05-10-2006
One Step Closer
I started this blog almost 2 months ago. Normally 2 months of silence would indicate that maybe I had gotten second thoughts ... or even given up. Leaving this as one of the many 1 post blogs you find around. This is luckily not the case, as I have been planning, thinking, dreaming and talking to people about the sailing project. Most importantly I've taken important steps in the right direction on actually ALL the 5 points I had outlined as challenges.
To go through where I stand on all of them right now:
1. Boat ... After much deliberation (and calculation) I have decided that when I set sail it will be in a newly built Alubat Ovni 395. Originally I wanted the Ovni 435, but the way things look now, it isn't economically feasible. Currently I can't afford the 435, so instead of breaking the bank on that one, it's better to step down to the 395 and get it fully equipped instead. I'll talk more about the boat and my reasons for choosing it in a later entry.
2. Crew ... 
This is a work in progress, but right now Steffi a lovely Austrian girl I meet this summer (Not Steffie Graf) is very interested and we've started laying some plans to that end.
3. Sailing plan ... This is at the moment the area I've done the least amount of thinking. Short of that I want to go around the World and include Antarctica on the journey. Besides that I have a lot of work ahead of me.
4. Sailing skills ... I've been in touch with 2 different boats. One boat is owned by a Norwegian that is on his second circumnavigation. Having completed the first one from 1994 - 2002. He's currently on Fiji, but will wait out the Typhoon season and start sailing again in April 2007, at which point I could join and sail with him for a few weeks to get some experience. The second boat is a group of Norwegians known as Seilsamvirket. They start sailing soon from France where the boat was built. The interesting thing about them is that the boat is built by Alubat, the makers of the Ovni that I want to buy. Though they bought a different boat, it'll still be very interesting. I'm not sure when I'll have a chance to sail with them, but I am on their list and waiting. In December 2006 (2 months from now) I'll be heading to the Caribbean to cruise with my father on the Jewel of the Seas and one of the ports of call will be St. Martin, where they actually rent out Ovni's. So I'll try to rent one for the day or at the very least go on board and have a solid look around.
5. Finances ... After having checked prices of boats and had a long talk with my bank "guy". I now have enough money to buy the Ovni 395 fully kitted out. However, I don't have enough money for actually sailing, which is a problem, but I have 3 years to figure out how to solve that. So I'm not too concerned.
All in all I'm on track. I'll get into detail about all of the above mentioned points in later posts. This was just a short summary, to show that I'm on track and heading in the right direction.
Right now 2010 is 3 years 2 months 26 days 12 hours 3 minutes and 30 seconds away.
Things are looking good!
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Come sail with us on our newly built Alubat Levrier 14
While dreaming of sailing, why not join us in Seilsamvirket. There is still one share available.
We are 10 owners sailing 2-4 week legs each; the newly built Alubat Levrier 14 will circumvent the globe twice in 5 years, then be sold. That means you will have your money back in 2010 to buy your Ovni!
Instead of continue living in your 2010 dream, join us to make it real right away!
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