Behind Closed Doors, What Do the Pro's Claim To Be The Safest Yacht?

    Yachting is a wonderful past time, according to U.S. recreational statistics enjoyable by over 34% of  it's citizens. But, there is a dark side to ocean going yachts, often accidents are not widely reported because by the time next of kin are notified, the news is old and the media is on to the next item. Yachting is a wonderful adventure, one of the most relaxing and enjoyable events one can do.
    Consequently, when the weather turns bad, or the seal leaks, or the fire starts, or the communications crap out, or bad navigation leads to disaster, the fun past time becomes a nightmare.  So what can a captain do to make sure every trip is a fun one?  It all starts with safety and the captains knowledge or experience, without these two aspects of yachting nailed down, you are asking for trouble, the sea can be a cradle which brings the beautiful tones of aqua and blues, tinges and hues of orange with a gentle breeze speaking to your inner soul, or it can be a hellish nightmare bringing about the horror of damaging winds, monstrous waves, and swirling masses of water sending you into gouging reefs reaching into your hull structure as if invited.The bottom line, without safety first, most are bound to run into trouble.

    If one word could sum up safety in yachting that word would be "Prepared" learning from past mistakes, keeping your head in the game, if not for you, the safety of your passengers.  Learning what gear to take, what pre-voyage checklist have you created and stuck to religiously?  There is not enough space on my blog to cover all that is needed to keep your yacht safe, that's another topic.  But what do most experienced captains say when asked what is the safest made yacht?
    One yacht building company comes to mind, there relentless efforts to transform the yachting industry has been realized, they have received more awards for safety than any other ship company, they take safety to a level no other builder has to this day, they build safety first and their reputation and history proves it. The name of the company is called Burger.
     Burger Boat Company is one of the leading manufactures of well designed yachts, they have been building since 1863, yes technically since then! But, what Burger stands for is less about being noticed and more about what's underneath the hood.  Styling is important to them, but safety, or bringing home the crew is what Burger is all about. They build the safest luxury yacht hands down, no one and I mean no one can compare! if you polled most luxury boat captains, they would say Burger!

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http://www.burgerboat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=101&Itemid=44