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Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/02/2015 05:50 PM
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We just got back from the SVI on CYOA's Big Papa Lulu, a FP Helia 44, the biggest yacht I've ever chartered. Last week my business partner said he had six people interested in going to the USVI/BVI in 2016 and it would be nice to have a little more room than the Lipari 41 that we were in last year. So a few phone calls and emails later I have discovered that we now have a deposit down on CYOA's brand-new 2015 FP Saba 50 called Cuvee. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" /> Whoa! That happened fast! The gravity of this was slow to hit me. No longer are we chartering the smallest monohull's from CYOA. Suddenly we're chartering their flagship yacht, the biggest thing in their fleet! I'm beginning to think I should have my head examined! This thing is huge! I'm (pretty) sure I can handle it, after all, the difference between a 44-foot cat and a 50 foot cat isn't all that much (I keep telling myself). <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> Now we can't wait until next June!!! Here's a stock photo of SABA50. CYOA's come's with a bimini top and a dingy on the davits. The boat has every possible amenity.. Gen/AC, water-maker, ice-maker, cockpit-fridge, chaise-lounges for 4 on the bow... I really can't even begin to list all of the cool stuff here. Lordy, what have I done!? see: CYOA's SABA 50
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/02/2015 06:12 PM
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Keep increasing 6 feet a year, it will not take long until you will be a Clipper Capt!
How big can you get before you have to move up with licensure? It is done in tonnage correct?
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/02/2015 09:08 PM
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I would have thought at some point the charter company would require something more than a check ride.
I guess I now know why I was so busy in my CG days in PR. We flew a lot of missions looking for lost and overdue snowbird sailboats. I always assumed once the reached a certain size they were under the command of Captains with some kind of credentials.
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/03/2015 12:05 PM
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So how do you determine who will get that gorgouse master suite? It's a beautiful boat!
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/03/2015 12:50 PM
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Well, we've talked about that... normally I would get it, as captain.
However, we have one couple who is quite well off, and another couple that is not so well off. So, we're thinking the 'richer' couple will pay a couple of hundred bucks extra for the big suite in the port hull, and the other couple will pay a couple of hundred bucks less for the smaller suite in that hull. The suites in the starboard hull appear comparable, so no price differential for them - straight 1/4 of the charter fee.
I'm easy. This is a huge boat.
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
[Re: Twanger]
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09/04/2015 11:18 AM
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You'll love it, I've worked my way up through Moorings and then Voyage's fleets, did the 58' last time, and have one of their 60 footers chartered for March. It will feel like you're sailing your house across the water the first few hours, but becomes "normal" surprisingly quickly.
I will however confess to sweating little green balls of putty when Nick asked me to back the 580 into the double deep slip beside the office at Leverick. As luck had it, I nailed it, got to spend the next 15 minutes pretending it was no big deal. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cool.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/04/2015 03:03 PM
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If you aren't careful this is how I started out 25 years ago, a hobby turned into a business and not trying to turn it back to a hobby.
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/09/2015 03:52 PM
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Twanger said: Tom - tacking this beast will be a challenge. Fortunately my biz partner is 6-6, goes about 280lb, and is an athelete. I think he will be able to grind that jib sheet home.
I would think a boat that size will have electric winches, no need to grind <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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The electric winch on the main is actually more trouble some as you can easily catch battens in the lazy jacks and the electric won't stop as quick. Make sure you have 1 or 2 spotters for the lazy jacks.
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/09/2015 08:52 PM
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kneafseym said: The electric winch on the main is actually more trouble some as you can easily catch battens in the lazy jacks and the electric won't stop as quick. Make sure you have 1 or 2 spotters for the lazy jacks. Yes... I have the T-shirt on this one. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> On the Helia 44, Big Papa Lulu it's pretty easy to see the lazy-jacks and main from the power winch. The dingy has it's own power winch. Sweet. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/09/2015 11:46 PM
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Twanger said:kneafseym said: The electric winch on the main is actually more trouble some as you can easily catch battens in the lazy jacks and the electric won't stop as quick. Make sure you have 1 or 2 spotters for the lazy jacks. Yes... I have the T-shirt on this one. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> On the Helia 44, Big Papa Lulu it's pretty easy to see the lazy-jacks and main from the power winch. The dingy has it's own power winch. Sweet. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> we got the t-shirt on our last trip!
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Re: Lordy, what have I done!?
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09/10/2015 05:09 AM
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Twanger said: Well, we've talked about that... normally I would get it, as captain.
However, we have one couple who is quite well off, and another couple that is not so well off. So, we're thinking the 'richer' couple will pay a couple of hundred bucks extra for the big suite in the port hull, and the other couple will pay a couple of hundred bucks less for the smaller suite in that hull. The suites in the starboard hull appear comparable, so no price differential for them - straight 1/4 of the charter fee.
I'm easy. This is a huge boat. That sounds fair to me. I once was on a ski trip in which we shared a lodge with a cousin who had it in her head since she was bringing the most kids she should get the master. However we had divided the costs up per adult not per head. Her 5 to my 1 made us quickly rethink how to divide expenses. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> Have a great time and thank you for the response <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />
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