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

Tuesday, 17 May 2016

A little Nordhavn and Welsh diversion

Well, you must remember Andrew and Linda from their many starring roles in here ranging from sink plug repair man to long distance helmsman to maintenance man to Caledonian Canal lock crew to lemon curd testers.

Just thought that we should show you their new pride and joy. It seems that spending hours aboard a Nordhavn doesn't put you off, it only makes you go and buy one. Yes, they are now the proud owners of an exceptionally tidy Nordhavn 43 called Zephros. A bit of touching up for the antifouling after she was lifted from her supports:



Then the slow waddle over to the lift bay:



And finally afloat and ready for Andrew to have a sea trial too. Any boat owner will know the excitement of that first launch:




Of course, this might well mean fewer starring roles in our blog for them in future as they cruise on their own Nordhavn. It will also mean more overnight watches for the captain and crew with no Andrew to rely upon. There are always downsides to other people's boat ownership.
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