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Around the World from West coast?

A boat with a heavier, shorter mast is not going to be faster. The Open 40 is worth $<50k. You would also never be able to sell it vs. the Class 40.
 
There are many margin Class 40s that are not fast anymore compared to the last few generations, but at least it's still a Class 40. An old Open 40 with a makeshift rig is only worth it at an extreme deal.
 
jamottep said:
The thought of ... no no no ...
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Does anyone else remember the "Motion of the Ocean" woman from the boat show several years ago? I got buttonholed on my way to the Scanmar booth - she was pushing her book pretty hard. Something about maintaining intimacy while repairing your boat in exotic places (aka "cruising"). My pleas that I was a singlehander did not deter her: "Yes, a good autopilot can really help!" Maybe there's a new marketing angle for Pelagic.
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Looks like Jeanne Socrates will finish her second nonstop solo circumnavigation from the west coast today or tomorrow....making her the oldest person to do so. Have to admire her determination.
 
solosailor said:
$50k at most.
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Anasazi Girl has been for sale for the past 6 years, starting at 259k. I've plotted her decreasing asking prices over time. And it's a nice straight line going down. I made an offer of 55k last year, and I renewed it recently. I was turned down twice, which is probably what the owner has been doing ever since listing the boat. I'm afraid she is truly worth nothing since nobody's bought her over a 6 years period.
 
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jamottep said:
Anasazi Girl has been for sale for the past 6 years, starting at 259k. I've plotted her decreasing asking prices over time. And it's a nice straight line going down. I made an offer of 55k last year, and I renewed it recently. I was turned down twice, which is probably what the owner has been doing ever since listing the boat. I'm afraid she is truly worth nothing since nobody's bought her over a 6 years period.
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When I worked at a non-profit quite a few years ago, I had to explain this to people.

"But it's worth ten thousand dollars!! I'm listing it for five, and it' s not selling!!"

Well, I have news for you. You've had it for sale for two years. In that time you've paid $275 a month, every month for berth rent. That's over six thousand dollars. You haven't sailed it three times in those two years. If you'd given us the boat two years ago, you'd have gotten the tax write off for ten thousand dollars, which in your tax bracket is about 33%.... $3300.

You can't get five thousand dollars for it. The boat isn't worth what you spent over the last two years, in berth rent. What, you want to spend two MORE years of berth rent on a boat you can't sell and don't use? I can get you $3300 worth of tax break on April 15th. What do you want to do?

The amazing thing to me was how many people just couldn't see that. They KNEW their boat was worth a mint, even though they couldn't sell it.
 
Yes, congratulations are indeed in order -- although selfishly I'm disapointed that I won't have the chance to crew for you on an Atlantic crossing. :-) And thanks for including the link to the trove of photos. Nice submarine door.
 
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