CRUISING-YACHT REQUIREMENTS AND OWNERSHIP BRIEF
Save and complete in a text editor before comparing boats. Separate
requirements from preferences. Use this to prepare professional enquiries;
it is not a seaworthiness assessment or passage plan.

Normal weekend: _____________________________________________________
Longer trip: ________________________________________________________
Most demanding intended trip: _______________________________________
Crew/experience/training needs: ______________________________________
Boarding and mobility needs: _________________________________________
Essential accommodation: ____________________________________________
Home berth length/beam/draft/access limits and units: _________________
Berth availability confirmed by/date: ________________________________

CANDIDATE AND EVIDENCE
Boat/year/engines: ___________________________________________________
Boarding, movement, helm and cabin observations: _____________________
Routine service access and component-removal route: _________________
System / identity / condition / local support / next work: ____________
Survey and specialist scope: ________________________________________
Operational trial conditions/loading/observations: ___________________

RANGE ASSUMPTIONS (retain source and units)
Observed speed in knots: ____  Fuel rate in US gallons/hour: ____
Fuel allocated to propulsion after separately chosen reserve: ____ US gal
Other fuel consumers included/excluded: ______________________________
Simple hours = allocated fuel / hourly use: __________________________
Simple nautical miles = knots x hours: _______________________________
Conditions, current, margins and fuel availability still to assess: ___
Fictional check: 240 / 4 = 60 h; 60 x 8 = 480 nmi.
At 8 US gal/h and 10 kn: 240 / 8 = 30 h; 30 x 10 = 300 nmi.
These assume constant conditions and no other consumers. They are not
specifications or reserve recommendations. Ask a competent skipper to
prepare actual passage planning with current information.

COSTS (currency: ____)
Acquisition, inspection, delivery, taxes and immediate work: __________
Annual berth/storage/insurance/service/consumables: ___________________
Uncertain repairs and evidence needed: _______________________________
Reserve chosen with appropriate advice: ______________________________
Requirement passed / evidence / unresolved item / owner: ______________

Source context: builder manuals, actual observations, survey and local
service quotations govern this boat. Survey coordination resource:
https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2026/january/the-boat-survey
Full guide: https://yenra.com/yachts/
Prepared September 18, 2026. Refresh costs, condition and service access.