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

Saturday, 17 August 2013

Worrying developments afloat....

OK, now we are really concerned. After the crew's mother told us in no uncertain terms by email that "Patrick and Shelia was a no go relationship", we return to the boat to find this unholy liaison in progress:



The Emu was no where to be seen. Who, we hear you ask, is the new mystery mate for Patrick? Well:



The bear is known as Moss. Don't ask why, it is too pathetic. You may notice that Patrick looks pretty happy, whereas Moss seems a tad concerned. Might be that he was pressurised into this clinch by the slightly (actually extremely) heavier Patrick. No idea at all if Moss's expression is shame at being caught or horror at the bear / penguin thing.  They have been firmly separated though and told that if whilst we are away any funny business goes on, there might be adoptions on the horizon. Australian Amanda - want a penguin with attitude??

PS - if you think we must have a full menagerie on board, you are not far off reality. Wait until you meet Phil, (not Nordhavn Phil, this one is much more cute) the polar bear.


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1 comment:

  1. Andy Wilson21 August 2013 at 07:51

    HI Richard, Happy Birthday to you from the land of Rolls-Royce! If you ever sail by this way, feel free to give me a call.
    Have a great day!
    Andy

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Thanks for your ideas / cheek / corrections / whatever! They should hit the blog shortly after the system checks them to make sure they will not put us or you in jail.....

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