Whether you buy a superyacht or a small cabin cruiser, you are changing your lifestyle completely at this point. We are not saying that it will always be just relaxing and enjoying the sea voyage (although luxury yachts with a professional crew that will take care of everything will provide you with exactly that), but now your connection with the sea inevitably permeates all areas of your life on shore.
Contrary to popular belief, not all yachtsmen love the sea itself or its underwater world, but they are infinitely grateful to the sea for the opportunity for solitude that it provides to feel one with the whole universe. In addition, the sea offers the best option for traveling, making it slow and measured, which brings great benefits not only to the body but also to the mind.
However, the sea would never have such an appeal if there was no land. Sailors would hate the sea if at some point it was impossible to moor to the shore. It is the ability of the sea to freely connect continents that is the main reason why everyone loves it. The coastlines of subtropical countries or northern latitudes are incredibly beautiful and always open for exploration, enticing with their ancient history and underwater artefacts.
If your yacht is large enough, seaworthy and has enough range to cross the ocean, then after a circumnavigation you will never be the same person. Like astronauts who are completely changed when they see our precious planet from orbit with their own eyes. Although yachting has a reputation for a luxury lifestyle, glamour and consumption of expensive toys, the reality is that yachtsmen and manufacturers for the most part take the environment seriously and are looking for any way to reduce their negative impact on nature.
Most modern superyacht owners are now much more concerned about how green their boats are, so shipyards will inevitably apply all the latest developments to reduce the carbon footprint and harmful emissions during construction. Moreover, private motorboats are an excellent testing ground for all new fuel technologies and electrical systems. Therefore, the yachting industry plays an important role in accelerating the transition to alternative energy sources.
Of course, any boat, from a cabin cruiser and larger, requires a constant budget injection into its maintenance (which must be taken into account when buying it). Many owners of large boats compensate for these costs by renting them out on charter, but in general, yachts are a deliberately unprofitable hobby, and there is no talk of any investment here. However, all this is instantly forgotten the moment you leave the pier and turn the steering wheel towards unknown shores, new adventures and seascapes that you will remember forever.
Yachting changes people. And in the overwhelming majority of cases – for the better.