Hmmm. Yeah. Interesting comments and kind of what everyone says. Presumably for good reason. It’s an itch I want to scratch but I’d do wonder if it’s madness and a one way ticket to financial pain. Renting is - I think - a good idea. I think I will explore that to begin with to get more of a feel for it. And do the yacht master course (as regardless of the outcome I’d like to do that).
If anyone does has any actual experience of the reality of the kind of thing I fancy, do let me know or PM me.
Cheers guys!
Another thing to consider is to form a syndicate with two or three like minded people and share the costs as well as the use of the craft - a friend had a half share in a yacht , which he said he could not have afforded on his own .
It is also quite a popular thing with light aircraft for a few people to club together to buy one .