My excuses... Wow, it has been such a long time since my last post. I have been considering what to do with the blog for a while. It's probably no surprise that I have found I get more people watching the you tube videos I post than people reading this blog. In fact it's probably only my Mum … [Read more...]
Wanda has finally arrived
More hiccups Nothing in life is simple; particularly moving a storm damaged boat from the Caribbean to the UK. I was expecting a few hiccups along the way, but the past few months of waiting for Wanda to arrive has been quite frustrating. First came the unexpected detour to Miama, including the … [Read more...]
Delays
The shipping agent had just called me to let me know the cradle was held up in Miami waiting to clear customs. Miami? Apparently Miami was a transit stop on the outbound route from the UK to Sint Maarten. Therefore the cradle was subject to inspection and customs clearance. Unfortunately the … [Read more...]
Flat-rack shipping
Wheels are in motion Great, everything was lined up finally to bring Wanda to the UK, where I could restore her to her former glory. The cradle would be delivered to the marine yard in Sint Maarten end of February according to the sailing schedule. The yard would then load Wanda on to the cradle, … [Read more...]
Getting all the ducks lined up
RO/RO from Guadeloupe I had wanted to move Wanda with RO/RO, as that was a process I was familiar with. Also the initial quotes were fairly good. Sint Maarten was not equipped with RO/RO dock facilities however, the closest facility was in Guadeloupe. If I could get Wanda to Guadeloupe there was … [Read more...]