We've just come back from viewing our potential new boat- on a very pleasant sunny Valentines Day-and have put in an offer (subject to survey blah blah blah). I'm not going to say too much about the boat itself yet- don't want to jinx anything!- but at a brief look the hull, engine, rigging, sails and systems 'look' good- but what do we know; the interior could be described as 'very seamanlike' along the good old KISS (keep it simple stupid) principle, and appeals to us for that very reason- she's not a 'hot water/freezer/showers/hairdrier and straigteners' kind of boat in any way.. (not that I use them -hairdriers/straighteners I mean- I do occasionally take a shower..)
Our emotions swing from feeling very excited that we might have found our new home- (I've already sailed her around the world in my head, done a preliminary passage plan to get her home, redecorated her in at least ten different ways and worried about where I'm going to store my violin and books,and whether my pressure cooker will fit on the stove)-to extreme fear that because we know nothing about steel except for the stories we've read, that we are just about to make the biggest mistake of our lives! Of course we are going to get a very comprehensive survey, and we keep telling ourselves that we WILL pull out if anything major shows up.
All exciting stuff and a steep learning curve..
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OK, so just setting up this blog which will be a record of my thoughts as we prepare ourselves for setting out on our cruising adventure. Although we are planning to set off long term next summer 2011, we are still having daily discussions as to whether take our existing boat, (very likely as we have had her on the market for quite a while and no-one seems interested in buying!) or to go bigger/steel hulled etc etc. We also haven't quite solved the 'what to do with the property' 'what about the kids' 'what are we going to live on' questions...
I can't even get to grips with the map location for this blog which seems to put us permanently just south of Brighton Marina instead of in her berth, where she stayed all last year without sailing while my son lived on her.
Anyway we're off to view a 36' steel hulled boat soon, which seems to tick a lot of our boxes; and the owner wants to downsize- we MIGHT be able to do a swap which could be a nightmare negotiating but could be just the answer.. wait and see.
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