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, 24 July 2020

Dogs and dentists

Izzy the goddog seemed to be having far too much fun and attention on board. We took the boat for another little run out to sea expecting that a 7am lock out from the bay would be quiet(ish). We were so wrong. A swarm of little fishing boats, several yachts and one other motor boat wanted to escape. The rather hopeless barrage control folks told everyone on the radio that it would be "lock 1". If they had looked out of the window they would have realised that no way were we all going to fit in.



Finally they twigged and we got pole position in lock 3, as befitting a salty seadog like Izzy who enjoyed sniffing the sea air and getting lots of attention:



The run was mainly to check that everything was working OK and that the newly repacked wing engine stuffing box was not going to overheat. When we got back, we had one tired dog on our hands:




We could not depart from Penarth as the captain had to revisit the dentist to check that all had gone well with the placement of the implant. So, we had another little drive to Hythe and dropped the goddog back with her owners. Izzy seeemd to enjoy her ride on the back seat, suitably clipped in of course with her toy squirrel handy too:




The idea was that after the dentist's OK, we would be ready to head off as soon as the weather allowed. Who knows when that might be!
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