Following 26 hours of driving around the state of Florida with our fabulous boat broker Curtis Stokes and his wife Gill, and looking at 11 boats, this is the one we fell for. It took from Thursday night when we decided to make an offer, until Sunday morning when we got the email from Curtis telling us price negotiations were successful to know that we were moving on to the final stage in purchasing her. We’re scheduled for an engine and hull Survey (like a house inspection, only for a boat) and Sea Trial (checking it out underway on the water) on Tuesday, and assuming those don’t raise issues (and we have reason to believe everything will go well with this step), then we will become owners of this boat approximately January 10, 2012.
So in some senses, this is where the Journey begins, and we’re both excited. We’ve already spoken with Captain Chris Caldwell and his wife Alyse about coming to spend 3 days on the boat with us January 23-25 to do boat-specific training in maintenance, docking and other areas in which this boat is quite different from the boats we’ve owned the last 7 years.
42’ Jefferson Sundeck underway
Flybridge
Sundeck and entry door to Salon below
Salon
Guest Stateroom (our one disappointment with the boat, that it has bunks instead of a double or queen bed in the guest stateroom)
Galley (kitchen) with full-size refrigerator
Dinette across from Galley
Master stateroom (queen bed)
Guest head (bathroom)
We spent 30 minutes texting with our son Ryan the other evening about potential boat names, and as we did with our previous boat, we invite you to “vote” on those that have been suggested already, or contribute additional suggestions for a new name for this boat (to be accompanied by proper mariner’s boat re-naming ceremony). Because we’re purchasing this boat to undertake a journey around The Great Loop, most of the names contain some reference to “loop”. The following list is only in alphabetical order, and includes suggestions made by Ryan, the waitress at dinner the night we decided to make the offer, and another gentleman in the restaurant:
Circulo Grande (Spanish variant on the term “Great Loop”)
Curva Grande (Spanish variant on the term “Great Loop”)
Gettin’ Looped
Gran Lazo (Mexican-Spanish variant on the term “Great Loop”)
Grande Cappio (Italian variant on the term “Great Loop”)
Let’s Get Looped
Loophole
Olalla Bay Associates (the legal name of the Delaware Corporation that is actually buying this boat on our behalf)
Starship (note: the boat is a 42’ Jefferson)
What are your additional ideas? Post under “comments” or email us with your suggestions.
6 comments:
I think your boat is bigger than J and my apartment. Just saying. Looks good :) I'll think on the names. A
"Loopy Idea" sounds about right to me. Dad.
I think Olalla Bay is perfect. Having followed your blog since your Alaska Trip and enjoyed your adventures I think many will identify you by this name along the way. Who knows as you cruise by our cottage in Door County WI on Lake Michigan we might just meet. It is a very cool trawler which will serve you well. Having done much of the Mississippi in smaller craft I think you will enjoy that as a real change of pace. Good luck.
I'm partial to "Gettin' Looped" and I believe Lance liked "Loophole". Congratulations on finding a boat to call home while you start yet another adventure :)
V
Now that you've got a whole guest suite how about something like "Two Heads Are Better Than One"...
my vote is for "Fuit Loop" or "White Rice"
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