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HAPPY LIFE is a 42.5 m Motor Yacht, built in Italy by Cnf Fiumicino and delivered in 2003.

Her top speed is 22.0 kn and she boasts a maximum range of 700.0 nm when navigating at cruising speed, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 16 guests in 8 staterooms, with 10 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 429.0 GT and a 8.7 m beam.

She was designed by Andrea Bacigalupo , who also completed the naval architecture. Andrea Bacigalupo has designed 139 yachts and created the naval architecture for 197 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

Her interior was designed by Jim Collins - she is built with a Teak deck, a Aluminium hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

HAPPY LIFE is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 600 motor yachts in the 40-45m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her cruising speed is 1.74 kn above the average, her top speed 2.4 kn above the average, and her volume 45.7 GT above the average.

HAPPY LIFE is registered under the Cook Islands flag (along with a total of other 141 yachts)

Specifications

• Name: HAPPY LIFE
• Previous Names: LADY FERYAL,AKTOBE
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Builder: Cnf Fiumicino
• Naval Architect: Andrea Bacigalupo
• Exterior Designer: Andrea Bacigalupo
• Interior Designer: Jim Collins
• Refits: 2009

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HAPPY LIFE - ALFAMARINE

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Builder: ALFAMARINE Category: Motor Yacht Model Year: 2003 Year Built: 2003 Refit Year: 2017 Country: Philippines

LOA: 139' 6" (42.50m) Beam: 28' 7" (8.70m) Min Draft: 8' 3" (2.50m)

Speed, Capacities and Weight

Cruise Speed: 13 Kts. (15 MPH) Max Speed: 17 Kts. (20 MPH) Displacement: 529109 Pounds Gross Tonnage: 429 Pounds Water Capacity: 1902 Gallons Holding Tank: 555 Gallons Fuel Capacity: 7925 Gallons Fuel Consumption: 238 Gallons

Accommodations

Sleeps: 16 Total Heads: 8 Crew Sleeps: 10

Hull and Deck Information

Hull Material: Aluminum Deck Material: Teak Hull Color: White

Engine Information

Engines: 2 Manufacturer: MTU Model: 12V4000 M90 Engine Type: Inboard Fuel Type: Diesel

Introduction

Happy Life is a semi-displacement motor yacht, constructed in aluminium, and capable of a 17 knot top speed.  Happy Life is 42.5m in length and thanks to her interior layout, is suitable for both charter and private family use.

Unusually for a yacht of her size, Happy Life offers accommodation for an impressive 16 guests.  There’s a large full-beam owner’s suite on the main deck, and this has a separate children’s cabin within it, and Happy Life’s guest accommodation is found on the lower deck, comprising three VIP suites and three guest cabins.

The interior features light veneers with a contemporary interior styling, and Happy Life’s decks are laid with teak.

Happy Life’s saloon and dining area are found on the main deck, with a sun deck forward, and on her upper deck there’s an observation lounge with a bar, an owner’s study with conferencing facilities, and an al fresco dining area to aft.

Completing Happy Life’s tri-deck arrangement is the sun deck, where there’s plenty of space for relaxing and an inviting Jacuzzi.  Naturally, this spacious flybridge is a popular area with guests.

Happy Life underwent a refit in 2013 at which time, a full service of her main engine and generators was conducted, as well as a lift-out for ABS inspection.

Happy Life carries a RIB and a jetski on her upper deck, deployed and recovered by crane.

Main Features

• Zero speed stabilizers
• Accommodation for 16 guests
• Four crew cabins + Captain cabin
• Sun Deck with sun lounger and Jacuzzi
• Owner’s Suite includes an additional twin cabin with bathroom 

ZF gear boxes with V-drive transmission

4 blades propellers

2 x 80kW + 66kW Kohler generators

Port: 8,950 hr Stb:8,835 hrs (as of 21 Oct 2019)

