It's a strange thing to spend £6m on. You could get as much fun from a £2m yacht. You could rent a superyacht each year for a few weeks. So you'd only really want this if you want to live on the boat all year.
Agreed however, different owners will have different needs. From having crew to the amount of guests to storage and how far they are wanting to go. If you have the dosh and can afford the extra costs then I say why not!
This wouldn't be ANYWHERE near my price range but I'm recently half toying with the idea of a starter boat for a season to see where it leads, but I've also done the quick calculation on owning versus chartering for something like the size that we would actually aim for, and I think in my case unless you're planing on spending a few months with the boat then chartering starts to look like pretty good value when you're into the realms of seven figure boats. Less hassle too.
what every time amazes me on these multi million dollar yachts is the total lack of an office space for the owner to work . Can' t think that all rich inherited their wealth and they are just scratching balls....
The thing about joysticks is they spin on the centre of the boat. That's fine on a boat up to 50 foot or so, you have full sight and control of bow and stern and it makes sense to twizzle it in. On 90-footer it becomes less useful, less real-life room to manoeuvre in the marina, the elements are more likely to catch one end before you have finished your move, so you are less likely to want the centre-point counter-rotation. Direct control with engines and thrusters becomes more easy than a joystick.
Hi Keith - this price includes Uk vat at 20% , a good amount of extras and a little bit off. We like to tell you the actual price you would have to pay for a boat all in. We call this the turnkey price internally 😊
@@Boatscouk Thanks for that. Nick from aquaholic quoted as £4.2M a year ago but that will have been ex taxes and without the extras, though what the extras could be is beyond me. the Y85 is my all time favourite yacht and would appear to have it all.
If I had £6,000,000 it would not be enough to own this boat. I would need another £250,000 per year minimum for running costs (that's without a crew). £11,000 for one fill up of diesel. Thousands for mooring berths. Insurance £25,000 to £50,000 per year. Maintenance, servicing, repairs, cleaning...minimum £10,000 per year. So I wouldn't buy one unless I had double the £6,000,000 being £12,000,000. Saying that, if I had £12,000,000, I would be strait on the phone to Princess with my options already selected!
£250k seems a bit high. But yes you'd quickly climb to £100k. Don't forget if you pimp your yacht out, e.g. 6 weeks at £75k charter, that's £450k. You'd need crew, commercial licence, etc., but a few weeks of chartering will definitely mitigate running costs.
Me and my son saw this beautiful vessel coming into Swanwick a while back. Jaw droppingly beautiful 😍 you get a real sense of the size when you're in an inflatable kayak 😂 great video as always! David at yachts for sale needs to be careful!
Very nice boat, but I miss the port side door on the bridge. That massive fly bridge looks like a great place to be all day once the boat gets to the Med. However, since this boat won't have a lot of crew the captain needs to be able to step out port and stbd when he is driving the boat from the pilot house. To stbd he can, but to port he can't. As it is currently designed he has no view to port, other than via a camera system. The engine room is great, walk around everywhere and loads of head room. Also the crew quarters are nice, but I miss a hand rail on the stairs for the crew. Bit dangerous if this boat is in a bit of sea. The bow area is superb, but a bit complicated to get to since there are no side doors anywhere. Would not want to walk with a load of drinks from the stern to the front. In other words, great boat, but with some slight changes it could become even better.
Floating palace, What she like in the rough tho? People say princess and sun seekers are good sea buts never seen prove of this only videos showing interiors and exteriors
@Fun Aquaholic did a wonderful 2 part video sea trial of the Y85 4 months ago, check it out!!! ua-cam.com/video/o1MpTdznBYU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/4vy570NQMGo/v-deo.html
stunning, def worth it if you have 6 mill to spunk on something nice. i cant imagine taking ownership of one. and when you have 6 mill to spend you dont worry about fuel costs.
That's not entirely true. Many buyers still care about their money. You have to be smart with your money to have enough to buy it or get a loan on it... or you can do illegal shit lol
Worth every penny! I would love to own a Y85.
We are ready when you are 😎
Great video, beautiful boat. Thank you.
Your not nervous much 😂😂😂👍
@@MartinDay-g4q 😂
What sort of boat would suit a Geordie ?
A why-eye 85 of course.
It's a strange thing to spend £6m on. You could get as much fun from a £2m yacht. You could rent a superyacht each year for a few weeks. So you'd only really want this if you want to live on the boat all year.
Agreed however, different owners will have different needs. From having crew to the amount of guests to storage and how far they are wanting to go.
If you have the dosh and can afford the extra costs then I say why not!
@@tomwatts7715 compared to a £6m house this is not an investment...it quickly loses value. Seems strange thing to own,
This wouldn't be ANYWHERE near my price range but I'm recently half toying with the idea of a starter boat for a season to see where it leads, but I've also done the quick calculation on owning versus chartering for something like the size that we would actually aim for, and I think in my case unless you're planing on spending a few months with the boat then chartering starts to look like pretty good value when you're into the realms of seven figure boats. Less hassle too.
Seems strange doesn’t it - somewhat plastic
Yes totally agree its a stunning yacht - to spend the time on this who wouldnt want one 8o)
Thanks Stuart. We have a Princess 88 for charter (older model of this) which you can charter for 50k Euros per week if you fancy a taster 🥳
Beautiful ❤
Yes I would buy it
what every time amazes me on these multi million dollar yachts is the total lack of an office space for the owner to work . Can' t think that all rich inherited their wealth and they are just scratching balls....
