A new yacht

In my last report I wrote that I was looking for a new yacht. Because I have to follow so many rules and regulations, my Hurley 800 became really too small to meet this rules.
With lots of pleasure I can now report that I got another one for my journey. I will now travel around the world with a Jeanneau Ginfizz ketch. The yacht is 38ft which is something to get used to compared with the Hurley 800 of 28ft I owned before.
Another difference is that this yacht has 2 masts in stead of 1. However, I have sailed a 45ft yacht before, which I liked sailing a lot. Don’t forget, I was born on a 2 master as well!
The width of this yacht is also enormous, her beam is 12,5ft and she has a draft of over 6ft.
The yacht is still ashore but as soon as we have painted her bottom and hull, installed a new rudder and done some other minor repairs, she will be ready to be launched. That will be the first time I will have the opportunity to sail her.
As soon as I have done this I will put more pictures on my site to show you my new toy.
I’m enormously pleased with this yacht but of course again there is a lot of work to be done. Together with my dad we started grinding the yacht. This also makes it clear that she is a lot bigger than my previous one. But you all know you first have to invest before you can start sailing and have pleasure.
As soon as it gets warmer and stops raining I will start immediately preparing my yacht for my travel around the world. My intention is to also write more on my site and update my blog with recent news.

Laura