The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-02
First Cost of Yacht Is Mere
Bagatelle Compared With the
UbReeb; Some Official Dope

~Upkeep and running expense of i
his old bus certainly do cut an awfal 1
swath in the family budget said Mr.. |
Average Man YEARLY as he cleaned |
spark plug.
But what ii he owned a yacht!
Cost OF pleasure boat is merely
the first cost. Another fortune is re.
CURED TO maintain it, Within the past
ten years coast yachting and world +
have become the popular
sport OF millionaires on both sides OF
the Atlantic. On his floating balance
the man of wealth can come and go
among the coast cities without depend
ence on public vessels or trains and
tree OF all hotel annoyances, for his
yacht carries kitchen and cuisine com
parable TO the finest in the land
Ambition Of the Exclusive
To be wealthy enough to own half
yacht. or one of half
that cost, is the ambition OF many who
aspire 70 enter the circles OF the ex-
elusive. Yacht brokers and designers
say that within the past two wears
more pleasure boats have been pur-
chased or ordered buat than during
any ike period in the hosiery of boat
ing in this country They ascribe the
sadden demand for pleasure craft Of
a costly nature as efforts on the part
OF those who have attained munif-
cenoe and financial rating through fat
war contracts, oil or stock speeula-
ton. To gain the favor OF rich sports
men or to be talked about al those Ia
blcs where they some day hope 10 Wis
IT,
upkeep is Problem
In arriving at The probable cost of
upkeep OF a yacht many things are
considered. the size OF the boat. its
purpose. the number Of passengers:
miles travelled kind OF fuel burned:
and other points Of varying import
ance.
Taking as an example what is per
haps the largest and most luxurious
Yacht in the harbor. the average year
II maintenance cost has been conserv.
atively placed at 5000 coo by writer
in tae Miami Herald who gives the
following data: Here is a private yacht
OF l6S feet in length. with a beam
u 30 teet and draft OF II feet. She
carries sails and rigging which though
seldom used. must be replaced every
two years. Like most yachtsmen. her
owner moves with the climate In the
spring the vessel cruises up the Flori-
da coast toward New York for "a
month or two between spring and
summer the boat IS taken 10 some
boat yard where it given the annual
overhauling
Some here Ali Year
Voyaging ever northward keeping
Just out of fingers reach OF The not
mugey days the yacht finally reaches
north Canadian wasers and ;hnn as the
weather begin TO cool the Vessels
hos is pointed southwark and King
Winter is left in the wake as south
ern waters are reached once more
Thus tho pleasant circle is maintain
ed and likewise the cost
Some yachts remain here turnout
he wear Those ma, do nor - p,,,b
IN The spripe are sem Is 4 Mo- ,.rd
here or up the coast ion tncir annual
re-furbishirg and Quitting.
An expense account Of yacht OF
from 15G e 20a feet IN length with
4 beam OF - 10 ii feet ana with othcr
dimensions ana accommodations III
proportion would look sometime IKE
this:
Grow: Captain $3.50 per month: 8 10
10 sailors al 500 per month; > mates
at $175 TO SOS per month: . 70 4
licensed engineers, S2oo to $50 per