Ha! Nice one. I love my Monty though. He's so cute. Listening to oldies now that he has his first child
I delivered one sailboat - one long trip. It was beautiful. A Swan 77'. Built in Norway I believe and 1 of 4 similar boats owned by a Dutch family. I am grateful to have been on such a vessel. Most ports I met many others in the bars very jealous of sailing sowmthing like that.
This was back in '04. If I recall correctly we tried to average 9knots but we easily had averages of 12 and in the Atlantic crossing we had amazing consistent direction winds where we had some days at 16-23! Felt amazing to have that thing loaded up like that.
i can't say enough about that experience. The crew (6 all in) were all strangers aside from the captain and his gf. He was Scottish his gf argentian/Canadian, one yank girl, two English guys and me.
i was flown to San Diego from Van, and we set out to Falmouth, UK via:
Puerto vallarta
Aculpolco
panama - the canal
Havana
miami south beach ten days
fort lauderdale (here we stayed for four weeks to re/re some equipment and prep for the trans Atlantic.
St.Georges barbados
horta Azores
falmouth, england
i finished with money in the bank and my flight home covered so I hung out in new quay for a few months and surfed.
i won't say it was by best trip ever as there was a lot of hard work and at times we all didn't get along, and I took years off my liver. But as far as experiences and appreciation for getting to places the old way, I learned a lot and was exposed to things, situations, and senses I never anticipated. So many great moments I could go on and on about.
if I lotteried I'd have my own Swan and take my family around the world.