Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure
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My little sister is having a party in Paris in July (she lives there, so it's not as pretentious as it sounds). Paula and I are working out if we can sail SAKURA there. Well, of course we can, but we are looking into the how we actually do it and how long it will take....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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@Giles This does sound amazing......
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About a year ago, Paula and started to discuss life after SAKURA. Unless we buy second hand, anything that we would want, would be a 1-3 year delivery. We think that by then, we'll want something a little smaller, with just 2 cabins (we have 3 on SAKURA) and possible an outside helm as well as an inside one.
In September, I happened across a tiny little boat builder on Wales, who make the most sublime boats I have ever seen, functional, fast, seaworthiness off the scale etc etc. We went to see them and do a sea trial.
This the one we trialled (not me at the helm
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It was gobsmackingly accomplished in seas that I thought the trial would have to be called off for. We got very excited, started speccing one for delivery in late 2027 (they make just one or two in total across all models) per year. The following morning we woke up and reality had kicked in, we simply could not afford one. Bugger.
On Tuesday, I was contacted by Dale. The very one we had trialled was coming onto the market (owner moving to Australia), and Paula and I were the first people to be approached. It was launched in February and has 90 hours on the engines. It's basically new. It is massively specced, and we were offered it for 40% off list.
Initiate cat-amongst-the pigeons mode. I met with the Sasga rep on SAKURA this morning, and he believes we can net ($'s) what we need, to buy the Dale.
So basically it's a stonkingly good deal, we think we can afford it, but we may run out of time waiting to get an offer on SAKURA.
Initiate what-will-happen-will-happen mode.
It's a wait and see.
For those of you who would like to see more, click below....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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keep my fingers crossed!
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@Giles I love watching that channel .good luck with the yacht.
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@Giles & @Madame-Buttonfly I can't wait to witness the next chapter. Seems like all stars have aligned.
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@Giles here’s hoping! Best of luck to you and Paula.
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@jordanscollected said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:
@Giles in addition to the smaller footprint and having the outside helm, will the operating cost be quite a bit cheaper?
Berthing will be cheaper, she is 40' rather than 54'.
Fuel consumption should be the same or better. She is way lighter, has a more efficient hull, and twin 440's rather than twin 480's. Though, I expect us to cruise faster because of how good she is in sea's, so may net/net of fuel
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@Giles Looks great, best of luck.
