After much debate we are committing to a departure date and time from San Diego to Nuka Hiva: Saturday, April 28th at noon. Yes, this is a bit later than thought, but we want to make sure we are ready. Weather should still be favorable and we will have plenty of fuel.

On the 20 day passage will be Eric, Christi, and Richard. Richard is a seasoned boater and owner of another Nordhavn 43. We are privileged and pleased to have Richard aboard.

We invite you to visit around 11am to say farewell and bon voyage to the crew of Kosmos. We are at the Kona Kai Marina in the G section (see diagram).

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. Continue reading →

After almost three years of planning and waiting something has happened…

We took delivery of Kosmos! Woohoo!

We have stories, pictures and video to share. However we do not have the time to share them right now, but we will soon. Training and wrapping up the final things on the Kosmos is consuming all our time.

Some quick updates: We have been spending the night on the boat, it has been great. We had a licensed captain aboard to test us for insurance purposes, and we passed the test. We went to Catalina for our first shake down cruise. During that trip we had around 20 dolphins riding the wave that the front of the boat makes, and 3 tiny little sparrow-like birds that found their way into the pilothouse.

And.. And.. And… Ok, we need to get back to work. More training and more things to organize. As we mentioned before, we are looking forward to be able to truly relax and enjoy Kosmos. Right now it is hectic.