Vessel Name: | Aleria |
Vessel Make/Model: | Bowman 57 |
Hailing Port: | Westport |
Crew: | Daria & Alex Blackwell |
About: | USCG Licensed Captain and Master. Co-authors of Happy Hooking - the Art of Anchoring. Onyx, the cruising kitty, is nocturnal watch captain. Daria is a member of Ocean Cruising Club. Alex is a member of Irish Cruising Club. Both are members of SSCA, AYC, and MSC. |
Extra: | Currently in Ireland, having completed three crossings of the Atlantic, one from Halifax to Ireland, the second from the Canaries to Barbados, the third from St. Martin to the Azores and back to Europe. |
A photo album of our delivery trip has been posted in a Picasa album on Google+. Link here: https://plus.google.com/photos/112806994818733095263/albums/5757312464719428177
In 2010, when Aleria returned to Ireland, she was struck by a fishing vessel amidships while anchored in Glandore Harbour. She spent the next 18 months in Kilrush on the Shannon River being repaired, restored, and refit. Overseen by Steve Morris, a truly skilled Kiwi shipwright and overall nice guy, [...]