It’s December. The days are short, commutes are in the dark and the shops are full of Christmas tat/cheer (delete as appropriate). The seas are winter choppy but down at the boatyard all is quiet.
Winterised boats hibernate beneath tarpaulins, frost-guard heaters and dehumidifiers keeping the worst effects of the cold and damp at bay.
Boating, for the majority of us, is on hold for the foreseeable future, our expansive open cockpits and huge sunpads ill-suited to the chilly weather and turbulent seas of another long off-season.
Most of us, but not all. Because there are boats that are perfectly suited to inclement weather and rough seas.
Boats that will allow you to confidently go boating all year round. Boats like these…
PRICE: £162,500
BOAT: Dale Nelson 38
DATE: 1999
LYING: Neyland
CONTACT: Dale Nelson www.dalenelson.co.uk
PRICE: £84,500
BOAT: Aquastar Ocean Ranger 38
DATE: 1991
LYING: Argyll
CONTACT: Mark Cameron Yachts www.mcyachts.co.uk
PRICE: £160,000
BOAT: Botnia Targa 35
DATE: 2003
LYING: Poole
CONTACT: Wessex Marine www.wessexmarine.co.uk
PRICE: £292,000
BOAT: Sargo 33
