fleet roll call
Doug (top right) and Elaine MacMillan (center) entertain guests on Moxie, their Nordhavn 55, while anchored in the Southern Chesapeake Bay.
. . and many places we’ve forgotten. Favorite destination: All of the above. Cruising plans: Spring/summer 2007 to the U.K. Why Nordhavn: The vessel suffers our errors superbly and remains afloat despite our unfamiliarity with the sea. Why cruising: The challenge to an almost octogenarian skipper and threequarter-century bride. The people we meet along the way both ashore and dockside.
Jim and Deb Yeates BurntSand Nordhavn 57 #23 Nautical miles cruised: 12,439 since
July 2002. Cruising grounds: Zihuatanejo, Mexico to Juneau, Alaska with a lot of time spent in the Queen Charlotte Islands, the west coast of Vancouver Island and northern British Columbia. Favorite destination: Chamela Bay, Mexico and Queen Charlotte Islands, 146
circumnavigator | 2008-2009
British Columbia. Cruising plans: Vancouver to Prince William Sound, Alaska. Why Nordhavn: Very well built, seaworthy, solid, reliable and safe. As novice cruisers we were looking for these attributes in our first trawler and have been extremely happy about the performance of BurntSand in the few times we have had very rough seas bringing it up the coast to Vancouver from Zihuatanejo. Why cruising: Being new to the cruising lifestyle, we enjoy the challenge and adventure of learning about all aspects of captaining our own boat and the challenge of the cruises. The real enjoyment comes from meeting fellow cruisers, and seeing many new places that we would never discover by land-based travel. What better way is there to be able to catch a 55-pound dorado while cruising down the Mexican Riviera or visit the UNESCO site at SGang Gwaii (Anthony
Island) in the Queen Charlotte Islands than on a Nordhavn?
Dick and Gail Barnes Ice Dancer II Nordhavn 57 #28 Nautical miles cruised: 24,000 on Ice Dancer Nordhavn 50 #22; just under 17,000 on Ice Dancer II. Cruising grounds: Since your last edition, we put another 9,000 nm on Ice Dancer, Nordhavn 50 #22. That was Hawaii to the Marquesas, Tuomotus Islands, Society Islands, Christmas and Palmyra Islands and back to Hawaii. Then we crossed to Dana Point, California, where we finished outfitting Ice Dancer II, Nordhavn 57 #28. In the past year we took Ice Dancer II to the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, then to the Kodiak Islands, Alaska. In the fall, we traveled to California, Mexico, Galapagos Islands, and Chile. In February, we rounded Cape Horn and now are on our way back north. www.circumnavigatormag .com