Yasmine Ann

It has been a week today since we took possession of our catamaran.  We spent the first 4 days at the city marina at Fort Lauderdale.  Lots of cleaning and finding places for our stuff.  Seems to be plenty of storage, for now!!!

On Tuesday, we set sail for Marathon to meet up with Pat and Walt from Waves of Grace.  This is their third winter here and I can see why  We arrived on Wednesday and Pat had made us a welcome dinner.  Both Pat and Walt have gone out of their way to show us the town and things to do here.  We love it and look forward to getting Yasmine Ann into tip top shape while enjoying the beautiful weather and great company.      

         Fort Lauderdale strip along the beach.

                                       Local wildlife

               Leaving Fort Lauderdale

         Our fist sunrise at anchor in Rodriquez Key.

 Wake during 8+ knot sailing.  Wind was blowing 25-30 on a beam reach down Hawk Channel.

       Now that is a Happy Admiral

 My GPS to use when working below.  8.1 knots in this picture.  Max that day was 8.8.  Yumsuch would be doing the same, but the next picture tells the difference.

     Notice the bottle of water sitting still on the table.

       Now that is an office with a view.

      Waves of Grace right next door.

Sold and Bought

Mixed feelings.  We were shocked to have an inquiry, from the last blog posting, within 2 hours of publishing.  That was on a Monday and by that Wednesday we had the deposit in hand for Yumsuch.

A great guy from Baltimore, who works for a company that is involved in electric automobile engines, is the new owner of Yumsuch.  He purchased her for the electric propulsion.  He wanted a completed live aboard size vessel, that also was electric.  Yumsuch fit the bill perfectly.  She passed her survey with flying colors and splashes on the 5th.  We plan to spend a couple of days with him to show the systems and bring her for a sail.  In the spring, he plans to bring her to his home near Annapolis, so we hope to be able to see her there every year.  He plans to work with his engineers to fine tune the propulsion system and the batteries to see what they can accomplish.  We look forward to seeing the changes over the years.  She has been a great boat for us and will be missed.

Selling Yumsuch so quickly allowed us to look at a higher price range.  We had already decided on a Lagoon catamaran due to the vertical windows in the salon.  It answered our needs to have visibility all day while I worked.  Most other cats require sun shades on their angled windows.  So we went back to one of the original boats we viewed, a 2003 Lagoon 410 S2.  It is an owners version, so the starboard hull has a queen bed and a three piece head, vanity and shower area.  There is also a desk, with shelves, for all of my work stuff (another priority).

We had our survey and sea trial yesterday and approved it for purchase, so we will close right after we finish with Yumsuch next week.  We have already made plans to hook up with Pat and Walt in Marathon in the next couple of weeks.  Yasmine Ann (new boat name), sails well.  The polars show she is about the best sailing cat that Lagoon has ever made, so we look forward to tweaking everything to get the best she can provide.

More pictures will follow.  Not sure what we will do with blog name or make a new one.    

Sea trial with captain and surveyor.  You can see one of 3 - 120 solar panels on the hardtop.