>>The same for a Nacra F18 from Jan de Boer. Used 2004 boats are offered from EUR 13,500 to EUR 14,500. Strange thing with the current RIDICULOUS USD/EUR exchange rate!


You can get them new for less than that. A while back they even said on their weibsite that you could get 15 % discount if you didn't trade in your old boat. 14500 * 85 % = 12325 Euro's.

Cirrus is expensive that is true and so is the Capricorn.

But nevertheless we take away from this that the ready to sail A2 including TAX (19 % overhere)and shipping (16410 + 2000 + 1000 = 19500 Euro's) is still more expensive than all heavily upgraded and competitive F18's in Europe. And afterall there is a whole lot more hardware and manhours needed to produce an F18.

We should not forget that the European F18 price include 19 % VAT Tax. Someting I think is only 0-8% in the US depending on the state.

Wouter