Perhaps the most direct way to realize your dream of sailing is to own your own.
In fact, in this day and age, yachts are not so out of reach that you can even dream of sailing for the price of a mid-range sedan.
But it’s not enough to have a boat. You have to do a lot more, from maintenance to sailing.
So we’ve put together 15 tips to take your yacht life one step closer.
Like many elegant lifestyles, yachts are closely related to the British royal family.
In 1660, Charles II returned to England from the Netherlands after many years in exile, ready to become king.
Before he left, the Dutch royal family gave him a well-made royal hunting boat.
Riding the grand wheel and returning home, Charles’s attitude and mood were very different from those of the past. He gradually found a feeling on the deck and regained his confidence and pride.
In this way, the Tudor rulers fell deeply in love with sea cruising, and the princes and nobles followed suit, transforming their fishing boats into private houses suitable for recreation at sea, and yacht leisure became the trend.
Hundreds of years later, when Italy, France and even the United States were touting their distinctive yachting cultures, some British yachtmakers couldn’t stand it. They claimed that the fishing boat owned by Charles II was the world’s first yacht, a gift from their own people.
Yacht came from the Dutch word for hunting.
Yacht is now a synonym for yacht. The Dutch won the trust and support of the British Empire by using a small boat rather than simply hunting for fish at sea.
In addition to the free air of sailing, today’s seafarers are more interested in yachting than in hunting: the luxury cruise ships that flock to Palm Beach, Fla., each winter for a social feast;
And SUMMER ARRIVES, THEY WILL CROSS THE Atlantic AGAIN (600558, SHARE), COME TO THE French Cote d ‘Azur, CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR BUSINESS opportunities and connections.
Hollywood stars are more likely to “swap yachts” than to own yachts, and by “swap” they don’t mean swap, but jump from one yacht to another and party all night long.
Therefore, the success of gathering popularity is a huge test of the prestige of the yacht owner and the luxury and comfort of the interior.
There’s a popular Hollywood slang saying: “Yacht-hopping”, when it’s said, it means that it’s time to hop off and join some other friends.
So you see, the yacht is small, the pride is big!
But some people are more interested in catching a woman on a yacht than money and fame.
Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson in the Thames yacht in the mutual confession, become a love of beauty love model;
Rich Dodi and his lover enjoyed their last private romantic moment on the famous yacht Sokar, which was not discovered until Princess Diana’s unexpected death.
Prince Charles and Camilla Camilla both have a passion for the yacht RIVA, and their shared love brings them together against all odds…
The British royal family, which is not keen on romantic gossip, has so many affairs about yachts.
In addition, yachts also mean the warmth of family:
Elizabeth Taylor and her husband Richard Burton paid $200,000 for a yacht that had been in use since 1906, but they were willing to pay $2 million to completely renovate it and call it “Kalizma” — spelled after the names of their three children. Over the years,
They will continue to maintain and repair the old yacht as if they were running a happy family.
This is not just a spiritual determination. Considering that the upkeep of a yacht is about a tenth of the initial purchase and refit costs, you have to invest enough money to make it “burn” if you want it to be ready for you and your family.
But it’s still worth it.
If you’re a fan of Serie A, you know what a “yacht club” means: Roberto Mancini, then coach of AC Milan, used his luxury yacht to buy people and manipulate the transfer intentions of elite players.
After a disappointing Euro 2004, Italy striker Christian Vieri landed in Sardinia for Mancini’s 5 million Euro deal, where he was promised plenty;
A year later, the guest of honor on the same yacht was replaced by Adriano, an outstanding striker with more passion and power.
Roman Abramovich, owner of the English Premier League’s Chelsea club, owns a superyacht, the Pelorus, which is a hunting platform made of iron for these pacifists, whose elite subordinates are like moving chess pieces.
Some well-known yachts, such as the TalithaG, launched in 1929, are themselves the object of the wealthy’s pursuit.
Over the course of 80 years, it has been owned by Packard, the owner of the Woolworths chain, Robert Stigwood, and Paul Gase Jr., among others, and was commandeered by the U.S. Navy during the war.
It is now being rented to Hollywood stars for $350,000 a week, not including gas and tips.
With a price tag of $68 million, the katana now belongs to Oracle President Larry Erickson. It was originally owned by Mexican media mogul Emilio Azca.
In this way, compared with the purchase of yachts, can firmly guard their love of the boat, it is really a test of the strength and grade of yacht owners.
