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Sail vs. motor 4: The sailboat is used more

11 aprile 2025 · 7 min · 752 visualizzazioni

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Thomas Nilsson compares his used X362 Sport sailboat against a Nimbus 30S motorboat, both priced just under 1 million NOK on the used market, in a recurring series testing the two boat types.0:04 The motorboat owner describes seven overnight stays in a typical season, cruising the Swedish and Norwegian coasts at low speed, with fuel cost never becoming a deciding factor due to modest mileage.1:05 Nilsson's sailboat, by contrast, logged use across every month including February, competed in the Skagen Race and a World Championship, and was lent to family members through all of July.3:11 Both owners observe that marina berths are full of boats that rarely move, while active sailors tend to cover more ground despite slower speeds.5:04 Nilsson argues that sailing a passage from A to B demands a different mindset than motoring, and that sailors on summer holidays often cover greater total distances than motorboat owners — citing a stop at Anholt as an example few Norwegian motorboat cruisers reach.6:11 The discussion concludes that purpose and comfort over long passages, not raw speed, determine how far a boat actually travels.6:44

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