The boat has been my home for 27 years. It’s my pride and joy and is kept in “Bristol” condition. Almost everything is in good working order. If everything worked it wouldn’t be a working sailboat.
Fortunately, I have the skills, spare parts and knowledge to fix almost anything that goes wrong.
She is a former very competitive race boat that has been rebuilt and converted into a very comfortable live aboard cruiser with all the essentials and some luxuries. We have refrigeration with freezer. We make our own water so always have enough for showers with hot water. There is an inverter to make 120 volt power but not enough for a hair dryer. We do NOT have a microwave oven. The propane stove has 2 burners and a great oven. I have a pretty nice sound system with Spotify downloaded music. There is a 36” TV to watch movies if that's your thing and we have Starlink for wifi.
There are 2 cabins, 1 head and a walk in closet. My quarters are in the forward cabin. The aft cabin is the guest/crew quarters. There is plenty of hanging and storage available. All bedding and towels are supplied. We normally shower in the cockpit with me providing privacy as necessary.
She was built like a tank and designed for ocean foul weather racing. I have never once felt it couldn’t handle the worst of the ocean conditions we have been in.
My former crew both advised me to emphasize the boat is immaculately clean and kept that way. Everything has it’s home and must be put back in it’s home when done. Apparently, not common.
When cruising we will be anchoring and we will be remote much of the time. We will only go into a marina if absolutely necessary. Therefore, you need to be able to climb on and off the boat into and out of the dinghy unassisted. There are few dinghy docks out here. Therefore it's beach landing and launching. That takes a little speed, co-ordination and, most importantly agility. It's tricky getting away from the beach in any kind of surf but, touch wood, I've never dumped the dinghy. Yet. And I don't plan on it.
We will have the opportunity to do lots of hiking, walking, snorkeling and fishing.
More on me:
I have a chronological age of 76 but age is a state of mind and I refuse to get old. I spent many years as an extreme athlete which provided benefits when combined with some good genetics has helped keep me fit and young at heart and appearance. (All my posted images are dated for honesty) I have no health issues of concern and take no prescription medications.
I am well educated, was a professional pilot for most of my adult life flying all over the world. This provided me the time and money to be able to pursue several other entrepreneurial activities.
I take pride in my appearance. I am clean neat and tidy. I shave every day, wear my hair short and dress well (off the boat).
I am liberal and socially minded, always considerate of others, respectful, responsible, kind, generous and exceptionally honest. I am extremely wealthy in that I am content with what I have. Financially I’m sufficiently secure so am in no need of a purse or a nurse. I have a pretty good sense of humour albeit somewhat twisted and am very even tempered.
I’ve had 4 crew from this site so far and I’m sure they will provide good references. Two have returned. We've become good friends and stay in touch regularly. I just returned from a month visiting and sailing Lake Ontario with one of them.