S6#34. Portofino 52 Update - Raffa on War Impact, Barriers and Completion Date!

When do we get the keys? 🔑 | Portofino 52 Update with Raffa The biggest decision we’ve ever made… and one of the most uncertain chapters of our lives. Our Portofino 52 is still trapped in Dubai, waiting for road approvals so she can finally be transported to Fujairah, where a new shipyard is ready to take over the project. In this very personal Portofino 52 update, we sit down with Raffa to talk honestly about what is happening, the enormous financial and personal uncertainty we’re facing, and the question everyone keeps asking: When do we actually get the keys? The move to Fujairah wasn’t a reaction to the war. It had actually been planned six months before the conflict began. But circumstances have changed dramatically, and with war risk excluded from our insurance, there are very real questions about personal safety, finances, timing and what the future looks like. But there’s something even more important we’ve learned through all of this: You can’t always control what happens to you — but you can control what you allow it to do to you. We talk about our “bubble technique” — a simple way of protecting your peace by not allowing external events to enter your heart and create unnecessary stress, fear or unhappiness. Because even though the Portofino situation is a huge part of our lives, it doesn’t define us — and it isn’t going to consume the rest of our lives. After more than 40 years in medicine, we’ve learned that life isn’t just about adding years to your life… It’s about adding life to your years. And that means continuing to live, explore, dream and move forward — even when circumstances are completely outside your control. 🌊 In this episode: ● The latest Portofino 52 construction and delivery update ● Why the yacht is still trapped in Dubai ● The planned move to Fujairah ● Why the shipyard move was organised six months before the war ● The impact of the war on our plans ● The reality of war-risk insurance ● The enormous financial and personal uncertainty ● How age changes the way you look at major life decisions ● Why we refuse to let the situation consume our lives ● Our “bubble technique” for managing stress and uncertainty ● What you can control when everything around you feels out of control ● Why the Portofino 52 does not define who we are If you’ve been following the Portofino 52 journey, this is one update you definitely won’t want to miss. And if you’re facing your own situation where life hasn’t gone according to plan, we hope our experience gives you something useful to take away. Kick off your shoes and come barefoot with us. 🦶🌴 #Portofino52 #PortofinoYachts #BarefootDoctors #Sailing #SailingLife #YachtLife #WorldCruising #Liveaboard #MentalResilience #LifeLessons #Dubai #Fujairah #Adventure #LuxuryCatamaran.