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

Sunday 4 August 2019

Lochranza to Greenock

The nice weather had to end. Well, it chose to do so in the morning that we were due to leave Lochranza. Luckily the rain stopped before the crew had to slip the line securing us to the mooring buoy.

A grey but calmish trip to Greenock followed to position the boat ready for our next B and B invasion. Upon arrival in our "usual" spot, we found a rather vulgar superyacht also in residence. Apparently it is the smallest superyacht with a helicopter landing pad built in. As you can see, there is not much room for pilot error:





Flying Manta was not a thing of great beauty. Kind of fitted in well with Greenock town. Actually that is unfair, there are some lovely old buildings here.
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