Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[goosehd]

@Giles does that ever look good!! Great choice you two

[Giles]

Thank you. The "doors" to the side decks are quite complicated, so had to be templated. So that has been done and it's all been taken down and back to the workshop to be completed...But we are more than happy, I think it will allow us to use the boat even more in the winter.

[Giles]

And complete and fitted. We are rather over the moon....

[jordanscollected]

@Giles I'm guessing indigo blue wasn't an option?

[Giles]

May have been, but every fucker and his dog in the marina has dark blue....

[ROman]

@Giles looks great. Nicely done.

[Giles]

As is widely known, I am not allowed to fish off SAKURA. I have been trying to work out a way to fix that, and I have a solution.

A few weeks ago, a boat that I had admired for ages in our Marina came up for sale. I had even specced a new one exactly the same about a year ago, but could not swing it financially (that is, get Paula to agree )

I made an offer and it was accepted and I picked her up last night.

I am renaming her UKIYO: In Japanese, "UKIYO" (浮世) translates to "floating world" or "transient world". It describes the urban, pleasure-seeking lifestyle of Edo-period Japan. Essentially, "ukiyo" embodies a sense of living in the moment, appreciating fleeting pleasures, and being detached from the burdens of life.

One of the key deciders was that I can fit her onto our current pontoon, so whilst the bastards are still making me pay for the privilege, it is at a ridiculously low price. Insurance is very reasonable and she will cruise twice as fast as SAKURA and use half the fuel, so when we want a quick dash somewhere (especially somewhere that does not have berths big enough for SAKURA), we now have the means.

And she will be a brilliant platform for fishing in The Solent and neighbouring waters.

Problem solved.

Decals.

New home

From a webcam installed on SAKURA, so I can monitor her remotely.

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

Essentially, "ukiyo" embodies a sense of living in the moment, appreciating fleeting pleasures, and being detached from the burdens of life.

Great name @Giles. Another cool Japanese term and philosophy that I will try to incorporate into life.

[motojobobo]

Ukiyo appears aimed at pure, reckless, unbridled fun!!

[sabergirl]

Well, isn’t that just cute as a button?!

[SourPower]

@Giles love a center console, what a workhorse. That is some beautiful and stout aluminum decking and gunnels. Hull color is gorgeous!!! How many HP?

[Matt]

So now you have a fleet?

[Tago Mago]

Smart move to have a contingency plan to escape from the island

[Giles]

@SourPower said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

Colour? How many HP?

It's a wrap.

140

She's a cat, so gets onto the plane very easily....

[Giles]

@Matt said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

So now you have a fleet?

2 plus the tender on the back of SAKURA

[ARNC]

@Giles sounds like the perfect solution and great name. Ukiyo is also the name of a distillery that may or may not help with detachment from the burdens of life! I’ve not tried it yet but they even do a sakura gin!

[Giles]

I absolutey love the name UKIYO. Sarina had to look it up when I told her, but she says it is absolutely perfect. It has also made me start reading, The Life of an Amorous Woman (and other writings by Ihara Saikaku, because I wanted to really understand the meaning and context of UKIYO. It is a fascinating read.

[louisbosco]

seems like you're embracing N+1