Chapter 805: Custom-made Sailing (7)

As for how to destroy, Hong Tao doesn't have any new tricks, and he smashes it with money! He doesn't have the brain of a genius, and he doesn't have all kinds of relationships against the sky, and the only thing he has is this money. He plans to buy a large piece of land in the middle first, and then see who can develop it! Unless you buy the land in my hand, your community will be garbage, because I want to make trouble here, if you build a community, I will build a factory, and I have not heard of any high-end community that will build around a factory.

"Don't be in such a hurry, I helped you make an appointment with a boat owner, he will come over soon, you can also talk to him about buying land, the biggest house in the back is his, just built for more than a year. It's a pity that his investment failed, not only the yacht will be sold, I'm afraid the property in several cities will be sold, if you are interested in real estate, it's a good time, okay, he's here!" Mr. Phil didn't expect Hong Tao to really buy land and build a house, but he didn't hate to be surprised, after a long time in this kind of club, things related to money have become a trivial matter, and there are too many rich people.

Out of the silver sports car was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a baby face, but a bitter child, with anxiety, anguish and sorrow written on his face. After seeing Phil, he only said hello briefly, and when he introduced Hong Tao, he barely squeezed out a little smile, after all, Hong Tao was the buyer, and he needed money now.

Babyface's name is Jon Liszt, a native of New York, a banker and a real estate investor, and now he has to add a title, bankrupt! As for why he went bankrupt again when he was able to build such a big family business at such a young age, no one asked, and no one would say. Whoever asks this question now will be anxious with whom, isn't this pouring salt into his wounds.

Jon had a galleon named the Yankee, which was parked on the club's dock, and the boat was not very well maintained, and there was actually guano on the deck. It looks like it hasn't been cleaned for a long time. However, although the ship is undermaintained, it looks like a new boat, many pulley sets have not been used much, and the sail sleeve on the front sail line is still sealed, which seems to have never been used.

And this sailboat is also a made-to-order version of the brand. Produced by the AU Group. It is a French company, the largest producer of sailing boats and yachts in Europe, as well as the largest manufacturer of sailing yachts in the world. It produces sailboats of almost all sizes and types, and is known for being the most cost-effective. In addition, it also has a feature, that is, it will help high-end customers to customize. Any custom-made sailboat, in addition to retaining high performance, will pay more attention to comfort and safety. After all, these things are for the rich, and the richer they are, the more they are afraid of death, both at home and abroad. When a rich man has an accident with your sailboat, the company's business is over, at least the high-end customers won't come.

All Beneteau sailboats are divided into three series: First, Oceanis and Sense. Let's not talk about the first series. This is rowing, Hong Tao can't play if he wants to, it's really a life-saving thing. If the technique is not good enough, a wave is not avoided, and the ship will be in pieces.

The Anis series is a standard type of boat, which is generally produced according to the company's public version design, with moderate prices and good cost performance. The main sales target is the general sailing enthusiast and the middle class.

In fact, there are no fixed products in the SE series, all of which are high-end custom. You can work with Beneteau's top sailing designers on the yacht you want. Any conditions can be proposed, and the final designer will be based on your requirements. A yacht tailored to your needs. When the ship is built, all the drawings will be sealed, and without your consent, there will never be a second identical sailboat.

Jon's ship is Beneteau's Sense series, this thing can't be faked, all the certificates and materials of the sailboat clearly have this word written on it, and Jon's name is on the back. According to Jon's introduction, he also had the same idea as Hong Tao and wanted to travel around the world, so it took him 8 months and many veterans to finally build such a 57-foot blue-water sailboat. It's a pity that he hasn't trained his sailing skills yet, and there are big problems in his business, and after more than half a year of tossing, it still hasn't improved, and he still owes a lot of debt, so he can only endure the pain and sell most of his property and luxury goods, and this ship is one of them.

57-foot monohull aluminium dhow, half keel, center bridge, mast 25 meters high, electric exercise/manual twin sail mode. According to Hong Tao's understanding, the design of this ship is very strange, first of all, the semi-keel is very long, which is conducive to the stability of the hull, but it makes the draft of the ship reach 3 meters, and it is difficult to dock at an ordinary small dock. But this was not enough, in order to pursue higher stability, the ship also added 6 tons of ballast above the keel, increasing the full load displacement to more than 22 tons.

