Nika is a Bavaria 46 cruising boat. JD was lucky enough to sail on her for a week with his Dad which gave him a chance to check her out in all conditions. She is a 2007 year model and has been used as a charter boat in the Adriatic based out of Split. She has 4 cabins 2 heads (for non-boaties this means toilet) and a nice open plan feel. On deck she has 2 wheels, a back swimming platform, a dinghy, and teak decks.
We will be adding a bunch of other equipment which will make blue water sailing more comfortable. Extra items include: a Schenker water maker, a "smart regulator" to increase power generation, a assymetric gennaker, a cutter stay and storm jib to reduce mast pumping at sea, Raymarine Gold level chartplotter and extra navigation from cockpit, Lifetag system, Personal EPIRBS, new liferaft, BBQ to remind us of downunder, a TV/DVD to keep the munchkins happy, and the list goes on!!! Kerching Kerching goes the credit card but in my view you can't scrimp on safety stuff!! We will also install a Radar and AIS transceiver system to warn of ships, an Iridium sat phone and an HF radio for communication at sea and for weather updates.