Ohh I like Petes and Grahams posts.

They show exactly what I mean. People want different products. As as long as
companies are producing these boats (heavt or light, cheap og expensive,
blue or white), people know what they are bying and are satisfied with what
they got I see no problem.

I happens to be a Maxi freak (That is .... "Maxi Yacht freak" not Maxi ...
well ... ) with 2 Maxi's so far looking for no 3. So I like Petes example.
And I realise that I could get more boat for the money if a bought a
Bavaria; but I choose not to because I like Maxi and all my Maxi friends

What ****'es me off are sailors that are trying to make owners of certain
makes low-life creatures because they bought a boat with characteristics
they don't like for them self. These years it's Bavaria, ealier it was
Oceanis Clipper and for motor-sailors it's Bayliner.

We live in free countries (most os us) and we should accept peoples choices.
Especially when they know what they are doing. Even when it comes to our
lovely boats.

Exchanging information about the boats and expeciences is quite different.
That I like to share.

Bjarke


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Graham Frankland wrote:

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Graham Frankland wrote:

"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
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Isn't Bavaria bad reputation primarily among non-Bavaria-owners? Do you
know of a Bavaria owner that is not satisfied ?


I know owners of 2 Bavarias quite well - one with a 32 likes it with
some reservations and has also had a few problems with the in-mast
reefing with the fractional rig - hardly surprising. The other guy
with a 34 dislikes it and is seriously considering selling. Both
comment that when beating in only moderately rough seas the boats just
don't want to point and they slam a lot. They have both voiced worries
about the light build quality and fittings compared to older heavier
boats they have previously owned.
Graham.

I've got a B32 (10.3mtres loa), bought new 4 years ago for under 50K
(sail away price with a few extras), and still worth roughly the same. I
like it, but with reservations. Anyhow, the boat show was an oportunity
to look at boats that one might prefer to own, so I climbed aboard a Maxi
1050 which I've always fancied. Nice enough boat, but £140K!!!! FFS, its
hardly surprising that a Bavaria isn't quite up to the same standard as a
similar sized boat costing well over twice as much. Looked at another
way, can you really justify a price factor well in excess of x2 for a
boat which is perhaps a bit better built, but which will probably never
go further than the north Brittany coast, and then only in the summer
with a forecast of f6 or less!


You make a good point and that's why they sell well, along with other
French boats, particularly to those who don't want the hassle of working
rather than sailing. Our 1988 well used Moody was actually more expensive
than your brand new boat PLUS I spent around £10k on refit. Fortunately,
I'm able to do 99% of the work myself and prefer the heavier build and sea
keeping qualities as we cover quite a few miles each year around the Irish
Sea and Biscay.

Graham.
For your sort of sailing, I suspect that I'd have spent my money the same
way as you did. As ever, horses for courses.
P.