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

Wednesday 7 August 2013

What Patrick got up to and "meet the Admiral"

Amanda (yes, the Australian trouble maker) believes that whilst we were away, Patrick had a little holiday too. She sent this image as proof:



When questioned about it, Patrick just smiled knowingly. We are now searching the boat to find his passport or other evidence. If he went outside the EU and didn't bring back any duty free gin, he is in deep trouble.

On a very sad note, we had a call from The Admiral's daughter to say that he had passed away. The Admiral might be known to some of you as John Martin, a good friend for many years who had a boat in Bray Marina. We took John salt water boating from time to time and always enjoyed his company.

When we moved into our house, we received a little bear from John and his late wife Jean as a house warming present. The bear, known ever since as "The Admiral", has joined us on all our boat trips. So, John, you are still in Scotland with us, enjoying the scenery and the odd glass of red wine:


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2 comments:

  1. Ewan8 August 2013 at 19:43

    Hello Richard and June from a fellow blogger, mine is www.scottishboating.blogspot.com. You'll see I'm local and it's nice to see you in Kilmelford. I hope you enjoy exploring the waters here.

    I've just discovered your blog and look forward to reading it.

    Best wishes

    Ewan

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  2. Richard and June Green8 August 2013 at 20:07

    Hi Ewan

    We just sent you an email after looking at your blog on the local area and boating in general. Hope you can decipher all the "in-jokes" on here and references to Patrick the main man on board. He does get introduced in one of the early posts....

    Maybe see you in Kilmelford tomorrow to get some local knowledge!?!

    Richard and June

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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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