Classic Rocker David Crosby Puts Yacht Up for Sale

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Mar 10th 2009 at 8:02PM

Classic rocker David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame has put his beloved wooden sailing yacht on the market after 40 years. Crosby is asking $1 million for the classic 59-ft. Alden 356-B Centerboard Schooner, named Mayan. Crosby, who had an affluent upbringing in California and learned to sail at age 11, composed several songs aboard the yacht which he lived on for long spells. The Mayan is pictured on the cover of the 1977 Crosby, Stills & Nash album CSN, and references to her can be found in songs such as "Wooden Ships," "The Lee Shore" and "Through My Sails."

Crosby originally purchased the yacht in 1968 and spent over $600,000 on a refit in 2005, including new electronics, and she has been upgraded annually. The Mayan, which is located in Santa Barbara, is described as "a very powerful design that takes the weather very well." The cabin layout is very traditional but easily sleeps eight in three staterooms plus a large saloon double berth. Stars like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have sailed on her. Click here to see a photo gallery of the yacht.

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vanderleun@comcast.net Mar 10th 2009 10:13PM

Crosby's still smoking too much wacky weed. One million buys you a lot more boat than this scow.

Jefe Mar 22nd 2009 12:32PM

You have compared a plastic catamaran to a wooden schooner . . . you have called a John G. Alden designed classic American sailing vessel a "scow." You should seriously consider turning in your keyboard now . . .

vanderleun Mar 10th 2009 10:15PM

Here's one from the same listings site for a grand less, and that's before you start negotiating.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2001/Privilege-65-1815714/St.-Maarten-St.-Martin

And trust me, if there's one item that is a glut on the market these days, it is a used sailboat. He'd be better off to just sail the thing out into the bay and take out one of his pistols and shoot holes in the bottom of it.