There is an interesting column in this month's Sailing magazine (the BIG one) on what steals of today will be the classic must have yacht 40 years from now. This notion seems to fit.
Personally, I was in the same position some 30 years ago. My daughter, now 35 and married, was not a big fan of sailing. We kept the boat, a 22' Seafarer, and it was paid for and slip fees were in the $1,000 range year to year. Some years we sailed her just a few times; others years very often. Several years ago the family got back into sailing full time and we upgraded to the C27 this year. The daughter lives 400+ miles away (we are in Washington DC and she is in Boston) and she loves to come down to sail. Her goal is for the 9½ month old to get a bit of age on her and then come down for the summer to sail with granddad and grand mom. We shall see. Also, I would note that the 22' boat was a real part of my personal identity and the idea of selling her was akin to driving a knife through my heart, I am a sailor. Sure chartering a boat would have been at least no more expensive and maybe less, but owning a boat is something special to me, it is part of who I am. Joe McCary Aeolus II #4795 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm going to weigh in on the other side. > <SNIP> > In 6 - 7 years, there will be no shortage of affordable plastic boats. > You (theoretically) could > put the $$$ you now spend on the boat into a dedicated fund that would > net you 15-20K > to put into a new ride, circa 2014.