Speaking of which, there seems to be no more dedicated yacht owner than Charles Simone, the father of Word.
Mr. Simone, a billionaire, tried to find an apartment in Montreal, Monte Carlo and even Copenhagen, only to find in despair that he couldn’t find a place to live on land.
It wasn’t until he became a 70-meter-long blue-gray vessel that he finally settled down. Simone spent more than six months of the year on the yacht, his real office and home.
If there’s a reason why Simone, one of the world’s most watched bachelors, is still single at the age of 65, it seems worth mentioning…
His only yacht is called Skat, or “love” in Danish.
Love so, his heart can learn.
Today, the classification of yachts has become more and more complex, but in simple terms, we can still classify yachts into three categories according to different sizes.
Sport yachts 20 feet to 35 feet below the small yachts are mostly such.
Basically equivalent to the speed boat that we say at ordinary times, with the characteristic of low price, entry speed has been in each big yachting industry developed country accounts for the largest share.
Generally equipped with high-power engine, the pursuit of the ultimate speed, the configuration is relatively simple.
The open bow type has no cabin, and the bow is equipped with comfortable seats for joyriding.
The FIRST TYPE IS EQUIPPED WITH a cabin for 2-3 people to rest, which is the MOST suitable sea base for WATER skiing, diving and other sports.
Leisure yachts 35 feet to 60 feet of medium yachts for this category.
Family vacation yacht can be used for 3-6 people, at least one cabin, usually with 2-3 bedrooms, in addition to kitchen, guest room, game room and other family amenities, with enough supplies can stay at sea for a week, the design also pay attention to create a warm family atmosphere.
Sea fishing boats from family boat similar size, located on the deck of the bridge needs more cater to sea fishing, usually within the boat set store fish pond, fishing rod, bait box, pulley device such as a full set of sea fishing, model big also equipped with wire frame and the fish tracker, etc., and in the sitting room is equipped with a kitchen, and it’s not a place where they can as your seafood feast at the moment of the freshest ingredients.
Business yachts 60 feet above the large yachts are mostly such, 120 feet above the super yachts.
Decorated HIGH-GRADE solemn, mainly used for business meetings, corporate parties and public relations promotion and other business activities, usually equipped with 3-5 bedrooms, for 6-10 people to rest, communication, conference and office equipment perfect, after the boat deck rest area, reception and dining area is larger, so that business exchanges in a relaxed atmosphere smoothly.
As a top luxury yacht, super yacht has unparalleled quality of facilities and design style, restaurants, bars, spa, cinema, gym, deck golf, landing pad…
Even a simple clinic with a private doctor allows you to do just about anything you can imagine on land.
Sailing: Yachts can be divided into power propulsion and sail propulsion according to propulsion power. The latter is actually a big type of sailing yacht. Sailing is mostly used for sailing races or cross-ocean sailing and other activities, so long as there is wind propulsion, it can be driven in various sea areas at any time.
Houseboat: Like water RV, generally 55 to 70 feet, slow, relatively stable.
Usually there are 4 bedrooms, and there are living room, kitchen, dining room, laundry room, computer room, study and gym, etc. The boarding platform on the foredeck is not only equipped with water amusement facilities, but also allows you to enjoy afternoon tea with your family leisurely.
Double equator yachts: double hull yachts have large living room and upper deck space. However, the lower hull is too narrow to accommodate large living quarters, and the wider hull occupies a large space and is difficult to obtain berth.
Italian group, is recognized as the “yacht”, the ship body selection of top resin, all boat types are handmade limited collection level, 168 years for the global aristocrats, rich and movie stars favor, the king of Spain, Prince of Monaco, Elizabeth Taylor, Brad Pitt, Li Ka-li are the owners of Riva.
Representative model: Aquariva, the rebirth of the mahogany yacht Aquarama that made Riva famous to the peak in the 1960s, has once again become a Riva classic since it came out in 2001.
Sea Ray is the first sales brand in the United States, and also the first brand to use glass fiber reinforced plastic and high-tech composite materials for yacht manufacturing. The design emphasizes personal style, with strong American adventurism and romantic temperament.
Joining BRUNSWI Group in 1986, BRUNSWICK, together with other brands, has established itself as the world’s largest manufacturer of yachts and Marine engines.
Model: 450 Sundancer, media room with 40-inch TV and Bose surround sound system.
