I cant help you but at least my comment will bring this thread back to the top!

I often wonder how often others use there boats, I'm out about 7 times a month, and frequently see the same boats not looking to have moved from one month to the next.

Hope you find a share, there must be one out there!

I think this is the biggest problem with keelboat ownership. Modern life is so busy that unless you abandon your family and have an easy job, there is not much time to go sailing. So the boat sits on the mooring as a symbol of the dream. I think this is another reason why second-hand boats are hard to sell.

The advantage of the trailer sailer is that there is little deterioration if it sits ashore under cover. However, in my case at least, the work involved in going for a sail means that a solo day sail is impossible, and hence a week-end trip is necessary.

The winners are retired baby boomers with a paid-off empty nest. Unfortunately I am only one of those things.

The trailer sailers are all sitting in storage yards or yacht club enclosures with grass growing up through the trailers. Some make it to eBay or Gumtree or just quietly rot away in yards and farms.

Sectorsteve said..
they get vandalled/fined/moved/stolen and residence complain about them

You talking about Top hat owners Steve


If your a grey Nomad a trailer sail would be great to drag around Australia drop into any great sailing area and have some fun and then use it as a caravan till the next sailing spot

Mine does not get enough use by me, for sure.

Work at sea and at times the last thing i want to do is work on another boat ...... my youngest son uses it more than i do, but at least it is being used.

He uses it, I pay the bills