I suspect George Monbiot is exaggerating as usual.
He would have good grounds to call you out for more than exaggeration, if he read the stuff you post on here
I suspect George Monbiot is exaggerating as usual.
How so?You're a bloody menace to those poor dolphins. They're always so pleased to see us...look at his happy face.
"LADY M is a 29.85 m Motor Yacht, built in the United Kingdom by Sunseeker and delivered in 2024. She is one of 14 100 Yacht models."That looks like a Sunseeker 95? Its not a super yacht, they sell for around $10 million new I think?
I thought the 100 was brand new.
Sailing yacht, but it'd be like having a second mortgage even for a more sensible 30" 20+ year old boat.Spoken like a man, who has considered buying a motor boat
Its correct, even with a more modest budget of say under £1M, a Gran Tourismo 45 is going to cost:
- 60k a year in depreciation
- 8-10k a year in maintenance
- 3-6k in insurance, depending on your qualifications
- 12k a year in mooring fees (assuming you want 24hr walk on access in say the solent)
- 50 hrs cruising at an avg of 70l per hour - £1,100 in marine diesel.
not much change from £100k
It's why so many boats never go out of the marina. That and the owners cannot drive them for toffee.
But that 6 engine wa**kpanzer will consume 110 litres per engine/per hour assuming they are not racing tuned (they probably are). Petrol on the fuel pontoon say £1.80 a litre - ouch. Then each engine will need a £1500 service annually.
still most of the sound waves he could here passing through the air would not have travelled through the water very far.
If you can afford half a mil for the purchase and first year maintenance then i don't think depreciation is top of your list...not sure about 20 people in the lounge...where will the cushions sit? maybe a few more on deck to make it look really homey. The walnut fittings are very nice though.Would make a very sensible home if you didn't mind the depreciation.
keep researching. Take account of the effect of sound over water (amplifies it) and the impact of amplitude on sound travelling through water (absorbs it). Then consider that the thing making the noise was out of the water.Basic lack of understanding of sound travelling through water.
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Water 'absorbs' sound much less than air.keep researching. Take account of the effect of sound over water (amplifies it) and the impact of amplitude on sound travelling through water (absorbs it). Then consider that the thing making the noise was out of the water.
But the sound travels through the water as it motors along, yes? It's believed the noise interferes with whales sonar, confusing their calls, leaving them stranded on the beach, like those Orcas last week in Scotland.
It can be a false economy going too small, unless you are just after a day sailer. A 34-36fter will cope well in a f5 and survive an F6-8. If you go for some 28-30fter family cruiser, you simply won’t enjoy it in an f5 gusting 6. Purchase and running costs will also be similar.Sailing yacht, but it'd be like having a second mortgage even for a more sensible 30" 20+ year old boat.
My experience of both is they like to use sailing boats to hunt with. Though I haven’t come across orcas in the U.K.But the sound travels through the water as it motors along, yes? It's believed the noise interferes with whales sonar, confusing their calls, leaving them stranded on the beach, like those Orcas last week in Scotland.