Which of these boats would you chose ? (Pictures)

**Petrolia** · 05-08-07, 16:56

Ok so they're probably ships not boats. Photo taken in Ramsgate harbour.

The apparently old Naval Frigate? is the Grand Turk & was commisisoned by TV for the hornblower series. It was actually built in 1998 in Turkey as an exact replica. Funnily just after I saw her there was a newspaper article about her and she is actually up for sale at 3,000,000 pound.

The other more modern classic little ship I know nothing about except she is quite stunning and is registered in Gibralter. Gossip had it she belonged to a very rich person living somewhere local to Ramsgate. When I did a quick google I discovered a few others had posted similar photos on other sitesand that there is a hotel chain called 'Sans Souci". Coincidence ? I don't know.

Another one of the replica. Notice the modern bow thruster. (Sorry about the underdeveloped picture. New camera, hadn'r read manual.)

**TRH** · 05-08-07, 17:15

The Grand Turk, This would make money,The other vessel would cost you money.

**Petrolia** · 05-08-07, 17:20

Maybe.

Hadn't even thought how much the other one would cost to buy but cost you money to run it surely would !

**gandy** · 05-08-07, 17:33

Is it the perspective, or is the foremast taller than the main?

**Petrolia** · 05-08-07, 19:01

Don't know. Can't remember & haven't got any side on pictures. Looks like it though.

**Sneds** · 05-08-07, 19:32

Defo the white one, to many ropes on t'other! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

**KCook** · 05-08-07, 20:42

Err, depends on how difficult crew is to come by ....

Kelly Cook

**Sneds** · 06-08-07, 07:23

Good point, does it come with a chef? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**mikef** · 06-08-07, 09:43

No contest. Sans Souci Star looks as though she's built to go places whereas the Grand Turk is all show and, as has already been pointed out, you need a cast of thousands to crew her