Converting an Ex-Charter Boat into a Bluewater Cruiser ~ Vlog #20
November 11, 2018 by Sailing On Finding Avalon | Language: EN Play Time: 00:21:45 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
After a refreshing couple of weeks with Jackson’s parents in the Balearic Islands, and a few days land-based at Xanthe’s parents’ house in Cabo de Palos (Spain), we were back into boat life full throttle.
Two months to go until we cross the Atlantic with the ARC Rally means preparations are ramped up. We spend a week in Almerimar in the South of Spain taking advantage of the fantastic chandleries and yacht services to convert Finding Avalon into the Bluewater cruiser she’s always dreamed of being.
We did the following:
~ Garnered all the necessary safety gear
~ Replaced the standing rigging
~ Installed a second set of navigation lights
~ Set up the sat phone system
~ Provisioned all the dry goods for the Atlantic crossing
~ Installed a saltwater pump
…Almerimar seemed nice from afar!
Oh yes, and apologies for the fart noises in some of the voiceovers. I was pressed for time and had to record them in a marina with extremely squeaky ropes – I swear!
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We are Jackson and Xanthe, a pair who met in an aprés-ski bar in the Snowy Mountains of Australia and instantly bonded over a love for adventure, travel and the ocean. In his youth, Jackson competed in international sailing regattas all over the globe. He thought it was a pretty spectacular way to see the world and always had the dream of taking to the seas on a more permanent basis. Xanthe thought it was the best idea she had ever heard and insisted he made his dream a reality and that he made it with her. We bought Finding Avalon in Croatia in the middle of 2018. She's a 2005 Elan Impression 384, and was a charter boat before we bought her. It’s been great fun kitting the boat out to make her fit to sail the open seas. We've now covered 20,000 nautical miles to get her back to Australia! Binge watch our channel to see the incredible journey from buying the boat to arriving home in Australia; and stick around for weekly videos as we share Sydney's treasures by sail.
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