liveaboardsailing 0 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Please accept an invitation to visit me aboard my boat ‘Tropicbird’ anchored in Islington Bay Rangitoto Island. I would like to share my experiences of living aboard full time. My current boat I have lived on everyday for the last four years. Prior to this I have lived on three other boats most of the time over a period of eight years. In total twelve years of living on boats and cruising, visiting twenty-three countries. I have always done my own maintenance and repairs having started as a boatbuilder forty years ago. Please feel free to visit me for a chat, anytime. Link to post Share on other sites
Brien 22 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 http://liveaboardsailing.com/ More information at above link but none specifically about costs. Are any marine surveys required to operate this sort of business? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Fees are 35 dollars a day, 245 per week per person, this includes food eaten aboard, fuel , water and all those domestic items like toilet rolls, cooking, oil, cooking gas Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Quote:Fees are 35 dollars a day, 245 per week per person, this includes food eaten aboard, fuel , water and all those domestic items like toilet rolls, cooking, oil, cooking gas $245 sure buys a lot of toilet rolls each week... Link to post Share on other sites
OYSTR 1 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Fees are 35 dollars a day, 245 per week per person, this includes food eaten aboard, fuel , water and all those domestic items like toilet rolls, cooking, oil, cooking gas Where did this quote come from? Half way down http://liveaboardsailing.com/crew-2/pacific-crew.html Link to post Share on other sites
Clive 13 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 'Live the Dream' hmmm.... is it really a dream? Link to post Share on other sites
Clive 13 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 is for him! Fair enough....and good on him for following his dream just opening a discussion. What would constitute 'Living the Dream' ? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Quote:Fees are 35 dollars a day, 245 per week per person, this includes food eaten aboard, fuel , water and all those domestic items like toilet rolls, cooking, oil, cooking gas $245 sure buys a lot of toilet rolls each week... A site for a tent, with cold shower and dunny very close by = $10 per night at a DOC site 1 packet of Weetbix, smallest - $3.69 1lt of milk - $2.48 1 x 6 pack of beer - $12.99 1 roll of dunny paper - $2.25 (3 ply of course) 1 can of baked beans - $2.69 Total $34.10 And that's knot including fuel, water, cooking oil, any cooking stuff at all and so on, including the boat maintenance. Looking at it that way $245 a week ($35 a day) is pretty bloody cheap. Actually looking at that cost above one does wonder how he can get away asking for so little. I'd say a hungry kiwi lad would cost rather than be a earner for the dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Never found any pleasure in being paid to go sailing, there were always strings attached. Much prefer to fund my own sailing. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Quote:Fees are 35 dollars a day, 245 per week per person, this includes food eaten aboard, fuel , water and all those domestic items like toilet rolls, cooking, oil, cooking gas $245 sure buys a lot of toilet rolls each week... A site for a tent, with cold shower and dunny very close by = $10 per night at a DOC site 1 packet of Weetbix, smallest - $3.69 1lt of milk - $2.48 1 x 6 pack of beer - $12.99 1 roll of dunny paper - $2.25 (3 ply of course) 1 can of baked beans - $2.69 Total $34.10 And that's knot including fuel, water, cooking oil, any cooking stuff at all and so on, including the boat maintenance. Looking at it that way $245 a week ($35 a day) is pretty bloody cheap. Actually looking at that cost above one does wonder how he can get away asking for so little. I'd say a hungry kiwi lad would cost rather than be a earner for the dude. Not quite typical daily consumption except maybe the beer (which isn't covered in the fare). Usual providoring rate for crew tend to hover around NZ$18/day ex NZ latest. And that is eating to a very high standard. Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 As a hungry kiwi lad I can pretty happily feed myself well for a fair bit less than $250 a week. So I guess it comes down to what value you place on the accommodation. And really if he's charging for accommodation, then it's a charter business and should be advertised as such. It's already been covered fairly extensively here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=20726 Also interesting that the OP decided to re-register presumably so that people wouldn't immediately associate him with the above thread. Assume it's the same person as it's the same boat.... Link to post Share on other sites
ec12nz 1 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 From his "Crew Agreement" - beware of exchange rates and the hidden "extra's" Full details of the costs are available at liveaboardsailing.com Current day rate = 35 dollars US a day This includes meals prepared and eaten aboard and fuels The shared extras are identified on the website but may include: passport entry fee, yacht entry fee, cruising permit fee, dinghy dock fee, marina fees, anchorage fees, water fees, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Looks like he's selling up - http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 599910.htm Link to post Share on other sites
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