Like buying a house, when you buy a yacht you get a survey done…we had one done, but our surveyor failed to find a crack in our steering quadrant. Sounds serious? Well it is, and I’m glad we discovered it now rather than halfway across the Atlantic. Bad news, but with 2 kids on board…doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Nice splice
All yachties are keen on their knots and Heath and I have just finished a nice 8 strand rope to 10mm anchor chain splice, and it’s a ripper. What’s it do? Well, boats need anchors so they stay where you leave them. The anchors are attached to chain. We have 60m of chain on board.... Continue Reading →
Progress…
Since the wind stopped we have had a lot going on. Anyone who has bought and fitted out a cruising yacht will know that getting to grips with a new boat takes time. To have the confidence to set off on your voyage you need to get to understand all the boats systems – so... Continue Reading →
Tramontane
We are currently sitting inside our yacht, perched on a trailer (with an alarmingly narrow wheel base) in a boatyard in Northern Spain. While we sip our Catalan Red wine we are debating how badly injured we will get if things don’t go our way and Vega is blown off her trailer onto the concrete... Continue Reading →
We finally made it!
Still tired and a bit disorientated we arrived in Barcelona on Sunday night, jumped in our hire car and navigated our way 2 hours north to Roses, Spain. The next morning we got to see Vega for the first time. It was a strange feeling, finally seeing something you feel you know intimately through discussion,... Continue Reading →