Tag Archives: yachts

A schooner called Spirit of Victoria

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A schooner called Spirit of Victoria
Call me ignorant, but until now I had no idea that a vessel with this sail configuration is called a schooner and used the word "yacht" to generically refer to boats with sails.

Now, I'm not sure when a boat is a yacht - if perhaps it has more to do with the vessels purpose in life, or something else, but it's unlikely that it has anything to do with sails as modern luxury yachts often don't even have sails. If you do know, then don't hesitate - leave a comment please. :)

The rich and their yachts

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The rich and their yachts
There certainly are degrees of wealth. Some people can afford beautiful yachts, some people only to take a sunset cruise on one, while others are only able to watch from the beach.

I fit into the middle group, which (to be honest) is a fairly sizable group! In South Africa, like most other countries, we have a huge difference in wealth between the poorest and the richest. The good thing though is that it seems (to me at least) that the curve is flattening slightly. While we still have the very rich, and very poor, it seems like the wealth in the middle group has (over the last 10 or 20 years) spread out a little.

Or, fellow South Africans, is that my perception only?

The World vs. the Southern Cross

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The World vs. the Southern Cross
It's really a no-brainer, the Southern Cross wins hands-down. Who would want to sail around the world aboard The World anyway?!

Okay, I'm kidding, and so I'll just put it out there that if someone has a cabin aboard The World that they'd like to entrust to us for a while, I sure wouldn't turn it down. :)

The World – the largest privately-owned yacht

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The World - the largest privately-owned yacht
The World, currently moored outside of the Table Bay hotel, is reportedly the largest privately-owned luxury yacht. She has only 165 cabins that are privately-owned - which means that you can't just go to a travel agent to book a trip.

Assuming that you have the cash, and the time to spend doing pretty much nothing at all, wouldn't it be awesome to own a cabin aboard this beauty?

Yachts of the yacht basin

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Yachts of the yacht basin
Even though I'd have to take motion sickness medication, still, I'd love to spend a day or two one of these beauties - as long as the weather was good. :)

For reference, this yacht basin is the one that the Cape Grace and One and Only hotels at the V&A Waterfront back on to.