The ship is heavy, but the speed of the ship will definitely drop. The designer also had a way, he thickened the mast, and then increased the area of the mainsail and the spinnaker, not only did not affect the speed, but also increased it slightly. Of course, this is all money in exchange, and this mast made of special aluminum alone is more than twice as expensive as other masts of the same height.

There is also this central bridge, generally the central bridge can not be too big, it will affect the area of the cabin, so the tail bridge is the mainstream of sailboats. However, the central bridge of this ship is so large that seven or eight people can stretch their legs without feeling crowded at all. The most interesting thing is that it puts the steering wheel on the left side, just like the steering wheel we drive.

Jon said it was his design patent, and that he wasn't used to driving at the stern of the boat, and he wasn't used to driving the boat on the center line of the boat, which didn't have a good view. So he proposed to the designer to make driving a sailboat like driving a car, but the designer really adopted his idea and really moved the steering wheel to the left. Hong Tao tried it, and it did feel a little similar to driving, and his vision was indeed much better.

As for the issue of cabin space, Jon explained it this way. He didn't plan to take more than a dozen people on the boat together, and divided into four shifts to drive the boat, which is called a game but not entertainment. He felt that it would be enough for no more than 6 or 7 people to comfortably fit in the boat, so he didn't have to worry about space at all. A 57-foot cabin would have met his requirements, no matter how wasteful it was.

So the boat, which was supposed to accommodate 10 people, was converted into four bedrooms and seven berths by him and the designer. The master bedroom is at the stern, with a large double bed and a separate toilet, shower room, and a three-person corner sofa and dressing table, which is no smaller than the bedroom in the apartment building. There are also two double bedrooms in the bow of the boat, also with separate toilets and showers, but the double beds are slightly smaller, and there are no other facilities in the rooms. Finally, there is a single room next to the kitchen and the hallway of the master bedroom, which also has a separate toilet and shower room. Jon said that it was empty, but he thought the aisle was too wide and wasteful, so he simply added a small bedroom, so that it could sleep seven people at once, and a captain on night watch, exactly eight.

In addition to the bedroom is relatively large, the multi-purpose hall and open kitchen in the middle are also very large, the two rows of sofas facing each other are enough to accommodate eight people, the coffee table in the middle can still be lifted and folded tabletop, down to fold the table top is the coffee table, up to open the table, is a dining table, just eight people can eat together. The kitchen has an oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, fresh water purifier, and even the gas stove is four-eyed, which is much more spacious than the single-ended and double-ended gas stoves on other ships. To do this, he also created two separate spaces on the port side of the deck for additional gas canisters.

Then there is the auxiliary power of the ship, which is the thruster. Although it was a sailboat, Jon didn't plan to just count on the sails, in order to cope with the unexpected, he installed two 110kw diesel engines on the monohull like a catamaran, and as a result, the bilge had to be expanded with an additional oil storage tank.

Finally, there is this central bridge, which is also the part that Hong Tao appreciates the most. It has a sloping windshield in front and a removable soft top on it, which is really like a convertible car. This way, when the wind is good, you can remove the soft top and enjoy the sun and sea breeze. If the wind is strong or it rains, just buckle the soft top and stay inside until the wind blows and the rain can't hit. The mainsail is still electronically controlled, and the sail raising and lowering can be completed on the bridge, so you don't have to play with the winch, it's really lazy to get home.

From these design details, Hong Tao can see what Jon's thinking is, he basically has the same virtue as himself, he wants to experience the fun of sailing, but also does not want to suffer from the wind and sun, he would rather spend more money to be comfortable, and he can't give up safety.

As for the rest of the ship, Hong Tao was also very satisfied, it had a rear deck space, but it was bare, and nothing was installed, and just when Hong Tao was puzzled, Jon showed him another hand. I saw that he flicked a switch on the control platform, and the rear deck began to slowly retract, and finally became a downward step, while the rear deck baffle turned outward, forming a small jump platform at the bottom, and there was a suspension ladder. Not only can you swim and fish, but it can also be used as a small floating dock. Because in the space below the aft deck there is also a rubber boat with a hang-up machine, which can carry four or five people on the sea when released. If you don't want to play with the rubber lift, this space can also accommodate two small jet scooters, and as for which one to bring, it depends on the owner's preference. (To be continued)