Venezuela to Los Roques, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, Colombia, the San Blas Islands, Panama, and then, who knows? Why Nordhavn: We enjoy Snow White because she is very seaworthy and well built. We feel safe in any sea conditions. Why cruising: The best part of cruising is meeting new friends and exploring new places.
John and Jeannie Coyle Neptune Nordhavn 57 #08 Nautical miles cruised: 3,000-plus in
three years. Cruising grounds: The Florida Keys, East Coast, Bermuda and Chesapeake Bay. Favorite destinations: Few we did not like. In general, smaller and out-of- theway places. Most notable were Georgetown, Bermuda and Chestertown, Maryland. Cruising plans: Our plans this year are to travel Chesapeake Bay, the East Coast and the Bahamas. Why Nordhavn: Neptune is a very comfortable and stable boat. It is very easy for a couple to manage. A go-anywhere boat. The engine room is spacious and easy to work in. Having a stand-up engine room with a work bench is a real pleasure. It has a small ship feel about it and provides for extended cruising in both comfort and safety. That sense of stability and safety has given us the confidence to go beyond the routine coastal cruises and venture into blue water. Why cruising: First, we enjoy the cruise and travel itself. Being on the boat is a lot of fun in and of itself, and sometimes is the prime motivation. Planning a trip and successfully doing it provide a great sense of accomplishment. I like the problem-solving that comes along with cruising. I became motivated enough to get my USCG 100-Ton Captain’s License last year to add to the sense of personal professionalism of cruising and doing it well. We like different destinations for the sense of discovery and finding something new. (Conversely it is boring to stay too long in one place). On a boat you really see places in a way that is so different from travel by land. The sense of a place when arriving by sea is so totally different, that your orientation of where www.nordhavn.com
you are is shaped by how you got there. We have really enjoyed the cruising community, there is a real sense of kinship that is hard to find.
Richard Oliver Sea Voyager Nordhavn 57 #12 Nautical miles cruised: About 10,000. (Purchased from original owner, launched 2000). Cruising grounds: Sea Voyager has just returned to Airlie Beach in North Queensland, Australia after a successful 5,000 nm three-month cruise to the south of Tasmania, the island State at the bottom of Australia. Weather was varied and as expected, the Bass Strait crossing necessitated a couple of days sheltering behind Wilsons Promontory. Stabilizer problems held up Sea Voyager for a few days, but the very helpful long distance advice from Russ Smith of Arcturus Marine Systems and prompt shipment of spare parts from USA was much appreciated. Favorite destination: East coast of Tasmania—cool, but very beautiful with many miles of protected and unspoiled coast and waters. Cruising plans: Offshore Queensland islands over coming winter months. Why Nordhavn: Seagoing ability and quality of construction continue to impress after some rugged ocean voyages. Why cruising: Peace . . . and adventure.
Evelyn McGlone and Erik Dalaker Evrik Nordhavn 57 #15 Nautical miles cruised: 32,000 since
February 2001. Cruising grounds: Mexico, British Columbia, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, the Caribbean. We have been north to Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Long Island, The Exumas and the Abacos in the Bahamas. Being born and raised on the north shore of Long Island, our Mecca north happens every so many years when I (Evelyn) yearn for the feel of the mud through my toes as we hunt for clams and mussels. Maine and Block Island, Rhode Island are full of lobster but the waters are so cold that we get our fill from the local lobster boats. We have a compressor aboard
so we dive almost every day, or snorkel when we are in the Bahamas and hunt for conch, lobster and spear fish. Cruising plans: Cruising for about a year and a half to do all the Leeward and Windward Islands of the Caribbean. Why Nordhavn: Mostly the quality and comfort. We designed our boat a bit differently. We have a full galley, fully equipped to prepare scrumptious gourmet meals. We have two staterooms which are nice and wide. Just having visited the Miami Boat Show, we are once again positive that we have the most attractive, best overall boat that is made today. Our Nordhavn 57 #15 is still in better-than-new condition and is maintained on a daily basis by Erik. It is just the right size for two people to maintain and operate without a crew. This allows us total privacy without having to be overworked. Why cruising: We cruise about six months a year and find that very comfortable for us at this point in our lives.
Brian and Suzanne Hull Katie Jane Nordhavn 57 #19 Nautical miles cruised: Only a few hundred since April 2006. Cruising grounds: The Bahamas, and Ensenada to San Diego. Favorite destination: Atlantis in Nassau. Cruising plans: Southern California for 2007, then La Paz at the end of the year. Why Nordhavn: It’s a small ship. Very comfortable and solid. You feel like she can go anywhere, and take on anything! Why cruising: The freedom to do what you want to do, when you want to do it! Additionally, with a Nordhavn, the independence.
Janis and Bob Rothman Emeritus Nordhavn 57 #21 Nautical miles cruised: 36,000 since
December 2001. Cruising grounds: North and Central America from Alaska to Panama to the Caribbean to the Canadian Maritimes. North Atlantic crossing via Bermuda and the Azores to Gibraltar in the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally. The Mediterranean with numerous stops in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Croatia, Tunisia . 2008-2009 | circumnavigator
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