The year is
ending with a big buying bang for Mareda.
As if the financial pit of buying a new boat weren’t deep enough, we’ve
splurged on a few items that may at first glance SEEM to be unnecessary but will,
I’m sure, prove to be worth the investment.
To protect
the double helm steering wheels and the cockpit table / GPS screen, we bought
protective covers in sunbrella material.
We probably could have pieced together some tarps ourselves to accomplish
the same thing, but as we’ll be leaving Mareda for several months of the year
in various countries around the Med, we decided to indulge in quality
protection. Classy, eh??
And for
boating enthusiasts, there’s no better gift than personalized boat swag ! My sister, who recently bought her own
Catalina 25, gave us two great presents:
a picnic / beach blanket tote and a couple of hot-cold travel mugs, both
with MAREDA conspicuously and beautifully displayed. Watch out, Med, here we come ! (After a few months of hibernation, that is…).
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| Great nautical swag ! |
On a completely
unrelated note, we recently contributed to an informal information poll about “grey
nomads” and the aging of the cruising fleet.
Check out this interesting article from Hubert Hell at Active Outside.
