own a beautiful yacht you have to spend most of your time working to pay for it. The ones who actually enjoy them is the crew. That works for me.

[YachtNews]

"Mirabella V" is up for sale. The 2004-Built Sloop, which also happens to be the largest is asking 49-Million Euros.

[brian eiland]

Originally Posted by NYCAP123

....If you own a beautiful yacht you have to spend most of your time working to pay for it. The ones who actually enjoy them is the crew. That works for me.

The lady who recently bought Maltese Falcon has this same problem, Hedge-fund manager Elena Ambrosiadou says she won't have time to sail the boat. “I work 16 hours a day, seven days a week. I doubt if I’ll be spending much time on her,” she told the Times. Otherwise, the yacht can be chartered for £375,000a week.

Originally Posted by PropBet

Maybe it's me, but that's pure insanity.
Perhaps we all ask ourselves at one time or another in our lives, do you work to live, or live to work.

[Steven H]

I know the answer to that one. It is okay to work 16-17 hrs a day if you enjoy your work and it brings quality to your life. Like a lot of people, I also work hard a,d long to get where I want to be. However, once there, I'll regulary place my feet on the table next to the autopilot and say: "I have earned this by working hard to get here now let me enjoy it."

Am I driven towards goal (admitted, very HIGH goals) : yes
Will I achieve them: that is likely, but nothing is certain is life.

People with high goals have a certain way of thinking that doesn'tallow their brain to relax. instead, when hey get into relaxation-mode. After a few hrs, their brain comes up with new strategies, idea's, concepts, ... And it all starts again. For me, I can't get on my mountainbike or go to swim without returning with at least some good idea's or strategies. And so far these have all worked. My brain just works in a funny way, but it's not always fun because it is hard to find and get "mental rest".

But even now, I do enjoy the hard work. I also work 16-17hr days 6 days/week. I am on the brink of releasing a new Energy company on the world that will change thing the industry, but much more important, our environment. Industrial interest is high, client-visits are ongoing and contracts being readied to be signed, patents have been submitted and registered. Does it sound too good to be true ? It does, but I've had it confirmed through more contacts I care to remember and even my father who was totally against it, is now one of my biggest contributors.

Let's see where hard work and life's path will bring me, but I hope on a nice sailing-yacht fairly soon.

[YachtNews]

News that the Alloy 37-meter sail yacht "Atlanta" has fianlly been sold!

[YachtNews]

Any of our Auckland New Zealand members seen the launching to the new Alloy "Kokomo"? This is the third Kokomo for the same owner and is massive in comparison to the others at just under 60-meters. Any one with pictures are welcomed to share! If you have pictures please bare in mind the forum rules, Pictures are no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.

[Blair]

Originally Posted by YachtNews

Any of our Auckland New Zealand members seen the launching to the new Alloy "Kokomo"? This is the third Kokomo for the same owner and is massive in comparison to the others at just under 60-meters. Any one with pictures are welcomed to share! If you have pictures please bare in mind the forum rules, Pictures are no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.

Oops - I just left Westhaven after a few Christmas drinks with old clients which may explain why I never even spotted the new launch. May have the chance to return in the weekend and take a photo assuming the new Kokomo is at its commisioning berth.

[YachtNews]

A nice pic of the launching of the new "Kokomo" on her temporary pontoons at the end of last year. The picture is from Alloy's website.