TUE 25-JUL
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| The Next Ghost Rider |
We are back in familiar
territory: sitting on our new-to-us boat at Old Port Cove Marina in Palm Beach,
Florida, moving stuff aboard and discussing the punch list with Yacht Tech
personnel. Since arriving back in the
USA on 03-July we had been busy checking out a Nordhavn 50 and ultimately,
following surveys and sea trial, we purchased our second Nordy. We are either stubborn or crazy….likely both.
Previously this boat had been known as Boundary Waters,
then Sea Fox, and lastly The Getaway, and in each case had
received lots of care and numerous upgrades. We got lucky; we had
seen Getaway when
she accompanied the N60 (Relish)
that we were taking to Nassau back in late April '17 in preparation for the
Atlantic crossing (NAP-2017). At the time we both had commented on her pristine
condition and agreed if that boat ever came on the market again, we wanted a shot
at it. Fast forward just two months, still aboard Relish as we were approaching our
last Atlantic crossing port near Malaga, Spain. Michelle was trolling the Internet – still a
few miles offshore – and quite serendipitously found her in a new listing.
Her relatively new owners wanted a bigger boat. Just over a month
later we were back in the USA and finalizing the purchase.
Ghost Rider II
is a Nordhavn 50, constructed in 2002, hull number 21 (out of 26 produced before
the model was discontinued in 2005.) For
more details and specs on her, click HERE to visit our “About the Boat” web site
page. You'll find links to a video and some pictures of the vessel there.
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| Chelle & Her New Toy During the Survey Haulout |
While in excellent condition
for a 15 year old boat, we nonetheless have a punch list to work through based
on surveys, sea trial and our own personal preferences. We’re in the process of prioritizing (and
quantifying) the list, and we expect that will take a few weeks to work
through. After that our near term plan
is to spend a few months cruising the east coast of the USA - once again in shakedown mode - hopefully staying north of any tropical storm activity.
The Chesapeake area seems like a suitable destination given its
attractions and options for repair yards should that be needed, plus we have good friends cruising there now. And several more we'd like to visit along the way. We'll come back to Florida later in the year once the weather and storms have cooled down, likely early November.
Based on our inability in the past to refrain from blogging, it's a safe bet we'll have more postings in the future as we progress down this new path. So stay tuned.
