An amazing bright finished wooden yacht

[Malcolm Schweizer]

This showed up at Crown Bay Marina today. She is a modern Yacht built of (or at least skinned in) wood and bright finished. The craftsmanship is amazing. Imagine the upkeep!

https://youtu.be/XX4X-wCK62Y

[Malcolm McLeod]

Awesome.

I want one, but only if someone else will pay for the maintenance!

[Malcolm Schweizer]

I cannot imagine, but if you can afford this, likely you can afford to hire help for that. Unlike a lot of yachts I have seen, this one at least looked functional and designed to actually sail in bluewater. Oh the things I have seen- like a 150' sailboat that had lead shot for ballast instead of poured lead. When the captain hit a reef in the BVI, all the ballast poured out.

[Mac McQuinn]

I'd sure like to talk to the owner and find out what finishing products & techniques he's using.
thanks,
Mac

[Patrick McCarthy]

It was supposedly built by Sangermani in 1983, previously named Brisas. Hull is supposed to be mahogany. Courtesy of Google re Masa Yume.

Value? I presume north of 3 million US, but - as we all know - if we have to ask, we can't afford it anyway . . . . . .

[Malcolm Schweizer]

It looked to me like it had been sprayed with a clear coat. (As opposed to a varnish, which would have had a yellow hue- this was clear as a bell.) AwlGrip makes a clear coat, and that's probably what I would do or an automotive two-part clear. The hull was slicked out like a mirror. Real fine work.

[Bradley Gray]

How often you think she gets a respray?

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Probably quite frequently. What surprised me was that this boat is over 30 years old and still looks this good.

[Julie Moriarty]

I'm in! Sailing and gorgeous wood? Paradise! Thanks, Malcolm!

[Allan Speers]

That's lovely, but I would vastly prefer the hull to be white.

[Malcolm Schweizer]

That's lovely, but I would vastly prefer the hull to be white.

I am more of a black or navy blue guy when it comes to painted hulls, but with mahogany, cedar, and fir (not a complete list) I love the look of a bright finished hull. For a boat this big, however, I wouldn't want to deal with a bright finished hull, especially for cruising.