S/V Smidge becomes S/V Nara
24 March 2017 | Annapolis, MD
Brian and Kim, the new owners of S/V Smidge
I've head it said that two of the happiest days of your life are the day you buy your boat and the day you sell it. I don't agree. Selling a boat that has brought you so much pleasure is not an easy thing to do, but knowing that the new owners are going to love it as much as you do helps.
Brian tells me that he and Kim had looked at about 50 boats before they made an offer to purchase Smidge. Additionally, Kim and Brian were the first people to look at Smidge shortly after we put her on the market, so no one ever looked at Smidge and rejected her. She's a wonderful boat and her smooth sale to good people confirms that.
A condition of the sale was that the name Smidge will not go with her. All of our boats have been named Smidge and that name recognition has helped us connect with old and new friends. Smidge's new name will be Nara, after a favorite harbor in Australia where Kim and Brian learned to sail. Her new home will be Annapolis Landing Marina. All you Chesapeake folks, please welcome Kim and Brian to the sailing community.
As for Maury and me, keep an eye out for the new Smidge. This time it will be M/V and not S/V Smidge.