extended rear porch on hinge

[BK]

Kayakdan, yes, I am pretty sure that is the boat I saw but with people on it the scale is now more like a 3-4 feet platform. Great idea, huh?

Hey Steve, I think that is about it for me and cruising. After 13 cruises we have been everywhere they go. I still think Tahiti on Princess cruises is the best cruise I have been on.

[Rick Westlake]

The platform looks pretty cool if you have an extra $500k burning a hole in your pocket. But if I had that much I would buy a nicer boat.

I spent last weekend sandwiched between two Lagoon 420 catamarans - one for sale ($300K), the other flagged Swiss (!) Spent a while chatting with the Swiss couple ... she said a boat that large is a lot of work to handle and maintain. Surely the same is true of a Hanse 540.

Bossa Nova is plenty of boat for me to handle, and I'm pretty comfortable single-handing her in the Bay; I'm not sure if even a PowerBall win would persuade me to get a much larger boat. I didn't get Bossa Nova to impress the onlookers; I got her to get out sailing, and to get used to sleeping "on the hook", and to use as a "funny-shaped travel trailer" between sailing destinations. An eight-figure bank account wouldn't change those needs, wishes, plans & priorities.

Neptune doesn't care how much money you spent for your boat, just how well you handle it in his realm. Doesn't care whether you're rich or not - whether your famous or not - just about how well you know what you know about the sea. A million-dollar yacht doesn't make you a better sailor - only experience can do that, only getting out there and doing it.

There was someone on the just-hacked-and-destroyed SailFar website who used this as their signature line:
"Happiness is wanting what you have." Personally, I think we have a lot in our MacGregors, and it's pretty good.

[The Mutt]

I'm with you Rick, I wouldn't buy a flash floater either.

I've meet many people both men and women with that drive flash cars, holiday in exotic locations and buy large boats, funny though a lot of them no longer own most or any of it since the Global downturn, some are no longer home owners, generally speaking they don't own anything, they're all tax deductions leased and used for entertaining clients. (honest Mr Tax Man all my clients are bikini blondes!)

Glenn

[BK]

I just had a look at Puggsy's rear porch. What a great idea. Some very creative minds here. I think Macgregor or the dealers could offer this as an option. I wonder if roger sees this. Maybe we should snail mail him the idea.