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

Thursday, 9 June 2016

Rua Reidh Lighthouse

Tracy kindly collected us from the Gairloch pontoon (which is quite a long way from the village centre by the way) and took us on the local roads and then a private track of 3 exciting, beautiful miles that leads to the Rua Reidh lighthouse where they have a holiday let business. They own the buildings around a working lighthouse that used to be the officers quarters, now converted into a self catering flat and some guest rooms:





Have a look at Rua Reidh lighthouse website. The area is quiet, beautiful and mobile phone signal free. It doesn't get much better really:



After being suitably fed and watered, Roger, the crew's brother, took us back to the Gairloch pontoon where we encountered the first swarm of midges this year. The smidge was quickly broken out of the crew's bag and applied. Then a fast run back to the boat in the RIB to try and lose / confuse them. It and the smidge worked, only a couple of little midge nibbles were evident the next morning luckily.





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