That’s the last thing that they want to do 😂 joking aside we do add office cabins to some boats - yes 👍🏻
If I have just 6M pounds, I will not buy this boat... If I have 120M pounds, then I definitely buy this baby.
Yes you are probably right 😂
Surely they won’t make me read those Manuels? I drove (sunk) a 8’ kayak in Bala lake in 1985 so surely a 15 minute crash course should suffice?
Yes agree
Only 2 crew? Or was there another crew cabin that we didn't see?
I think you can get 3 crew in 😎
Joystick navigation available to get some ips like handling as combining the shaft with bow and stern thrusters?
Yes you can do that but she really does not need it. So easy to drive 👌
The thing about joysticks is they spin on the centre of the boat. That's fine on a boat up to 50 foot or so, you have full sight and control of bow and stern and it makes sense to twizzle it in. On 90-footer it becomes less useful, less real-life room to manoeuvre in the marina, the elements are more likely to catch one end before you have finished your move, so you are less likely to want the centre-point counter-rotation. Direct control with engines and thrusters becomes more easy than a joystick.
Is all that cheap laminate wood really worth £6m?
It’s not cheap laminate but all boats have laminate. If you use normal wood it distorts with the moisture.
Do you need a crew for this size boat?
Not essential but nice too . Just on the limit of self drive 😎
Before or after tax?
Hi Keith - this price includes Uk vat at 20% , a good amount of extras and a little bit off. We like to tell you the actual price you would have to pay for a boat all in. We call this the turnkey price internally 😊
@@Boatscouk Thanks for that. Nick from aquaholic quoted as £4.2M a year ago but that will have been ex taxes and without the extras, though what the extras could be is beyond me. the Y85 is my all time favourite yacht and would appear to have it all.
If I had £6,000,000 it would not be enough to own this boat.
I would need another £250,000 per year minimum for running costs (that's without a crew).
£11,000 for one fill up of diesel.
Thousands for mooring berths.
Insurance £25,000 to £50,000 per year.
Maintenance, servicing, repairs, cleaning...minimum £10,000 per year.
So I wouldn't buy one unless I had double the £6,000,000 being £12,000,000.
Saying that, if I had £12,000,000, I would be strait on the phone to Princess with my options already selected!
It’s only money 😂
🤣🤣🤣 Me too brother!!!
£250k seems a bit high. But yes you'd quickly climb to £100k. Don't forget if you pimp your yacht out, e.g. 6 weeks at £75k charter, that's £450k. You'd need crew, commercial licence, etc., but a few weeks of chartering will definitely mitigate running costs.
Yep-if only I could afford the £6m😬
And the fuel!
Someone has big balls….£800 a day depreciation over the next 10 years……geeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzz.
Fun can be priceless (if you can afford it)
Definitely not. Sunseeker 88 for £5.5M all day long for me.
Both good boats. Sunseeker styling will date slightly quicker that’s all
Or a 10 year old San Lorenzo that's in the next league up.
Me and my son saw this beautiful vessel coming into Swanwick a while back. Jaw droppingly beautiful 😍 you get a real sense of the size when you're in an inflatable kayak 😂 great video as always! David at yachts for sale needs to be careful!
Thanks Tom. That’s why we left the crew on deck on the thumbnail- so you can see how big she is. Thanks for your nice comments.
Very nice boat, but I miss the port side door on the bridge. That massive fly bridge looks like a great place to be all day once the boat gets to the Med. However, since this boat won't have a lot of crew the captain needs to be able to step out port and stbd when he is driving the boat from the pilot house. To stbd he can, but to port he can't. As it is currently designed he has no view to port, other than via a camera system. The engine room is great, walk around everywhere and loads of head room. Also the crew quarters are nice, but I miss a hand rail on the stairs for the crew. Bit dangerous if this boat is in a bit of sea. The bow area is superb, but a bit complicated to get to since there are no side doors anywhere. Would not want to walk with a load of drinks from the stern to the front. In other words, great boat, but with some slight changes it could become even better.
Could you sail this Princes down to The Canary Islands and return to Gibraltar Straits into The Mediterranean.
Anything is possible with a boat like this 👍🏻
What is the minimum and maximum for crew members and what is her maximum nautical range.
@@GillianPritchard ages for driving vary from country to country . Range 250 miles 😊
Boat of fantasy dreams! I love the Princess 88 J4 also! So great to see the Red Ensign waving in the breeze. I wish it still flew over Virginia.
Floating palace, What she like in the rough tho? People say princess and sun seekers are good sea buts never seen prove of this only videos showing interiors and exteriors
We will do a sea trial video - great seakeeping 👌
@@Boatscouk That would be nice to see, About 30 knots of wind just to see how she handles a bit of weather thank you for your reply.
@Fun Aquaholic did a wonderful 2 part video sea trial of the Y85 4 months ago, check it out!!! ua-cam.com/video/o1MpTdznBYU/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/4vy570NQMGo/v-deo.html
Absolutely not worth 8 million US Dollars.
Sorry already sold
stunning, def worth it if you have 6 mill to spunk on something nice. i cant imagine taking ownership of one. and when you have 6 mill to spend you dont worry about fuel costs.
Correct - thanks for watching
That's not entirely true. Many buyers still care about their money. You have to be smart with your money to have enough to buy it or get a loan on it... or you can do illegal shit lol
Great boat, love you vids,
but couldn't help but chuckle at the end, the last part looked like a hostage video :-)
😂
🤣🤣🤣
I wanna see the owners!
That’s top secret 🤫
Very nice video James
Thanks Frankie. We enjoy making these quick tours- they have to be quick as there is so much going on 😂