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By: Boat Wanted | Tales from Technomadia

Boat Wanted | Tales from Technomadia — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:41:09 +0000

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March Nomads | Tales from Technomadia — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:09:31 +0000

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By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:18:27 +0000

Why am I not surprised that you guys would love the Gemini? That has been my dream boat for a while now and seems to be a smart design with an eye on quality and a tighter budget. It looks great in your photos.

By: Tales from Technomadia » Travelogue: St. Louis to Florida

Tales from Technomadia » Travelogue: St. Louis to Florida — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:36:47 +0000

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By: Steven Roberts

Steven Roberts — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:01:21 +0000

I will keep my ear to the ground and eye on the docks. Boats come up all the time that don’t make it into brokerage and Yachtworld… which, by the way, can be a little dangerous. When you respond to a listing, you become “owned” by the listing agent, losing your opportunity to bring in a buyer’s broker unless the former is feeling charitable. A dual-agency deal can work (and I’ve been there), but you lose even the pretense of someone in your corner and that can be messy and/or expensive. If you get into serious shopping mode, find a broker with a good reputation who understands and resonates with your needs, and then have have that person make contact with listings of interest to pre-filter and arrange showings.

As to the Corsair, the compromises made to allow folding were just too great, and that was compounded by the separation of the little aft cabin. Also, interior finish was too barren and plastic for my taste – the real emphasis of that design was on sailing performance, with a very powerful rig. That was exciting, but not really what I’m all about. I got caught up in the “Microship on Steroids” vision and forgot my real needs. A very expensive error, though my single-handed trip to Desolation Sound was valuable experience.

Photos of that boat here: http://nomadness.com/pix/c36pix.html

Steve
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By: Chris Dunphy

Chris Dunphy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:40:01 +0000

Yeah – that overlap zone is interesting indeed. I was really impressed with how much livable space the Seaward had on board. The biggest negative was that the rear guest cabin was extremely tight, and not very private with just a curtain to close it off.

What were the things you didn’t like about the Corsair? On paper it looked awesome, but I imagine the narrow living space would have been tight – particularly once you added on all the necessary geekery and women for comfortable cruising.

I hope we can make it your way over the summer sometime. In the meantime, keep a close eye out for boats for us in your area. If the perfect boat comes along….

By: Steven Roberts

Steven Roberts — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:00:14 +0000

Interesting report – thanks! Coupla comments…

In the catamaran world, a key distinction is owner- versus charter-version. You’d want owner, which isn’t broken up into separate living spaces.

The only two boat sizes that make sense (in the economy that makes sense to you and me, of course) are those small enough to trailer or large enough to live aboard. I’m intrigued by the rarefied overlap zone between these two worlds – that Seaward is interesting. My Corsair 36 of a few years ago was an attempt to do this, but I was not happy with it at all.

Great to see you two exploring this – come to the Salish Sea and we’ll take you sailing for a few days!

-Steve
Steven Roberts´s last blog ..BEHEMOTH Memories