81% of Americans Would Pick a Yacht Charter Over a Private Jet Flight

Apparently, a Benetti is more inviting than a Bombardier.

Over four-fifths (81 percent) of Americans would prefer to sail on a luxury rather than take a flight on a private jet, according to a carried out by . Seafaring is something very few would pass up, in fact. Nearly every one of the respondents (94 percent) said they would jump on board if cost weren’t a factor. Only one in 20 would turn down a free yacht trip if offered.

The site surveyed 1,006 Americans of various ages and backgrounds about yachting, with the resulting data showing that ocean expeditions are highly desirable yet highly elusive—for this particular group, at least. Only 13 percent have sailed on a yacht, though the majority would choose to do that above almost anything else. Over two-thirds (69 percent) would choos