IRENE
Guru
Dirona is returning to North America from Europe. Some “armchair cruising” is available via their generous website.
https://mvdirona.com/
https://mvdirona.com/
Thanks for the post. Hadn't visited their blog in awhile. But as I suspected, Covid restrictions have just made their European travel plans too complex. So they're heading back to the states.
Wonder why it’s being resold so soon? New owners maybe lost interest?
I don’t know what the percentage is, but wouldn’t be surprised if 10-20% of larger boat sales don’t stay sold for more than 1-2 years.
They sold it promptly after Yachtech did the work. It’s now for sale again. It’s honestly not an uncommon thing. I think a lot of people fall in love with the dream, but then learn the reality of boating and boat ownership. Also, people have life changes, often unexpected. I don’t know what the percentage is, but wouldn’t be surprised if 10-20% of larger boat sales don’t stay sold for more than 1-2 years.
When I was delivering a lot of Nordhavns, seemed pretty common for folks to buy a nicely fitted boat, cruise the hell out of it for 2-years, then sell and move on to something else (new grand kids were a common distraction). Sort of a Mission Accomplished thing. Admirable in my book.The people I know who buy larger (say 55' +) boats, (avid fishermen, and YC members who have waited years for the seniority required for a larger boat, in both cases, having owned successively larger boats for years) are probably not representative of the typical buyer in that category (I can't even imagine who else is buyer larger boats, especially those not requiring a full time crew), but the people I know hold on to their boats for many years. And, although I know only a few of the other owners, my boat's sisterships come to market rarely, usually because of the death of an owner, though in one case, at least, the decision was a financial necessity.
When I was delivering a lot of Nordhavns, seemed pretty common for folks to buy a nicely fitted boat, cruise the hell out of it for 2-years, then sell and move on to something else (new grand kids were a common distraction). Sort of a Mission Accomplished thing. Admirable in my book.
Peter
When I was delivering a lot of Nordhavns, seemed pretty common for folks to buy a nicely fitted boat, cruise the hell out of it for 2-years, then sell and move on to something else (new grand kids were a common distraction). Sort of a Mission Accomplished thing. Admirable in my book.
Peter
Wonder why it’s being resold so soon? New owners maybe lost interest?