So it’s started. From small acorns do oak trees grow. Or maybe more appropriately that should be from ripples do tidal waves grow. Actually maybe this is a bad choice of analogy considering one day we want to sail off in to the blue yonder - let’s start over.
We are buying a new boat.
A Catamaran, a Prout Quest 33 to be precise. This won’t be the boat we will sail away on BUT it is a catamaran and is the first real practical step we have made towards fulfilling our dream. This is the practice boat we will have for the next five years or so whilst we build up our experience We are still many years from slipping the lines for good and sailing off over the horizon but this boat whilst small enough (we hope) to fit into our Solent berth is larger enough for us to gain some true offshore experience.
And today we are having the survey done. I am both excited and anxious to see what the surveyor comes up with.
Our previous boat, a MacGregor 26X, whilst much mocked by many we have enjoyed immensely and found a very flexible start to sailing. But it is time to move up a gear, to have a real Diesel engine, hot and cold running water, a shower, a heater, mains electricity and space, so much space.
We looked around many boats, and asked much advice, as ever the ybw.com forums were useful.
We asked for some specific advice from about brokers and offers and got some great replies on ybw.com
And now we are buying a new boat...
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Mark on Talia at sunset
The random ramblings of a man on a long road to sailing away to nowhere in particular. Currently owner of a Prout Quest 33 foot Catamaran
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Mark on Talia at sunset
Who am I ?
Mark is working up towards giving up work and sailing away.
Am I running away ? Too right I am ! From traffic jams on the M4, the Inland Revenue, Health and Safety legislation, Big Brother series 27/28/29..., all politicians and constant marketing trying to make you buy "stuff" you don't want, don't need and won't use and meaningless jobs you do for large corporations who make "stuff" to earn money to pay for "stuff" you don't need, don't want and won't use...
You get the idea.
Am I running away ? Too right I am ! From traffic jams on the M4, the Inland Revenue, Health and Safety legislation, Big Brother series 27/28/29..., all politicians and constant marketing trying to make you buy "stuff" you don't want, don't need and won't use and meaningless jobs you do for large corporations who make "stuff" to earn money to pay for "stuff" you don't need, don't want and won't use...
You get the idea.
I have only got to Ireland, France and the Channel Islands so far in my Prout 33 Catamaran I purchased at the end of 2007. But the seeds of change have been sown and this is the story so far...