Electricity

100 kw Frederico Landucci inverter 220V/24V

Batteries 75 Amp + 75 Amp + 25 Amp Mastervolt battery charges

Air Conditioning

480,000 btu Condaria reverse cycle air conditioning system

Other Machinery

2 x 600 l/h Idromar watermakers

2 x 300 liters 3kw Gianneschi boilers

13 Vacu-Flush fresh awter toilets.

Galley & Laundry Equipment

• Miele cooking plate
• Whirlpool hood
• Whirlpool microwave
• 2 x Whirlpool fridges
• 2 x Whirlpool freezers
• Miele dish washer
• 2 x Miele washing machines
• 2 x Miele dryers

Communication, Navigation & Entertainment Equipment

Communications Equipment

• JRC NCR330 weatherfax
• Sailor C4900 + Sailor RT422 VHF radios
• Sailor HC4500 SSB radio
• Sailor TT3020 satellite radio
• Standard C communication system

Navigation Equipment

• C-Plath SR180 gyroscopic compass
• JRC FF50 depth sounder
• JRC Nav500 GPS
• JRC Plot770FX Chart plotter
• C-Plath autopilot
• Decca radar
• HP Navigation computer

Entertainment Equipment

• Sony Hifi system with CD/DVD players throughout
• Seatel 4006 Sat TV system
• Plasma flat screen TV's in the saloon, lounge and master stateroom
• LCD flat screen TV's in VIP cabins, guest cabins, captain cabin and crew mess

Tender & Toys

• Zodiac Tender with Yamaha 70hp outboard
• Jetski for 2 persons - Yamaha, max 160kg 352IDS

Safety & Security Equipment

• Fire and bilge flood monitoring alarm systems
• Sea fire-fighting system and extinguishers
• Automatic bilge pumps and manual bilge pumps
• Complete safety equipment with 4 Zodiac life rafts for 6 people
• EPIRB satellite beacon (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon)

Refit History

Motor Yacht has undergone a full and comprehensive mechanical and electrical refit at the beginning of 2013, the yacht is in the final stages of completing a 10 year ABS class survey.

The works have bene carried out a Astilleros Mallorca, the shipyard have worked on the yacht for many years.

Work carried out:

• Hal out, for full ABS hull inspection
• Shafts rudders and propellers removed inspected and replaced with new seals and bearings
• Hull plate inspection, new section added under engine room 2mx2m
• Anti-fouled and anodes replaced
• Prop speed painted on shafts, propellers and bow thruster
• All tanks emptied cleaned and inspected all new gaskets
• Black and grey water tanks painted Interline 704
• Freshwater tank painted Interline 925
• Ballast tanks cleaned and painted Interline 925
• New generator switchboard, Easygen 3500 touch screen control
• Tank sensor's installed and integrated into main engine room switchboard
• Hamman sewage treatment plant service
• Water maker's service (some piping required replacement)
• Machinery valves removed replaced, overhauled as necessary
• Kohler generators serviced, emergency generator serviced, Generators load tested as required by ABS
• Main engine gearboxes serviced
• Grey and black water pumps serviced
• Fresh and seawater cooling pump serviced
• Bilge, fire fighting and deck wash pumps serviced
• Bilge and fire pneumatic valves service
• Bow thruster service
• Mega test of electric motors, main switchboard engine room and bridge
• Air cnditioning central units serviced
• Air conditioning fancoil units serviced (48 in total)
• Renewal of manifolds at fancoil piping system
• Fuel purifier service
• Bilge separator service
• Two new hot water tanks installed
• Improv CO2 release system at request of ABS surveyor
• Dismount Main engine exhaust spray rings for ABS surveyor
• All portholes and aft quarters grinded and blisters repaired & repainted
• Engine room & bridge doors grinded and blisters repaired & painted

Refit in 2017

• Interior furniture upgrades
• New carpets
• Interior upgrades

Yacht name «HAPPY LIFE» – ALFAMARINE is for sale and located in MANILA, PHILIPPINES.

