Our (soon to be) home afloat
The hunt is over…
We have agreed to purchase a Beneteau 57 currently located in Vilamoura, Portugal. Her name is Imagine.
The Gist:
- General design:
- She’s a big, center-cockpit, bluewater boat
- Aft master cabin, two forward guest cabins, & crew berth midships
- Substantial ballast giving her a high “comfort ratio”
- Sloop rigged but convertible to a cutter (baby stay already installed, staysail in inventory)
- What attracted us to this particular listing:
- Near immaculate condition
- New sail inventory in 2021
- Hull completely resealed, repainted, anti-fouled, and all 21 through-hulls replaced in 2021
- Single owner, always under the care of a professional skipper
- What others say about her:
- https://sailingmagazine.net/article-429-beneteau-57.html (written by John Kretschmer)
- https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beneteau-57
- Next steps:
- Complete the transaction (mid-February 2022)
- Install solar & updated Battery Management System (late February 2022)
- Learn the boat, how she sails, and how to maneuver a 57′ beast in a marina (March-June 2022)
- See the world, one nautical mile at a time (July 2022 until the end of days)