Sorry
about the delay since our last Blog posting – we've had an issue
loading images, but I'll do another Post shortly, even without
pictures.
Our
prospective buyer arrived from Australia last Tuesday with his surveyor friend and a
boating friend from UK. The buyer and I had already exchanged dozens
of emails and had several phone conversations, but had never met, so
on a rainy Tuesday afternoon we had a quick tour of Envoy followed by
a dinner so we could all get to know each other. This included my
brother Charles, a qualified shipwright and very experienced
yachtsman, who came over from Scotland where he works as a
Harbour Master.
On
the Wednesday the rain passed, the weather was great again and the
buying team did a thorough inspection and sea trial. They were well
pleased and commented that Envoy's appearance surpassed their
expectations and their impressions from photographs. On Thursday we
lifted Envoy out of the water for a hull survey. On completion the surveyor said
Envoy's condition was better than another Nordhavn ten years newer
that he saw out of the water recently.
On
that afternoon after having a consultation with his colleagues, the
buyer met with us and we concluded the sale arrangements. He and his
team are staying on until Monday evening so we can impart as much
knowledge about Envoy as possible.
Obviously
there is some sadness in parting with Envoy – a major part of our
lives for the last 12 years, but we'll have many extremely happy memories of the many great times we've shared with family and close friends and we're delighted to see Envoy going
to caring new owners who plan to continue Med cruising based out of
Lefkada.
We
leave here 8 November and arrive home on the 12th.
New
Post in next few days.
