We BOUGHT a SAILBOAT! FINDING the RIGHT boat in a GLOBAL PANDEMIC | Ep. 1

In this introductory episode we tell you who we are, take you down memory lane to show you our Scottish sailing to date, and we take you through the journey of buying a new boat in a global pandemic. This venture turned out to be quite the adventure filled with many lifelong memories. Our journey to finding the RIGHT boat took us over a year. We travelled to see a variety of yachts around Scotland, Ireland, and Croatia and eventually… WE DID IT! We BOUGHT a NEW BOAT! Altair was located in Ireland and had an eventful 5-day long sail back to her new home in Scotland. In April 2021, our old boat, a Westerly 33 sold and sailed off with her new owners. We now fully focus on getting Altair seaworthy and looking forward to our sailing her. However, Ragdoll will be dearly missed and once renamed, Altair has quite the boots to fill. Who are we? We are a family of three with three dogs, sailing the coasts of Scotland, exploring one island at a time – for now! There is no set route or plan. We will go where the wind and life take us. We have two golden retrievers and a bernese mountain dog – Hachi, Luna and Meems who sail with us. We sail on a 1995 Gib’Sea 472 who we are in the process of refitting, making our own and preparing for a big adventure. Connect with us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/sailingragdoll Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sailingragdoll Website: http://www.sailingragdoll.com Email: sailingragdoll@gmail.com Music credits: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/f9x6hr/ http://www.bensound.com #sailingragdoll #gibsea472 #gibsea #scotland #scottishsailing #travel #sailing