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Thanks for that link. Very pretty boat, well maintained, looks just wonderful. Love all the interior woodwork that's got a nice coat of varnish on it to keep

Thanks for that link. Very pretty boat, well maintained, looks just wonderful. Love all the interior woodwork that's got a nice coat of varnish on it to keep it shiny and new. That's the kind of boat that helps the cruising community.

ricardobeat 7y ago
To be fair the “shack” guy is younger, no previous career / savings, and lives off small donations for his open-source work, while the other presumably is living off savings or family money (no offense meant, it’s a damn good use of it, but feel free to correct me here). What we see might be just a reflection of their priorities.
- detaro 7y ago
  That was your takeway from an article mostly about how someone fixes up and runs a boat on a small budget?
  - ricardobeat 7y ago
    This is my reply to the parent comments on how his boat looks bad and this other guy’s is better. The article on the Dutch sailor mentions a 12-year career, family history of sailing, flights, etc; plus even with the savings his boat costs a good decade or two of the other guy’s income. As I said, feel free to correct me and I’ll be happy to retract my comments.
    - detaro 7y ago
      The edited version of your comment comes across less negative, so fair point. The initial wording about "long vacation" seemed far more dismissive.