Welcome to the 3rd post in the Manly March pictorial series - Boats and Boating. I don't know whether it is just New Zealand being an isolated island nation, or whether it is a global phenomenon, but boats like cars are another bastion of masculinity (and source for boasting for the less well mannered).
There are the big boats - the obscenely luxurious super yachts...
with palatial interiors...
Some are quite futuristic...
You could always own this super yacht with matching super car for a cool $35M...
Then there are the more traditional, classic yachts...
Sailing a yacht is not like riding as bike - you do forget a lot. I recall how after a few too many cocktails whilst on holiday in the tropics I boasted to Peter how well I could sail a yacht (after all, I was in the Sea Scouts). So, then having procured a yacht I attempted to impress him with my nautical prowess. Long (very embarrassing) story cut short - after cash was exchanged to both the owner of the yacht and also to the owner of the vessel into which we collided, I stuck to my long islands on the beach.
I do think, however, I could manage a speed boat, and it is a retirement dream of mine to own a Riva...
See you at the end of the week for Fashion Friday.
I don't know about masculine speed and mechanics, but there is always something serene about a beach scene with boats in a marina. Or boats sailing gently, not racing. Schools of art like the Newlyn School made a fortune, focusing on beaches, boats, fishermen etc - very evocative.
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