Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure
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In keeping with my ethos of keeping the pedal to the metal when at all possible, we have decided that we may as well go all-in. We are loving Pilgrim, but have identified a few shortcomings.
Our boat will become a large part of our life, it, therefore, needs to be capable of accommodating at least 2 other couples. Pilgrim can't. I love cooking and whilst we have a full galley on Pilgrim, it is in the saloon and everything and everybody gets in the way.
So @Madame Buttonfly and I sat down and worked out what we really wanted from a boat.
- 3 cabins
- Minimum 2 heads
- Separate galley
- Stacks of outside space
Paula spotted an ad for Sasga in our local brokers. We looked at a 42 and liked what we saw, but it was not large enough, we priced up a 54 and surprisingly we could afford it (sans flybridge).
We cancelled the deposit on another boat, placed a deposit on a Sasga 54 and went a looked around the factory this week. And what a joy that was.
The factory is based in Menorca, so an easy flight, and we love the fact that it is made by true craftsmen in the EU (the internal cabinetry alone takes 4,000 man-hours on a 54.
The next hull to get laid will be ours, and it will be ready in a little over a year. When we will sail it back from Menorca, via Gibraltar - the trip includes crossing the Bay of Biscay, so will be a true adventure.
A completed 54:
Various stages of constructionn:
So we have a year with Pilgrim to get competent…..
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Heeeeeellllllll yeah, Giles! Congrats to you and Paula both. That looks like a lovely, lovely rig. I'm glad that the Pilgrim brought into sharp focus what you really want and that you didn't dally around. Stoked to see the final ship.
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Congratulations
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Pretty special that you got a tour of the place–--that had to be amazing.
And, you've got a whole year now to come up with a name. -
Cool, that looks great. You'll have so much more space. What will happen to Pilgrim?
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Pretty special that you got a tour of the place–--that had to be amazing.
And, you've got a whole year now to come up with a name.More pics of the yard…..
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Don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been said,but using @Madame Buttonfly analogy… I would think you’re up to 4 dicks by now. Congratulations!
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That's going to be incredible @Giles and @Madame Buttonfly! I'm stoked for y'all!
The specs and pictures look amazing: https://www.sasgayachts.com/en/modelos/menorquin-54-ht
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What a beaut this 54 is …
To see a boat evolving …. what a pleasure!
This calls for a full documentary @Madame Buttonfly and @Giles
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