MichaelB1969
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2016
- Messages
- 679
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Speedy Charlotte
- Vessel Make
- Beneteau Swift Trawler 44
Good question. While I still lust after a Nordhavn, Selene or KK full-displacement trawler, it would not be an ideal boat for us now. Instead, we bought a semi-displacement trawler (Beneteau Swift Trawler 44).
We felt that it would be a better boat to explore San Francisco Bay and the Delta, as well as make occasional trips down the coast to Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz and beyond. And while it isn't a speedboat, it can cruise very comfortably at 2x to 3x the speed (weather permitting) of similarly sized full-displacement trawlers. As a working couple, we appreciate the fact that we'll be able to to make day or weekend trips that would likely take days or weeks in a slower boat.
We are still interested in the passagemaker, but for when we retire in 10 to 12 years.
We felt that it would be a better boat to explore San Francisco Bay and the Delta, as well as make occasional trips down the coast to Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz and beyond. And while it isn't a speedboat, it can cruise very comfortably at 2x to 3x the speed (weather permitting) of similarly sized full-displacement trawlers. As a working couple, we appreciate the fact that we'll be able to to make day or weekend trips that would likely take days or weeks in a slower boat.
We are still interested in the passagemaker, but for when we retire in 10 to 12 years.