FW: PASSION - Luxury Yacht Charter

http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter <http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=passion-11 77> &charter=passion-1177 We saw this little run-about anchored on the Sassafras River (Chesapeake Bay) on Saturday; it was mighty impressive. If anyone has a quarter-million to blow, you too can charter it for a week. Wow. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

Betcha cant pee off the stern while looking up at the moon on this one. <g> /ch On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Alfred Poor <ap… [at] verizon.net> wrote: > > > > http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=passion-1177 > **** > > ** ** > > We saw this little run-about anchored on the Sassafras River (Chesapeake > Bay) on Saturday; it was mighty impressive. If anyone has a quarter-million > to blow, you too can charter it for a week. Wow.**** > > ** ** > > Alfred Poor**** > > 1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya”**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > > -- /ch

On 9/5/2011 8:29 AM, Alfred Poor wrote: > > http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=passion-1177 > <http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=yacht-charter&charter=passion-1177> > > We saw this little run-about anchored on the Sassafras River > (Chesapeake Bay) on Saturday; it was mighty impressive. If anyone has > a quarter-million to blow, you too can charter it for a week. Wow. > I observe that the vessel was "rebuilt in 2003," suggesting that she's really ancient. Some connection gave me a free subscription to _Yachting_ magazine, which used to be aimed at people who sailed boats and now is aimed at the super-rich who own or rent vast powerboats. At any rate, another issue arrived and it has an article about the problems of offering "old boats," like those built as long ago as 1997, for charter. The chartering market apparently views one of those luxury power super yachts as very much infra dig if it's more than a couple years old. The author explained that a properly maintained yacht that's a decade old can still be a pleasant opportunity, even if it is practically antique. This is, of course, smirk material to a guy whose boats are 50 and 44 years old, respectively. Maybe my boats are small and old, but I get to sail them myself, and when the varnish looks good or the hull is shiny, it's me who did it. What's the fun in being aboard a vessel with which you have no connection and no involvement? Might as well just stay at hotels. Chris Campbell who likes to go sailing > >