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, 15 August 2013

Happy pills for penguins?

Amanda has had another brainwave. Get this:

Maybe his mummy and daddy need to customise the boat somewhat with one of these water slides to cheer him up?



Actually from a highly intelligent person with a fistful of qualifications and a doctorate, married to a clinical, surgical and research genius, we were hoping to get something a little more considered. However, we will talk to Phil (the Northern Ireland origin Nordhavn man) and see if these can be added to their options list. If we give the picture to the nice Kilmelford Yacht Haven guys who did the high quality repair work for us, they might just laugh a bit though....

Patrick seems to be perking up a bit today. The Admiral on the other hand, continues to look grumpy but very content in his little corner of the saloon:



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