Yachts in Gibraltar

Unfortunate disharmony between each of the upper decks when viewed from the front, particularly the garden shed planted on top.

While Shaf just looks like clumsy design that gives it the appearance of trying to climb a hill, I have to ask after looking at Sea Jewel, Samar, and Trident... is it the new big thing to have the waterline on such a steep upward angle to the bow? Or are these boats so overburdened with weight aft that they are settling down in the water?

Hi,

Sea Jewel has been like that pretty much since day one. I understand it left the yard without much of the interior after a long dispute so no idea what is in it now.

Most of the boats you see arriving in Gib are there just for fuel which can be taken duty and tax free by anyone including privately registered and operated yachts, those who have come from in the MED and are on the way back into the Med will probably be the lightest loaded, on most of these yachts a good percentage of the Fuel is in tanks forward of the COG and E.R. Fwd B/head, thus it can have an exaggerated effect on the trim in certain load conditions. Don't be surprised if the boot top vanishes completely on some of them when they are fully pressed up.

Any idea what savings could be made by filling up in Gib vs. non-duty free ports?

I mean, would it be feasible to drive up to Gib from let's say Monaco just for re-fuelling and back again to Monaco?

Itasca: My very first yacht as a snotty, marginally useful, 17 year-old deckhand. (Sniffle).