Motor Yacht  «HAPPY LIFE» built by manufacturer ALFAMARINE in 2003 — available for sale. Yacht location: PHILIPPINES. If you are looking to buy a yacht «HAPPY LIFE» or need additional information on the purchase price of this ALFAMARINE, please call: +1-954-274-4435 (USA)

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Here are some of the most expensive yachts in the Philippines

Nothing says you’ve made it quite like sitting on your own boat in the middle of the open sea while sipping on a glass of champagne.

For a select few, getting a boat means shelling out a lot of spare change — millions of spare change to be exact.  But it’s become a norm for a select number of ultra-wealthy individuals to splurge on swanky yachts that are literally like moving villas at sea. So you can’t help but wonder: What exactly do these expensive yachts look like and how much are they? (I mean, we can only dream right?)

Here are some yachts bought by local personalities and some others available in the Philippine market:

Chavit Singson’s P600 million yacht

The most publicized yacht in the Philippines to date is Chavit Singson’s 600 million-peso superyacht named M/Y Happy Life. It’s notably known to be the boat that transported Miss Universe 2016 candidates to Batangas. The three-storey yacht has a total of six hot tubs and 16 executive rooms that can service up to 200 people. One of the living room’s tables is made from imported Indian railway wood that’s said to be 300 to 400 years old.

Monte Carlo’s P225 million yacht

Italian brand Monte Carlo carries semi-custom yachts. The brand, along with four others, was just recently introduced to the Philippines by Asia Yachting , a Hong Kong-based yacht dealer. It boasts a spacious outer deck that can accommodate large groups. But the star of the show? The interior’s bespoke accessories made from French design houses like Hermès and Armani.

Willie Revillame’s P80 million yacht

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Fountaine Pajot’s P41 million yacht

French brand Fountaine Pajot is known to have the most luxurious catamarans in the market. It was also introduced by Asia Yachting to the Philippines earlier this month. One of their yachts such as the MY 44 has three bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, a sunbathing lounge, and a terrace or pool overlooking the sea. It retails for around €689,000 or about P41 million.

Manny Pacquiao’s P25 million yacht

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Yacht Etiquette

Yacht etiquette for your yacht charter vacation.

As you enter the world of yachting, you will be exposed to yacht etiquette and the nautical way of life. Yacht etiquette presents set of “rules” for happy life aboard You vessel. Your yacht crew are delighted to welcome you onboard. They are responsible for your care and safety, as well as that of the yacht you are chartering. Therefore ground rules are set to ensure your charter runs both smoothly and safely.

While no two luxury charters are identical, there’s one thing they all have in common: a basket for shoes by the gangway (passerelle).

Shoes for ashore should not be worn onboard. Instinctively, you will kick them off and feel more relaxed barefoot or in soft deck shoes, but it also protects the decks, which are no simple thing to replace. This rule puts most guests in the carefree “barefoot” vacation spirit.

If your feet feel naked without shoes, however, ask your Charter Agent in advance if it’s okay to bring a pair of clean slippers to wear onboard.

SAILING IN CROATIA ON CREWED BOATS OR BAREBOAT!

WHY IT IS GOOD TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL CREW ON BOARD?

Listen carefully to the pre-departure safety briefing. Captain and crew will give you a complete briefing on ship’s safety procedures before you leave port.  These rules are in place for your comfort and ultimate safety, explaining the basic of ship’s systems; how to use for eg.toilets, electrical systems & lights.

Crewed yachts with cooks usually have designated areas where “help yourself” snacks and drinks are kept. Cook will point these out to you. Please do not help yourself to anything in the main galley fridge or lockers without first asking the cook.  He or she likely has plans for it.

Although the whole crew of your charter is there to serve you, it’s proper yacht etiquette to direct any requests you may have while onboard (apart from drink orders, that is) to the Captain.

CHARTERING WITH KIDS and PETS?

Chartering with kids , keep in mind that professional crews are not babysitters, they have many other daily jobs to do. However, most crews are kid-friendly and may offer to entertain your children for a certain amount of time during the charter. If they offer you can graciously accept, but don’t abuse the privilege or expect them to do it full-time.

Travelling with your pet, please ensure you have informed your charter broker so that they can find you a suitably pet-friendly yacht. Many owners’ yacht etiquette does not permit pets onboard.

