I want the best quality boat there is. What are the premium manufacturers?
Yachts from these companies are premium quality and prices are positively outrageous, even for used examples. Prices specified are from my research on new examples at boat shows. My memory may be spotty at times, so all corrections are welcome. Nonetheless, this should give you a good idea of what to expect. Sail Sail is unlike power in that the premium, exquisite-quality blue-water boats may not be the best choice for you unless you’re actually going out in blue-water conditions. Even if you have unlimited funds with which to buy a boat, you’ll find these boats heavy and harder to control than their cheaper, lower quality bretheren. A heavy boat will protect you when the blow comes; however, ordinary sailing may be less fun, since you’ll find yourself passed by “lesser” boats that are lighter and friendlier to the wind. This isn’t as immutable a law as I first thought. Companies like Hallberg-Rassy and Swan make fin keel boats that have unparalleled reputations for quality and durabil
