You probably don't need an explanation for why anyone builds a boat. In Racundra's First Cruise, Arthur Ransome says: &The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting place... the desire to build a boat is one of those that cannot be resisted. It begins as a little cloud on a serene horizon. It ends by covering the whole sky so that you can think of nothing else. You must build to regain your freedom.& If we didn't all feel somewhat this way, I doubt very many boats would be built.
One may build for many reasons: For the sheer enjoyment of it, to get a special boat which is unavailable as a stock type, to make a livelihood doing something worth-while, or (as is most often the case with the amateur) to save money.
A yacht is no longer just a status symbol. To many owners today, custom yachts are the ultimate creative endeavor. The design and building process results in something tangible that brings pleasure to those with a shared passion for the art form.
Every boat represents the vision of the owner, in effect a culmination of decisions each of which integrates variables that rage from personal preferences to cost.
Miller Special Yachts is dedicated to design, construction, and sales of state-of-the-art sailboats. Our unique designs are created to attend the most demanding and unusual applications. Our projects attend the demands of testing the limits of sailing technologies: Boats for explorers, polar explorations, solo circumnavigations, and other extremely demanding applications.
The Shibumi 60 offers a complete package that allows easy solo handling, cruiser capability under the most demanding sailing conditions, the freedom from noisy and smelly diesel operation, and luxury and comfort comparable to that available in larger sailboats and powerboats of similar size. The Shibumi 60 fills the 60ft market void and offers an attractive alternative to a sailor seeking to upgrade to a luxury boat.