WHAT TO PACK FOR A BOATING HOLIDAY?

The yacht is designed to be sleek and seaworthy, so they don’t always offer an abundance of storage space for large, hard cases. Pack in soft luggage bags or check in advance how many cases can be stored.

Many guests look forward to trying high-speed watersports but in some areas this is only permitted if you have an appropriate license and meet with local operating regulations. For yachts that don’t have scuba diving facilities, it is possible to arrange onshore rendezvous with a local company.

While it’s tempting to pack in as many locations and activities as possible on your charter, to enjoy the yachting lifestyle and all your yacht has to offer, we suggest a maximum of 4 to 6 hours cruising per day.

When in harbours , be courteous of crews on neighbouring boats when socializing in the cockpit early in the morning or late at night. Yacht etiquette suggests to keep noise to a minimum before 8 a.m. and after 11 p.m. Music and lively conversation carry easily over the water.

HOW MUCH YOU TIP A YACHT CREW?

To close this blog entry about yacht etiquette here is a rule that is applied at the end of the charter. It’s customary to give your Captain and crew a gratuity/tip at the end of your vacation to reward them for a “job well done.”  The charter industry standard for the crew gratuity is 10%  of the charter fee. Of course, the amount is at your discretion and can be scaled up or down depending on your satisfaction with the service. Gratuity is given to the Captain, if not advised otherwise by your agent.

Finally, remember that you‘re on vacation. Try to relax, don’t rush & leave stringent deadlines behind. Yacht etiquette guidelines are there to help You enjoy most of Your sailing holidays!

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HAPPY LIFE ( IMO: 9504994 ) is a Yacht that was built in 2003 (21 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of CK. Overall length is 42,5 meters, and width is 8,5 meters. The DWT of the ship is 50 t and the Gross Tonnage N/A t. Ship Name: HAPPY LIFE Vessel Type: Other Vessel Specific Type: Yacht IMO: 9504994 MMSI: 518100268 DWT: 50 Year Built: 2003 Managing Company: N/A Flag: CK Engine Type: N/A GT: N/A KW: N/A Length: 42,5 meters Width: 8,5 meters If you want to contribute with information about the ship, you can send us pictures, videos and other info through https://wetransfer.com/ at [email protected] . Specifications and information about the vessel are being updated regularly.

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How to live aboard a yacht for years at a time

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• April 24, 2023

What if one or two years of adventure just isn’t enough? Meet the cruisers who’ve been on board for a decade or more, and find out how to make long-haul cruising work for you

“I probably wouldn’t even recognise the person that I was when I first started,” admits Brian Trautman, skipper of the Amel Super Maramu Delos (and eponymous YouTube channel ). In 2009 Trautman cast off his life in corporate America, hustling to make his own tech business a success, and set off on what he thought would be an 18-month-long cruising adventure. Fourteen years later he’s still sailing the world on Delos , now with his wife and young daughter. But if you have no idea where the future will take you, how can you plan to keep your cruising options open?

We spoke to cruisers who have spent between eight and 40-plus years cruising and living aboard. Some set out with a rough deadline, others had no stopping point in mind, but the common theme is that all were able to keep their plans flexible and had made the life changes necessary to stay afloat.

“When Jill and I moved aboard our 1984 Grand Soleil 39 Yahtzee in Seattle in 2012, we had no time frame,” explains Andy Cross. “It was, and still is, open ended with the caveat that if the lifestyle isn’t working for one of us we’d reassess and make changes. We always intended for the boat to be our home, not just for cruising, and it wasn’t a ‘one, two or three years and we’re done’ plan.

“We both had jobs, but we weren’t tied down to the trappings of a house and cars, so it was relatively straightforward moving aboard, beginning to learn the boat, and starting a family. Our goal was to take it slow, not sail to a schedule too often, and hopefully share the dream with our children. I’m happy to say, we’re still doing that over 10 years later.”

