There’s a boat in Cape Town that is, apparently, prepping to take off in 14 days. I’ve been ghostly stalking the project for awhile now and, now with a route change, they are planning on heading around the world.

Leaving from Cape Town.

I’m excited to see this boat set sail. It’s design is interesting and it’s been built to haul 600L of water in it’s holds.. and there is SO MUCH ROOM inside I can’t get over it! My boat is a *scant* 46″ side to side at the pilots chair  meaning she’s more of a “cigarette” style boat- long and narrow.

The choice, of mine, to go with a long and narrow boat came from my windsurfing days.. I had a Cobra 260 Slalom.. a sub 90L board that had three linear footstraps and was a low- production “copy” of a board that held the world speed record so.. it was 260cm long and~ at the footstraps it was just about a “foot” wide. Not 12″ .. one of my feet width. Long(ish), narrow.. and FAST!

I’m curious to see what takes place when the boat starts moving.. with it’s “soft rubber propeller” and 600L of water in stowage. And the weather on top of all that! Apparently, there are “high waves” recorded, currently, and weather isn’t the greatest overall. Hmm- it never really is in that area, apparently. And with the Central/ North Atlantic headding in to Hurricane season, the effect on S. Atlantic weathe is undeniable. 

Don’t get me wrong- I want them to set sail. They can take off first, for sure! But I do NOT want them to die! The Atlantic is kinda like Lake Superior- calm and subdued one moment and then whipped up in to a frothy frenzy a MOMENT later. Squalls.. swells.. surprises aplenty are there. 

I’m doing a TON of work behind the scenes right now. Finishing up Sponsorship documents, Support documents, web work.. and setting up an Art Show/ Sale in Kelowna (with Name The Boat tie- in).. and taking over management of The General Bean.. lots of work that is keeping me away from my boat. But, I’ll be in Calgs shortly.. either late Feb or early March.. then I’ll be taking her to Kelowna to fiberglass her and take her out for some fun on- the- water testing!