Ok, got to start somewhere. We started of with our first boat in 2002, which was a 24ft Seamaster Cadet Mk.1 built
in 1963 and in need of a lot of TLC.
We managed to get her finished by the end of 2005 and had a lot of pleasure from her too. Cruised around almost all of the Norfolk Broads including 95% of all the pubs.
However, we soon discovered that we wanted more, and once we went out on a sailboat, that was it. Hooked!! Thanks Jimi.
SWMBO aboard Second Wind Sailing's 'Chewsy' in Cambeltown during Comp Crew training.
Leaving Cambeltown behind
Lamlash the following morning
Visited friends with boats in the Med(CCScott49 and his brother, Warren) and that was it again. Hooked once more.
CC Scott's 'ENGLANDER' (our bolt hole from time to time)
Warren Scott's 'Swn-y-Mor' in the Carribean 2005
So here we are.
House is on the market and got a viewing on the first day with an offer 2 days later. 15K below asking price. Sod Off!! Plenty of time.
The Boat - Well, our first choice has always been a Nauticat, but they are generally expensive and hard to find the one you want. Then one day, we started looking at Taiwan Ketches and liked the look of the Hardin Voyagers, especially the 4 cabin layout. Spotted 3 or 4 like this for sale on the web and wanted to take a closer look.
The best one we could see was in Puerto Vallerta on the Pacific Coast of Mexico and as such, would be expensive to get back to the Med. So went to Florida to look at one when I was on business in the US and thought, yes, this is what we want. However, the house wasn't even on the market at this point and we need the cash for the boat.
Anyhow this boat, which was literally in sailaway condition and lacked for nothing, was sold before we could go any further. However, there is another for sale almost as good and about £6k cheaper, so this is what we are now looking at. So fingers crossed.
The big deal is that we have only done competent crew at this time and we will need to find a skipper and an experienced crewmember to help us move the boat back to the Med.
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