Brian Trautman’s 14-year sailing adventure aboard SV Delos has grown to include a family and a livelihood

Trautman initially thought his cruising adventure would be for less than two years, having sold all his possessions and taken out a mortgage to pay for the boat.

“When I left, the time frame was 18 months. The reason is when I ran my budget and my monthly expenditures, I only had enough money for 18 months. So my plan was to just go, get somewhere cool – my intention was to try and make it to New Zealand – and then figure something else out.

“I didn’t know if I was going to stop and work when I got there, or if I was going to leave the boat and fly home. Or if I was going to sell the boat and go back to work. All I knew was that I was going to go now and figure out the rest at some later point.

“I ended up stretching that 18-month budget to about two and a half years getting from Seattle to Australia. When I stopped in Australia, we hauled Delos out of the water for about a year. I actually did remote consulting while living in Melbourne to make money for the next cruising season because after having had that taste, I knew there was no way I could stop then.”

Like Trautman, Ginger and Peter Niemann dipped back into ‘real life’ after their first major adventure – a four-year, 50,000-mile circumnavigation west-about from Seattle aboard their 47ft sloop Marcy , including rounding both the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn .

The SV Devos family onboard

“When we moved aboard we had the idea to live aboard ‘as long as it was fun’, to quote Lin and Larry Pardey,” explains Peter. “It was certainly fun for a circumnavigation , but when we returned to home port four years after departure we were out of cruising funds. We rejoined the working world while living aboard.

“I assumed that was the end of our life afloat, and asked Ginger if we should put the boat up for sale upon our autumn return or wait until spring when the market might be better? ‘Heck no, we are just getting good at this!’ she answered, ‘But maybe we should get a boat you can stand up in!’ And so we lived aboard, swapped boats and worked until the cruising budget was restored a couple of years later, and set off again.”

Ages and stages

Long-term cruising looks different at different life stages. The Cross family always planned to sail through their boys’ childhoods, but are flexible as to how long they spend afloat at any one time.

“Every year is different. Some years, we’ve been on Yahtzee almost exclusively, other years we’ve taken off a few months at a time. This has worked well for us because we’ve planned the time away around northern winters or hurricane seasons in the south – times when we might not be cruising much anyway.

“We want our boys to know and be a part of their grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, and friends’ lives, which has meant taking breaks off the boat to spend time with everyone. Then, we return to Yahtzee excited, rejuvenated and ready to continue the adventure. Our ability to balance life ashore and cruising is one of the main reasons I think we’re still happy with the lifestyle of living on a boat.”

In the 14 years since he first sailed away with Delos , Trautman’s life has gone through huge changes. “I’ve found the love of my life, gotten married, sailed with my family, sailed with tons of friends, we’ve had a child on board,” he reflects.

SV Devos under sail

“When I first started cruising, I was absolutely in the frame of mind that I would spend 100% of my time on the boat. And as time has gone on, I’ve actually seen the value in taking time off the boat, because you don’t really understand how good something is until you take yourself away from it. So when we start to get a little edgy or a little like, ‘Oh man it’s another beach, but I don’t want to go to the beach today!’ then we know that it’s time to take a break.

“So at least once a year now, we’ll put the boat in a marina or yard, and we go back and visit our family for a few months. It’s even more important now that we have Sierra, because she’s three and a half, and I want her to know her Swedish heritage.

“But obviously, we fund our lifestyle through sailing and making YouTube videos. So if we’re not sailing and making videos, then we’re not making money.”

Some cruisers report that as they get older they find themselves spending more time ashore. After a second demanding circumnavigation, the Niemanns are shifting their sailing style. “We are just now entering a new phase of cruising plans,” says Peter, “We aren’t getting any younger, and recognise that at some point in time the stresses of voyaging will be more than we can easily handle. So for now we plan to enjoy exploring a smaller area in more detail.”

“The major life change was: cruising,” says Janneke Kuysters, who has been cruising with her husband Wietze on their steel-hulled Bruce Roberts design Anna Caroline for eight years. “After that, we haven’t had any major changes in our lives, apart from growing older and the repercussions of that re. strength and agility. In our minds we’re still 25, but the bones say different!”

