Saturday, December 02, 2006
Sail Yacht vs Motor Yacht
Yesterday, i met a salesman selling motorboats. He said that given a choice between a sail yacht and a motor yacht, most would choose the motor yacht. This is the perennial discussion with most sailors are faced with. Buy a sail yacht or a motor yacht?
If both have the same boat length, the sail yacht will probably cost much more. There are many accessories required as masts, ropes, halyards and sails. There are more than one sail required on the yacht. There is one mail sail, a genoa and likely several storm jibs if this is an ocean going cruiser. However the captain need at least three crew in order to go out sailing. If there is no wind, the yacht is not going anywhere but to turn on the motor to get going.
In contrast, a sailor can reach a destination even on a windless day on a motor yacht. As long as the captain is competent and know the characteristics of the boat, he do not need a crew to help him operate the boat.
Personally, I prefer a sailboat over a motorised boat. I like the challenge of working with the elements to get the boat sailing. I think this is the same sentiments of most sail yacht owners.
Yesterday, i met a salesman selling motorboats. He said that given a choice between a sail yacht and a motor yacht, most would choose the motor yacht. This is the perennial discussion with most sailors are faced with. Buy a sail yacht or a motor yacht?
If both have the same boat length, the sail yacht will probably cost much more. There are many accessories required as masts, ropes, halyards and sails. There are more than one sail required on the yacht. There is one mail sail, a genoa and likely several storm jibs if this is an ocean going cruiser. However the captain need at least three crew in order to go out sailing. If there is no wind, the yacht is not going anywhere but to turn on the motor to get going.
In contrast, a sailor can reach a destination even on a windless day on a motor yacht. As long as the captain is competent and know the characteristics of the boat, he do not need a crew to help him operate the boat.
Personally, I prefer a sailboat over a motorised boat. I like the challenge of working with the elements to get the boat sailing. I think this is the same sentiments of most sail yacht owners.