FEADSHIP builds only four yachts a year to serve the world’s top customers. Even the cheapest yacht costs 200 million yuan, and the maintenance cost is about 3 million yuan a year.
Steve Jobs’ Venus yacht was made by FEADSHIP.
Representative model: Utopia, deck can take off and land helicopter, worth 750 million yuan.
Britain is leading the world in small boat construction, the hull is designed by the world’s top designers, embodies the pure British style.
Each yacht is serviced by 1,500 workers and is subjected to several sea tests to ensure quality before being handed over.
Representative model: 95MY, the inner hall and dining hall with the same width as the ship’s side can accommodate 10-15 people, and the bow and stern thrusters enable the ship owner to control the moored ship from the flybridge, main deck and outer hall three control areas.
Taiwan HORIZON is the only Asian brand among the top 10 fiberglass luxury yacht brands in the world. In 2010, it became the first official member of SYBAss, the International Super Yacht Shipbuilding Association in the Far East. It is the only non-European and American yacht brand among the current 21 members.
Representative MODEL: EP148, the top of the Long March series, is equipped with a steel hull and aluminum alloy upper structure. It is ice-breaking, equipped with two 1800 horsepower engines, and can travel 3,500 nautical miles continuously at 11.5 knots.
Buying a yacht is a long-term procurement project that needs to be carefully considered and implemented step by step.
1. First of all, you should make clear the Marine activities you are most interested in and the types of yachts you need accordingly. After preliminary determination of the target, you can contact the domestic agents to obtain more information from their companies or yacht exhibition centers and confirm that the agents are capable of providing complete services.
2. If you don’t know much about yachts before, you’d better go to domestic shipyards and visit shipyards in Italy, America and other countries with developed yachts.
Yachts to see much, the ability to buy will quickly improve.
3. After the selection of agents, it is time to compare several types of boats recommended by them. They can first ask for evaluation in yachts, and then have a look at yachts in person.
4. Confirm the yacht technical documents (hull layout, main equipment list and operation manual, circuit diagram, water supply and drainage pipe network system diagram, etc.), to reach a deal with the agent can boat purchase agreement (usually to buy boat price 30% deposit), confirmed by the shipyard to determine the delivery date and port of shipment, the agent to show proof of shipyard delivery need to pay 50% of the total amount.
5. It will take 2 ~ 3 months from signing the contract to delivering the ship, during which the agent will apply for parking, license and insurance (rest assured) for you, and you need to start training and get a driving license.
6. After receiving the notice of receiving the ship, you can go to meet your love boat. When delivering the ship, in addition to determining the ship type, specifications and configuration, don’t forget to launch the ship and handle the registration of ownership transfer and customs entry procedures, and pay off the remaining 20% of the balance, then the handover with the agent is formally completed.
At present, there is no specialized yacht loan domestic banks, but some foreign banks can provide this service.
Yacht insurance is divided into hull insurance and liability insurance. The former is the insurance that causes damage or loss in view of the hull itself, while the latter is the yacht accident liability insurance, which mainly compensates for the casualties or property of the ship’s personnel, passengers and third parties after the yacht accident. Many domestic insurance companies have supporting products.
Second-hand boat sailing records, service life, maintenance records and other fraud rate is higher, on the license and ship inspection procedures are cumbersome, difficult to pass the ship inspection, some parts loss, prone to failure, some privately modified two yacht safety risks are greater, so it is best to avoid buying modified yacht or second-hand boat.
Different waters require different yachts to sail on them. Factors such as draft depth, speed limits, and suitability for saltwater or fresh water will determine where your yacht goes.
Generally speaking, sport yachts are suitable for activities in nearshore waters, leisure yachts are suitable for activities in coastal waters, and business yachts are suitable for activities in coastal waters.
Smaller horsepower, shallow draft of small yachts are more suitable for lakes, reservoirs, inland rivers and other freshwater areas, and should pay attention to the corresponding part of the lake water grass more situation;
Saltwater/sea water series yachts are more suitable for sea activities.
From the point of view of design type, the yacht with design type of “C” belongs to the nearshore ship, which can sail in the water area with wind speed no more than level 6 and effective wave height no more than 2 meters.
Design type “B” yacht can sail in the wind speed is not greater than 8, effective wave height is not more than 4 meters.
In addition, because of the slow speed, the relative stability of the houseboat is good, so it is suitable for the inland lake river;
Ocean-going sailing vessels can travel to all sea areas.
