Some owners are out every weekend. Some disappear up the coast for a month. Some are halfway across an ocean with a sat phone and a very large tub of muesli.
Four quick questions will tell you which one you are. Keep a tally of your A, B and C answers as you go.
Question 1: How often are you on the boat?
- A) Most weekends, and the odd long weekend
- B) A week or two at a time, a few times a year
- C) For weeks or months at a stretch, or you live aboard
Question 2: What does a typical trip look like?
- A) A day out, or a night or two away, close to home
- B) Hopping along the coast between harbours and anchorages
- C) Long passages, with days between ports
Question 3: How far from home does the boat usually get?
- A) Within a few hours' drive of home
- B) Several regions away, but still reachable
- C) Wherever the wind takes us. Home is a long way off.
Question 4: What would worry you most while you're away from the boat?
- A) Coming back to a flat battery or a wet bilge after a busy week
- B) Something going wrong while the boat's in an unfamiliar harbour
- C) Not knowing what's happening on board when I can't check in for long stretches
Your Results
Mostly A's: The Weekender ⚓
You squeeze every minute out of your weekends, and your boat sits waiting between trips. Your biggest risk isn't the open water, it's the five days in between, when a slow leak or a tired battery can build up unnoticed.
Your priority: Keeping watch on the basics while you're at work: bilge, battery and position.
Mostly B's: The Regional Cruiser 🧭
You like to explore. A new harbour every few days, a different anchorage every trip. Your boat spends a lot of time somewhere you don't know well, which means you need to know what's happening even when you're not on it.
Your priority: Knowing your boat's status wherever the coastline takes you.
Mostly C's: The Blue Water Voyager 🌊
You go far and stay out. When you're thousands of miles from your home marina, the boat's condition is part of your planning, not an afterthought.
Your priority: Solid, always-on monitoring that keeps working when you're far from home.
Find Your Match
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