imageSo, we have been in Nanny Cay about a month now and have made a few tough decisions. We had SW repaired in early January and were heading to St. Martin when another incident occurred with the starboard bulkhead. This necessitated some major repairs, hence our prolonged forced stay in Nanny Cay; there are worse places to be marooned. As our confidence in SW has been seriously undermined we looked at a few boats for sale here, after all we had plenty of time on our hands. There was one boat, a 2009 Jeanneau 50 DS, that appealed and the price was right, so we made an offer. After some haggling and an additional sea trial we took ownership on  Wednesday. We have enjoyed sleeping in air conditioned comfort for the last two nights.

We decided to keep the boat’s name ‘Timing’, as it seemed appropriate. She is a very different style of boat, lighter, faster, easier to sail, and 18 years younger. The latter, should hopefully mean fewer repairs and less maintenance. She has a few idiosyncrasies, for example less storage space down below.  Accordingly, It has been slightly difficult trying to find space for all the gear and personal items we are transferring from SW.  On the other hand, she has a huge sail locker in the bow as well as a cockpit locker so boat stuff can be kept out of the living space, which will be a big improvement.

SW is on the market, but still undergoing repairs, which should be completed within another week or two. Island time can be trying on occasions.

We should be heading out for some trial sails on Timing later this coming week, and then be heading to St. Martin soon thereafter. Our island hopping plans, for this season, will take in fewer islands than we had originally planned. In May, the current plan is to head for Bermuda and than back to the US east coast.