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

Friday 12 September 2014

Patrick says "NO"

We wondered what the errant furry penguin had been up to whilst we were in Kilmelford. Well, now we know. We had a call from the folks there asking why a "Patrick P Green" had registered at their address to vote in the Scottish independence referendum.

Checking his laptop account, we found that he had been browsing Better together website

We quizzed the little lad about this strange phone call and he simply clammed up. Later on, when we returned, we saw that the red ensign had vanished from the boat and we walked in to this unnerving sight:



Patrick told us that he had carefully considered things and had become an ardent member of the “Better together” campaign. To quote the chap “how can you build a country based on one resource that will run out in a short number of years anyway?”

He wanted us to return to Scotland so he could use his (illegal as he is not 16 or a resident??) vote but we told him that Wales was the next stop.  He was pretty upset and started ringing all his friends to get them to vote. Apparently Bronwen, the spaniel from Penarth has already started a “bark around”.


So, if the vote is a “no”, then it is Patrick that saved the union. We are quite proud of him….


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