Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[bryaneidins70]

Looks really lovely.

When its time to collect will it be in the water or is there a breaking of the bottle on the side type launch?

[Matt]

No helicopter pad?

[Giles]

@bryaneidins70:

Looks really lovely.

When its time to collect will it be in the water or is there a breaking of the bottle on the side type launch?

I suspect it will be in the water, but I bet @Madame Buttonfly and I will get trashed on whatever people waste breaking bottles…..Maybe even on or close to SAKURA....

[ROman]

It's looking great and impressive. Simply beautiful.

[Black Orchid]

Wow! Wow! Wo! You salty sea dogs you! What an amazing adventure awaits! Good luck to you wonderful pair in the quest for the right boat and an adventurous retirement. Much love [emoji3590]

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[Giles]

We popped into Sasga to tie up a few loose ends this morning.  I grabbed a couple of images of the stockroom for @goosehd , because I know he understands that this sort of tidiness and organisation spills over into every aspect of the build….

And a photo of a previous generation Sasga we saw last night, loved her reflection…

[goosehd]

Really impressive that it's that organized and speaks volumes about the pride that goes into working there.  In my mind that correlates to the overall build quality of the boat and the fact the storeroom (which I assume most customers don't/can't access) is that neat means they haven't cleaned up just for your visit.

I really think you're going to get a top level build and are dealing with a great outfit.

[goosehd]

@Giles Any potential dates for completion and/or launch date?  Do you or the insurance company have to do a final inspection prior to launch?

[Giles]

The insurance company don't give a shit about the boat, just our ability to avoid writing it, or something more expensive, off…..

We had planned to pick her up the last week of April, but for complicated reasons (American friends who have been trying to get to see us since 2020 - thanks Covid) we are trying to delay until mid May.

[goosehd]

You mean like this…

[goosehd]

…and two other things:

1. Clearly the owner did not pay attention to the spec sheet when configuring his thrusters for the boat.

2. I wonder if he put the fenders down before he docked…

[Giles]

Just like this, not a million miles from here….Which is what happens when you put the destination into your GPS and don't check whether the straight line goes over land, set the throttle to 30knots, pour a drink and then go down the back and cavort with your mates....

[bryaneidins70]

@goosehd:

You mean like this…

He's just anti fouling it…

and the boat coming in is going to do some James Bond move and get it back in the water for him.

[Giles]

It's freezing but otherwise perfect, sunny with no wind.  So we thought we'd go for a spin…..

[steelworker]

@Giles:

It's freezing but otherwise perfect, sunny with no wind.  So we thought we'd go for a spin…..

what is this?

[Twistlock]

Would say a vessel carrying a wind turbine blade.

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[Nik]

Great day for it @Giles and @Madame Buttonfly I was out walking Chicken around Portchester Castle today, might have seen you

[Giles]

Yep, wind turbine blade. They get made on the Island. The vessel is called Blade Runner, which I think is genius…..

[Giles]

In the middle of last year, @Madame Buttonfly  had a go on the current tender.  It is small, underpowered and has a tiller.  Let’s just say, after about 5 minutes she asked me to take the helm, it was not her finest hour.

There is, of course, a silver lining in every cloud. I was given permission there and then to significantly up the budget for a tender for SAKURA as long as it had a steering wheel.

I got a mail today, it is ready, but they will hold until SAKURA is back in UK.

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Nik Porchester Castle is a fine place for a walk, love it there, and obviously so does Chicken - bless him