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
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):
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
You don’t just walk into a gym and bench press 800 lbs. You gotta work your way up. Give them time.
Hey, they’re doing the best they can.