We rented a car and drove down to Bullando Marina to view the boat. It's worth mentioning that from the short hour's drive we were astounded by the scenery, every few miles seemed to take up past a bay, river or estuary more spectacular than the last. We arrived to find the broker office empty. A few calls later and it turned out that we were 35 minutes early and they were expecting to meet us a bit later. The marina itself is large and very well equipped.
The brokerage boats were floating on a dedicated pontoon. Someone arrived shortly afterwards and found the keys to the boat that we'd come to see.Up On Deck...First Impressions: Ancient electronics, good deck, running rigging OK, but above all a very nice boat. Down below, almost everything was almost immaculate - Hard to believe that it was all 21 years old.
Becks & I examined her in near silence and exentually sat down in the saloon. I asked her what she thought and she replied "she's everything we're looking for". I too was totally blown away by it. Unfortunately due to the Stockholm Boat Show, the only staff on duty was a guardian of keys, but not of information or boat knowledge.
We were staying at the Stockholm Grand, which is apparently one of the best in Sweden. It is a truly brilliant city-archipelago, full of history, astonishing architecture, bridges and picturesque streets. That evening we roamed around the old quarter looking for somewhere to eat. I had a starter of elk and a main course of reindeer (apparently these animals are different... I remain sceptical).In terms of a boat viewing this one was fairly expensive:
| Flights | £281.60 |
| Hotel & Breakfast | £280.19 |
| Car Hire | 86.14 |
| Public Transport | 21.32 |
| Supper | £65.46 |
| Total | £735.06 |
