IP Owners Survey


Q. What is this survey for?

A. This survey was created to gather information to support a purchase decision for an IP yacht. Because of interest among IP owners in reviewing the survey results in a compiled form, the survey and the survey results are now available for general use and review. This survey is NOT being conducted for the purposes of writing a magazine article or to collect information for Island Packet or any other vendor or manufacturer.

 

Q. Will my answers be shared?

A. You choose whether to share your answers by your response to question #23 below. If you choose to share your answers publicly, they will be included in the survey results for others to review and learn from. If you choose to not share your answers publicly, they will be emailed privately to Douglas Hackney and used solely for an IP purchase decision.

 

Q. Do I need to answer all the questions?

A. Answer only the questions you want to. You can leave any question blank.

 

Q. How do I see other owners' answers?

A. The  survey results are displayed after you submit your answers to the survey. The results are updated on a batch basis, so it may be a few days before your answers are included. You can save the results page address in your favorites and revisit it at any time.

 

Q. Does this survey use web cookies or other tracking technologies?

A. No, this survey does not use any cookies or any web tracking technology of any kind.

 

Q. Who wrote this survey?

A. The survey was authored by Douglas Hackney . You can learn more about Doug here. You can email Doug here.

Any experiences, knowledge or advice you choose to provide will be greatly appreciated.

Survey Questions

  1. How many IPs have you owned?


     

  2. What model IP do you currently own?


     

  3. How many years have you owned it?


     

  4. What were the top reasons you chose to buy an IP?


     

  5. What are the most significant negative features/characteristics of your current IP?


     

  6. What are the most significant positive features/characteristics of your current IP?


     

  7. What % of the purchase price did you spend to initially outfit/upgrade your current IP?


     

  8. What % of the purchase price do you spend annually, on average, to maintain & upgrade your current IP?


     

  9. What are the most important/valuable additions or changes you’ve made to your current IP?


     

  10. What do you wish your current IP had, or had more of?


     

  11. Given your current level of sailing ability, what is the largest current or past model IP that you’d want to sail single-handed on a blue water passage?


     

  12. If you could own any IP model for the mission of passage-making blue water cruising with a mix of single-handed and husband/wife sailing, what current or past model IP would it be?


     

  13. If you had to choose between a) a new IP and a smaller cruising kitty, or b) a smaller or used IP and a larger cruising kitty, which would you choose?


     

  14. If IP was not an option and you needed to replace your boat tomorrow what vendors & models would you consider?


  15. If you could own any boat in the world, and price was no object, what would it be?


     

  16. In your opinion, what is the best boat ever made for blue water cruising / world exploration?


     

  17. What have been the worst things about your lifetime IP ownership experience?


     

  18. What have been the best things about your lifetime IP ownership experience?


     

  19. Would you buy another IP?


     

  20. Any additional comments or advice:


     

  21. Optional: Your IP's name:


  22. Optional: Your name and email address (used for follow up questions):

    First Name
    Last Name
    E-mail


  23. Would you like your answers shared with others (posted on this site or the email list) or kept private? (No personal identity information is shared, posted or distributed regardless of your answer.)

    Yes - share answers
    No - keep answers private

 

 
 
Version 1.10
Revised: April 26, 2005