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, 3 May 2018

Escaping Shamrock Quay and revisiting Lymington

After a blowy night in shamrock and some Defender delivery the next morning we waited for the wind to abate a little and the tide to go slack so we could wriggle out of the work berth between two more boats. Another interesting little manoeuvre.

We witnessed another bunch of boats being loaded onto a ship for warmer (we expect) climes:




The Solent was pretty choppy with the wind over the tide causing the typical local series of short sharp waves. We managed to kick up some spray and watched an Aquastar motorboat submarining as she headed west too. Arriving back in Lymington it was as if nothing had changed in the couple of weeks since we left. Zephyros, with Andrew and Linda (and Andrew's mum this time), was still in residence and the town was as inviting as ever. A good jumping off spot for Guernsey.
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