STEEL LIVEABOARDS IN WARMER CLIMATES

‘A survey of yachts arriving in New Zealand showed the majority were steel. We bought one because with longdistance sailing, it’s only a matter of time before you hit something or something hits you. We got hit twice with no major damage. One was a heavy wooden pirogue that hit us on the beam at full speed while anchored off Dominica… It would have holed a GRP boat, but I fixed the chipped paint in 15 minutes.’ Kellyseye