Andy and Jill Cross try not to sail to a schedule but still spend a lot of time aboard Yahtzee 12 years after first setting out on their adventure

Both the Niemanns and Janneke and Wietze admit, however, that they don’t necessarily find being ashore more restful. “We have always needed to get back to the boat to regroup. Afloat is our comfort zone,” says Peter Niemann.

“We would typically fly to the Netherlands every two years for about three weeks, but the boat is our home, so that is where we feel happy and comfortable,” says Janneke.

For Janneke and Wietze, time ashore is instead spent exploring new countries. “For instance: we left the boat in Valdivia, Chile, for five months to go backpacking all over South America. In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa we have rented or bought a campervan to travel inland for weeks or months on end.”

Power of knowledge

‘To cruise is to learn,’ wrote Lin Pardey in The Self Sufficient Sailor , and with experience comes confidence. Many cruisers who have sustained their adventures for decades began their adventures relatively cautiously, building the skills that would then enable them to take on longer passages or explore more remote areas.

“When we were in our mid-30s, we sailed the Atlantic circuit with our 31-footer. This was a test year, meant to find out what it was all about and to gather information,” recalls Janneke. They then bought Anna Caroline “with all the knowledge we had gathered in mind”, and began an eight year circumnavigation – first sailing around Scotland, Ireland, Portugal and Spain before completing a transatlantic, then heading south to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Antarctica and Patagonian Chile. They rounded Cape Horn, visited remote areas of the Pacific including Robinson Crusoe Island, Easter Island and French Polynesia, then headed north to Alaska and British Columbia.

The Cross family moored up

Cruisers often report that ocean crossings become progressively easier, and both faster and with less damage sustained, over the years. Much of that is down to the added knowledge they’ve gained, which feeds into making better decisions when it comes to sail selection, interpreting weather forecasts and predicting sea state, and knowing how their boat – and each other – fares in different conditions.

Also key is confidence in your own ability to handle any problems or fix any breakages when cruising more remote areas or for extended periods. Lin and Larry Pardey famously inspired many cruisers to cast off the lines with their advice to ‘Go small, go simple, go now’.

“I honestly feel that setting off cruising was a lot easier when we went because there was much less equipment that you added to your boat. So they were simpler machines, easier to take care of,” Lin Pardey says.

“I think that more people are put off cruising by the sheer hassle of fixing and having other people fix your boat, feeling like the budget is just being blown by mechanics and electricians.

“But it isn’t just keeping your boat simpler that matters, it’s being able to say, ‘Okay, I really don’t need that, so we’re not going to worry about fixing it right now’. It’s the ability to just do without it, if you can’t fix it. That’s a really important aspect of enjoying what you’re doing. I’ve seen people dream of sailing to the Tuamotus, but they get to the Marquesas with something broken and realise the only place they can fix it is Tahiti, so they just skip right through and miss the whole Tuamotus.

Ginger and Peter Niemann’s first circumnavigation was a four year trip aboard their 47ft sloop Marcy

“For example, the watermaker: if you make sure you have enough water tankage and learn to be quite happy with just limited water for a period, you can fix it later.”

Over years of living aboard, most cruisers we spoke to have made substantial upgrades or modifications to their boats to enable them to take on more adventurous cruising. “We try not to anthropomorphise, but we really have the feeling that ‘we take care of her, and she takes care of us,” says Peter Niemann.

“Our boats evolve continuously: equipment is upgraded, worn items replaced, dodgers added. Specialised Arctic (ice poles, redundant heaters) or tropical/desert (awnings, fans) items are acquired, stowed and put into service as needed. The essential major change we made to both our boats was the addition of cockpit shelter.”

“Pretty much every system has been upgraded over time. We have new instruments, a new chartplotter , a lot of solar and wind. One of the huge improvements was the lithium batteries because that allowed us to get rid of propane. And so we can really extend our range because it’s a lot easier to get diesel fuel in any part of the world,” explains Brian Trautman.

