A beginning sailor needs time
He or she is, quite literally, on a voyage of discovery. Before
buying a boat, ample time should be allotted to:
Try different types of sailing. Daysailing is different than cruising,
and there are many types of cruising. Cruising is different than
racing. The more experience with different types of sailing a person
has, the more clear likes and dislikes become.
Gauge ability.
The sailor's abilities, that is. An honest assessment must be made
of both (1) sailing skills and (2) physical ability. Skill comes
with experience, while physical strength and agility tend to deteriorate
with age. Beware of buying a boat that cannot be safely handled.
Figure out intended use.Will you be overnighting? If so, is a cabin
important or can you rough-it under a tarp rigged over the boom?
Will you be entertaining? If so, how many people and how often?
Are you even going to be using the boat that often, yourself? A
high percentage of boats see very little use, for all that loan
repayments and bills come due for them each and every month.
Discover where to go sailing. Inland lakes are great. So is the
ocean. One brings tide and current considerations, while the other
does not. Where you'll be sailing has a large impact on which boats
are suitably designed.
Get a realistic picture of budgetary concerns. The initial purchase
price of a boat is the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. Buying used
may be accompanied by refitting costs. There will be insurance costs
and moorage or dockage fees. If you buy an auxiliary, you will incur
fuel costs. The biggest budget buster is maintenance and repairs.
Rule of thumb, here, is they'll run between 15 to 20% of the purchase
cost of the sailboat. Per year.
Test different boats! There is no perfect boat. Every boat in the
world is a compromise. The key is to try as many models as possible,
to see which one(s) even come close to being ideal.
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& Cruiser Yacht... In short, I would strongly urge any beginning
sailor not to be in a hurry to buy a boat.
Sunny Hoggard figures out some factors on which your decision to
purchase a sailboat depends or should depend. You should keep in
mind various factors described before taking a hefty decision to
buy a boat which you regret later. You can also visit a charter
company like http://www.voyagecharters.com/ http://www.voyageyachts.comto
know more about the kinds of yachts & benfits of buying them.
