Little Wanderer, with her name removed, was the model for Chaparral's 250 SunCoast at the Singapore Yacht Show 2016 over the weekend.
She drew a lot of interest, said Eric Koh of SG Boating. Families clambered on board to check her out (above), and some folks got as far as discussing financing with Eric and his crew. The boat show price was S$126,000.
She was dwarfed by the Chaparral Signature 310 behemoth sitting next to her, also borrowed from one of Eric's customers for show. We climbed into the 310 and were taken by the sleeping quarters for four adults, mini kitchen and mod cons...
The rest of the exhibitors in the indoor booths drove home the point that boating is indeed a lifestyle. No, make that Lifestyle, with a capital L: So, after buying your boat, you might want to also consider getting a Seabob for really souped-up snorkelling or just whizzing through the water, above or below surface. It is light and can easily be stowed in the stern of your boat. Cost: 8,000 - and that's in euros, dear.
And while you are doing all this shopping, how about also picking up a villa in Phuket and a private jet that can fly non-stop from Singapore to Dubai or even London, right? Hahahaha.
Outside the air-conditioned tents and bobbing out on the water of the ONE Degree 15 Marina were a host of super yachts with price tags in stratospheric levels. I think those tagged half a million euros were the cheap ones, and several were larger than our home.
They had mood lighting, full-sized dining tables (with fresh flower decorations, no less), sofas and hostesses in little black dresses and matching hats, waiting to welcome potential buyers on board and serve them champagne and canapes, no doubt. And visits on board were by appointment only.
This is how the top 1 per cent of the world lives, huh?