“We’ve also really upped our game with the dinghy. Our dinghy now is aluminium, it’s a little bit heavier, but we love it. It has a big engine, so it’s our SUV, our family car, and we need that.”

The Niemanns heading ashore

Pace yourself

When you have no fixed deadline, how do you plan? Most cruisers we spoke to sketch out ‘big picture’ plans determined by the seasons, but leave themselves the freedom to vary their route along the way.

“We typically plan about one season in advance, but we don’t plan in detail,” explains Trautman. “So right now, we’re planning our South Pacific season. And all we know is that we’re going to try and get to French Polynesia or the Marquesas from Mexico. We’re going to arrive sometime during April and then we have the next six or seven months to figure out what we’re going to do.

If it means we’re going to stay in French Polynesia for the cyclone season, or end up sailing west towards New Zealand for the cyclone season, we just don’t know.

“We just know we’re travelling generally westward best we can, and that’s often worked out for us. We pay attention to the big picture things: the hurricane season, cyclone season, when the good weather is, and we kind of make broad strokes to travel in that general direction.”

“Seasonally, we’ve set our plans to cruise more miles during summers in northern climates and then stopping or slowing down during the colder months of winter. It’s the exact opposite now in the tropics,” explains Andy Cross.

“Here we have hurricane seasons to contend with in the summer and fall, and insurance parameters dictate where the boat can be to continue coverage during named storms.”

The Cross family making great cruising memories

Maintaining momentum is a tricky balance, and will be different for everyone. “What made it work for us is we went without serious plans and kept ourselves highly flexible, we went cruising to just really enjoy sailing,” explains Lin Pardey. “But the thing that really kept us from getting tired of it or frustrated by it was taking advantage whenever we met somebody who said ‘Our family is on this little island, you should go visit them.’ So instead of heading south with other cruisers, we’d turn and head to some island or other, and ended up with wonderful friends who introduced us to other friends. So it was that real unscheduled-ness that kept letting us have new adventures and go in different directions.”

Lin and Larry Pardey broke up their cruising routine, which saw them voyaging for some 47 years, with periods spent working and also treating themselves to short ‘holidays’ on land.

“What people don’t quite expect is that if you set off on a voyage around the world, the seasons push you on and it can leave you feeling tired,” says Lin.

“I’ve watched people sail from England to New Zealand over a year and a half period, because that works nicely with the seasons. But when they get here, they’re just tired of moving on. The fact that we had to work meant we didn’t feel we always had to keep moving on. Every year we’d stop for at least three or four months, to let us catch up with ourselves.”

Equally, long-distance cruising can be exhausting, and without a broad-brush plan it can be tempting to linger, cautions Janneke. “It takes (a lot of) effort to keep yourself and your boat going. You are in a strange environment all the time, change is a constant in this lifestyle. It’s easy to arrive somewhere and make it your home. Especially when you have an open-ended plan, it can be attractive to stay somewhere a little longer.

“But that has an impact on everything that follows: you can manoeuvre yourself in a situation where you have to stay somewhere much longer than expected, because of the weather. Beaten paths are there for a reason, and often this reason is the weather. If you decide to leave the beaten path, you need to be independent in making your own plans and time schedule.”

And, sometimes, it’s about knowing when to stop. “When it came to planning our voyage, we sat with a lot of people that had returned from a long trip. We found that there is a tipping point after about 8-10 years. When people stay out for more than that, it becomes less of a voyage and more of a way of life. We are project-minded people, so we needed the voyage to have a beginning and an end. So we left with a plan to stay out somewhere between six and nine years. It worked out to eight years.”

Go slow, stay loose

So how do you know which pace is right for you? “My advice would be go slow and keep it loose,” says Trautman. “Write your plans in the sand at low tide, and be okay with changing them.

“And just take time. You’re not out there to check items off of a list, in my opinion. There are some places where you’ll be okay with leaving after a couple of days, and there are some places you’ll really want a few more weeks just to enjoy. That could be a factor of the place, or it could also be a factor of your frame of mind after moving for so long. That’s all part of the lifestyle.”

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