Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[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