Friday May 12th in Dana Point – There were a lot of people involved making a boat as sophisticated as Kosmos. Dozens and dozens of factory workers that we did not get to meet (well except for three of them — see final construction update post). In addition to all the people at the factory, there are dozens of people in Dana Point. This includes Nordhavn (aka Pacific Asian Enterprises) staff, as well as several of the contractors that helped out. To thank them all we threw a dock party with plenty of food and drinks. Unfortunately, Christi forgot to put out non-alcoholic beverages, but no one complained.

We reminisced that it was over 3 years ago when we started thinking about getting this boat, and 2 years ago we actually signed the paperwork to officially start the process.

Here is a picture of Jeff Leishman, Owner/Chief Designer at PAE, and Eric.

Jeff was pleased how Kosmos turned out.

It was a fine gathering of amazingly talented and professional people. Whenever we use Kosmos we will have tremendous confidence because of their work and support. A million thanks from us.

Special thanks the 43 project manager Pete Eunson and his assistant Jessica Morrow. You two were patient, professional, and simply great.

For lunch we took out the commissioning staff who worked on our boat as additional thanks. They did a great job.

We also got to break a bottle on the bow to “christen” the boat. It was a special moment indeed and an appropriate moment to restate: Kosmos is Greek for world. It is the name of our boat, and the scope of our travel ambitions.

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  • Kosmos Dana Point Christening – In case you are wondering about the bottle: It was a special bottle with a mesh safety cover and pre-scored so it breaks easily.

We plan to redo this event at some point with our friends and family in San Diego. Stay tuned.