Owning a 103 Year Old Vessel: Dream or Madness?

Stepping aboard Argonaut II felt like stepping into a Jules Verne novel. Brass gauges, an air-start engine, and stories carved into every plank.

This 103-year-old yacht has lived many lives: corporate cruiser, mission boat, private explorer, and now, a floating time capsule sailing the Pacific Northwest. And incredibly, it still runs like a dream.

We spent a day with Nicholas, who's owned her for four years and sailed over 5,000 nautical miles, to answer the question every classic boat dreamer wrestles with: Is this actually doable, or are we romanticizing something that will consume our lives?

Partly because we’re still toying with the idea of owning a classic boat ourselves… and partly because how could we not be curious about a ship that looks like it sailed straight out of a story book?

Is it madness? Maybe. But if you're the type who gets goosebumps from mechanical simplicity, who loves the satisfaction of a fresh coat of varnish, and who wants their boat ownership to mean something beyond just the cruising...then maybe it's the sanest thing you could do?

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To Nicholas for being such a passionate caretaker of Argonaut II.

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