• grue@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Unfortunately, the orcas are attacking relatively small yachts, mostly less than 50’ long. Here’s some info about the ones they managed to sink recently (because the ones that were merely damaged don’t tend to get named in the news articles and are thus harder to find info about):

      yacht name model LOA ballpark value1
      Champagne Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519 52’ ~$150-250k
      Grazie Mamma II Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449 45’ ~$150-250k
      Alboran Cognac Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519 52’ ~$150-250k
      Bonhomie William Beneteau 393 Clipper 38’ ~$80-150k

      These are the kinds of sailboats that are chartered (rented) by upper-middle-class people on vacation or lived aboard full-time as a less-expensive alternative to owning a house (think nautical #vanlife). The victims of these attacks are not the billionaires you’re looking for.

      1 obtained by glancing at list prices for the same model on YachtWorld, without knowing anything about age or condition