About us and the boat

About us and the boat:

We were lucky enough to retire early at the start of 2013 so we could head off and "live the dream" on board our Nordhavn 47 Trawler Yacht. The idea is to see some of the planet, at a slow 6 - 7 knots pace. There are no fixed goals or timings, we just had a plan to visit Scotland and then probably the Baltic before heading south.

The idea is to visit the nicer areas in these latitudes before heading south for warmer weather. If we like somewhere, we will stay for a while. If not, we will just move on. So, for the people who love forward planning and targets, this might seem a little relaxed!

If anyone else is contemplating a trawler yacht life, maybe our experiences will be enough to make you think again, or maybe do it sooner then you intended!

The boat is called Rockland and she is built for long distance cruising and a comfortable life on board too. If you want to see more about trawler yachts and the Nordhavn 47 in particular, there is a link to the manufacturers website in our "useful stuff" section. For the technically minded, there is a little info and pictures of the boat and equipment in the same section

Regards

Richard and June

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Then it was all quiet (apart from the weather that is)

After John and Tina departed (by the way, thanks to everyone who has requested John's phone number after seeing his legs in the last post) we didn't. More Northerly nasty stuff (7's again!!) but that wasn't too stressful. 

Mind you, we felt kind of insignificant moored ahead of the superyacht Telios which had just completed a refit in Falmouth and was being finished off by a whole heap of people this week. Our flybridge was level with his bow and the cost of their repaint alone would buy our boat and leave you with change. Scary world... 






We had an excellent day in Truro (no carrot cake) and spotted yet more dodgy teeth. Research continues. 

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