{"id":993,"date":"2009-04-01T09:01:09","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T09:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifno.info\/blog\/?p=993"},"modified":"2009-04-01T09:01:09","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T09:01:09","slug":"a-small-boat-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ifno.info\/blog\/?p=993","title":{"rendered":"A small boat is best!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"All

All comforts?<\/p><\/div>\n

If I were to list all the virtues of owning a small boat, not only would it make rather dry reading for the non-boating enthusiast, but inevitably it would spark an argument between those who hold to \u201cbigger is better\u201d vs. \u201csmall is beautiful\u201d…<\/p>\n

Now where have I heard that before?<\/p>\n

I guess it all comes down to a matter of taste, (and the size of ones wallet). Mind you, some people just have to take everything with them when they go cruising and no amount of argument will ever shift them to the minimalist small yacht camp.<\/p>\n

A tiny boat will certainly never cater to this fellows idea of traveling in style, but for the benefit of the skeptics and fence sitters I offer you a few photos showing the diminutive boat owner in his element.<\/p>\n

It isn’t often that I find small boats cruising far from home, so when I do, it almost always warrants a photograph.<\/p>\n

\"Mini

Mini "Gin Palace"<\/p><\/div>\n

Above is a photo of a happy couple living it up on the smallest \u201cGin Palace\u201d in St.Tropez.<\/p>\n

\"English

English Canal Boat<\/p><\/div>\n

On the French waterways I came across this cruiser in a shortened English canal boat.<\/p>\n

Apparently it’s a thousands pounds per foot to build one of these (and he managed to get 70% off)!<\/p>\n

\"Ugly

Ugly boat?<\/p><\/div>\n

OK this isn’t a small boat but I thought to include the photo to show that the \u201cugly is best\u201d camp also has a following!<\/p>\n

\"Tiny

Tiny boat<\/p><\/div>\n

Last and also least (dimension wise) is this minuscule yacht found cruising in the south of France. It makes my Yarmouth23 seem extravagantly spacious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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