The most common question we ever get is “When do you leave?”. For a long time it was “we have years before we leave”. Then it was “within a year”. Then it became “a few months”. And now the answer is “we are leaving this month!” It can be tricky to precise, so we are giving two potential dates:
It would be fun to gather at the dock at 11am to see us off at noon. We are at the Kona Kai Marina in the G section (see diagram).
Well it took a while to find the right engines. We wanted about 2600 extra horsepower to speed up the long passages. We got a pair of 1350 hp jet turbines. They are semi-used, and we got a good deal on them. We converted our port tank from diesel to jet fuel. And to be honest there were quite a few other modifications, but we will spare you the details. The big bummer was losing the salon windows. We had the covers off of the engines for this picture. You only see the port engine, but trust us there is another one on the other side.
Anyway, on to the performance: Continue reading