Author: Miranda
After many struggles, long days of research, tough decision making, and money spent during the process of purchasing our catamaran, the actual closing date was unexpectedly quite anticlimactic. An email from our brokers around midday to say, “All paperwork has been processed. You may now proceed to hand off the keys.” and the deed was done.
Kenan and Julie (the boat’s previous owners) were kind enough to take us through the boat again, this time piece-by-piece and part-by-part to explain all the nuances of the boat. Something like this is certainly not the norm, and it will save us many headaches in the months to come. We were very lucky to be working with us gracious people in Kenan and Julie.
Then we took a picture, shook hands, and they walked away… and we walked into our boat.
Although I swear I heard Kenan shout to us as he walked away, “just never push that big, red button.” Cheeky brits.
Since closing, we’ve been digging through each and every storage compartment on the boat. We’ve cataloged, inventoried, reorganized, and repacked everything that we inherited aboard when we bought the boat. Let me tell you- it was no small amount of stuff. Some items were labeled were in Spanish, some in English, but lots in German, and since the first owner of the boat in 2000 was a German couple, this tells you how old some of this stuff was. Some treasures we found included old german beer glasses, a sausage grinder, and binoculars that I swear saw action in both world wars.
We couldn’t get the port engine started right away, so Pete even had a chance to get up and friendly with this little buddy.
Made our first meal aboard, which really isn’t all that difficult when you’re tied up in a marina. We’ll see how well it goes when things get moving and shaking.
Pete and I also decided to make a little “virtual tour” of the boat, for those who might want a more up and close view of our new house. It’s quite unedited and the sound while we are outside is horrible. Sorry. But, if you’re interested, here’s a walk-though of Tayrona:
Loved the video, made us miss you guys sooo much! Can’t wait to be on the boat with you. Your boat looks awesome!!! Congrats on finally getting the paperwork finalized.
That boat is AWESOME!!! Thanks for the tour And champagne. After I write this comment, I’ll continue the party and raise a glass of whisky in your honor. Happy sailing.
-G
P.S. Did I miss something? Can you explain the name of your boat?
It’s HUGGEEEEE!
So excited for you guys. Loving the coverage so far.
Thanks guys for all the support!! We are very excited too. Plenty of room for visitors… wink, wink.
Greg- check out the “The Boat” tab in the menu above.
Great write-up. You guys are living where?
Hey Ryan! We are in Miami at the moment, getting the boat ready for offshore travel. Nothing too major to take care of, but it’s a boat, and there’s always something to fix. Hoping to head to the Bahamas in 2-3 weeks.
The photos really make it feel real!
This brings back memories of world travel–you might decide to go for another lap…
Nice work!