All Rhodes lead to here...

We've decided to take a look at a Sweden Yachts 36 in Rhode Island. Fortunately I have a friend that lives 20 minutes away from the boat, which will save on air travel. With the £ being strong against the US$ right now, the boat could be a seriously good deal. It has lots of modern electronics including two chart plotters which is always nice... It is also the first blue hulled Sweden that I've seen. Not sure if I like it. Becks particularly likes blue hulled boats, but it feels like not the "proper colour" for these boats. Still, it does look classy...

We'll see what Ed turns up when he visits this Friday.

Sweden Yachts 340 viewing

I went to view a Sweden Yachts 340 at Berthon in Lymington last week. I saw it and completely fell in love. These Swedens are really pretty boats...



Prior to this I'd hankered after the likes of Najads and Hallberg-Rassys. I love these Swedish boats because of the build quality, the woodwork and the reputation for seaworthiness. The sewden just felt like a younger person's boat - somehow a bit more sporty, but still with that legendary quality.

I went back with Becks the following day and as with any second viewing you see all the issues you missed the first time. Nothing was particularly serious except for some questions I had around a messy looking repair to the keel. Becks decided that she didn't want a boat where the head complartment was only accessible from one of the cabins. She was worried that guest would not want to walk into someone else's cabin to use the toilet. It didn't bother me personally, but if it wasn't right for her, then it wasn't right for us. Plenty more boats in the sea.