I've just been offered a job skippering a 50' yacht that specialises in short (45 minute or 90 minute with lunch) cruises on
Auckland harbour. Pretty hard to believe that it's viable but apparently in good
weather they have all 4
boats operating constantly so I guess it works and they've been in business over 24 years.
Auckland has the advantage of fantastic sailing in almost all conditions. When I went up for my interview we backed out of the berth and had the main &
jib up before we passed the end of the wharf so the tourists get maximum sailing in for their 45 minutes.
PS, had to have a brag about my new job. Will be
living aboard my own boat, catching the
ferry to
work and spending a large part of each
day sailing in one of the best sailing grounds around. And they're paying me for it????