Hello!
My name is Jessica , and this blog is going to be about me and my boyfriend Simon and our little boat. Sailing is something that I have enjoyed since I have been little. My dad and brother are both fisherman but my father has always sailed traditional sailing boats as well as skippering trawlers. We used to own a little wooden sailing boat named " Peter and Jessica" named after me and my older brother. I used to love day sailing on the boat we used to have so much fun. My father had "Peter and Jessica" for quite a few years until he sold her to a man who lived in France. In 2004 he brought a traditional Cornish lugger called I.R.I.S which we have been restoring for the last 12 years! So sailing and boats have always been in my family.
It was my father who told me about Slymara being for sale. At the time he was interested in buying her himself but costs to his own Boat stopped him. He agreed a deal with the lady who owned her and secured the boat for me to buy.
Me and Simon set about finding a loan so we could buy her, unfortunately our loan didn't come through so my Mum very kindly let us both the money. Which we plan to pay back in installments.
So I plan to blog about the progress of us re fitting our boat and our travels we plan take on her. Owning a boat and living onboard is something that both me and Simon have both always dreamed of doing. It is so exciting to think where our future will take us and what adventures we will get up too on Sylmara!
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