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10. Going from sailing Selene to selling Selene so we could afford to buy our 56′

Sailing SeleneSailing Selene.

At the young age of 2, our daughter stopped taking daily naps. So on special occasions hubby and I take a long drive to get her to sleep during the day. Yesterday was one such occasion. After staying up late with her friends (we had a sleepover) she was having trouble being a ‘normal’ child. She went from a happy kid to an insane kid every few minutes. Furthermore, we had plans to see a fireworks display in the evening. Sienna would never last if a ‘forced’ nap wasn’t instigated.

So hubby and I put Sienna in her car seat and drove for a half hour to get a coffee and then drove back. She passed out within a few minutes. During our journey, Reg, the guy selling our current boat, gave us a ring. Unbeknown to us he had just finished showing our boat to an interested party. Additionally, Reg explained that he had a few others already expressing an interest.

We only put our boat up for sale last week!

Both hubby and I quietly wondered if we’d be able to sell Selene before we even buy the new boat. Ironically, we paid the deposit on the new boat earlier in the day. The deposit amount equates roughly to the amount we’ll get for selling the whole of Selene. That demonstrates the large jump in boat size/value that we’re making. Yikes.

For part of our negotiations for the new boat, our broker helped us to get a deferred payment written into the contract. In other words, we’re aiming to buy the boat in December however 10% will be held back and has to be paid the following August. The reason we did this comes down to selling Selene. We really couldn’t really afford our trip without selling our current boat and we didn’t know how long it would take (for her to sell). We thought that Selene would sell before August so the deferred payment gave us the confidence to say ‘yes’ to the deal.

If Selene sells now, we can simply buy the new boat outright and don’t have to worry about the 10% deferred payment. That would be cool. Both hubby and I had a giddy feeling inside.

Interestingly, Reg, the guy that’s selling our boat, use to own Selene.

Sometimes I feel that reality is stranger than fiction because you just couldn’t make this stuff up.

Last year Hubby, Sienna, and I were moored up in Cowes, Isle of White, England, and hubby started talking to some boat owners that had the same make the boat as ours. Later that day, the boat owners caught up with us and explained that they met an ex-owner of our boat at the Southampton Boat Show. Apparently, they were sitting at a bar and got talking to the guy next to him. They mentioned their boat and the guy explained, ‘Oh – I use to own one of those too – her name was Selene.’

The boat owners moored up to us told us the story and then passed over Selene’s ex-owners details and hubby rang him to catch up. We kept in contact and kept saying that we must meet up.

A few months later, we finally met up with the ex-owner, Reg. He brought over his photo album of Selene in Greece when he took her down to the Mediterranean. It was great to see the voyages that our precious boat has been on! And it was so nice to meet a previous owner. There can be such a shared passion and love when you have common ownership over a boat.

One thing led to another and Reg mentioned that he brokers boat sales as a hobby. Hubby and I made a note of his hobby and thought that perhaps in the far future he can help us find a new home for Selene. Little did we know that we’d be calling Reg so soon. Within months of meeting him, hubby was asking him to help us out. The rest is history.

My good friend made a picture video of us on Selene. If you’d like to see it, click here: Video of Selene

Read the next chapter of my journey here.

Next Chapter: 11. Sea trials and the survey – the night before we meet our dream yacht

Previous Chapter: 9. My new normal and dealing with giving up all our possessions

Or…if you’d like to carry on reading all about our journey from selling up and sailing away, you can purchase my book, ‘Changing Lifestyles – Trading the Rat Race in For A Sail Around The World,’ 

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Changing Lifestyles: Trading in the Rat Race for a Sail Around The World (my book). Chapters:

  • 1. That’s it – I’m selling everything and sailing around the world!

  • 2. Oh crap – Are we healthy enough to sail around the world?

  • 3. House sold, price on yacht almost negotiated – just need temporary housing now!

  • 4. Before I sell up and sail away I need to clean out my closet (in many ways)

  • 5. Getting the boat of our dreams – will we or won’t we?

  • 6. Negotiations 56 Oyster Yacht have finished but not without massive pain

  • 7. Everything was going well until we got this phone call…

  • 8. Quick, quick – we need to sell our current boat. We need a place to live. We need to…

  • 9. My new normal and dealing with giving up all our possessions

  • 10. Going from sailing Selene to selling Selene so we could afford to buy our 56′

  • 11. Sea trials and the survey – the night before we meet our dream yacht

  • 12. Hours before we meet our new yacht…our new home!

  • 13. Sea trials on the Oyster 56 were a success – we love her!

  • 14. Getting a yacht lifted out for a Marine Survey

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video – Sea Trails & Survey

  • 15. After sea trials and the survey I ran a marathon (accidentally)

  • 16. What does homeschooling, the paleo diet, writing, and photography have to do with sailing?

  • 17. I’m so freaking frustrated – the world is broken

  • 18. Saying goodbye to my old routines and old lifestyle

  • 19. Life has slowed way down – is it the calm before the storm?

  • 20. A lesson on stopping the ‘what-if’s’ from taking over my life!

  • 21. Serious issue – we can’t take our yacht to Barcelona, Spain as planned – YIKES!

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video 2 – Our thoughts, feelings and move day!

  • 22. The day before we purchase our 56′ Oyster

  • 23. My first trip on our new yacht – Dolphins included!

  • 24. Feeling excited, sick, and in awe are not mutually exclusive when sailing on the seas

  • 25.Things got worse

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video 3 – Palma Mallorca to Gibraltar

  • 26. Sell up and sail away preparations – we successfully took possession of your new yacht

  • 27. Preparation for our around the world sailing trip couldn’t get more exciting!

  • 28. Two months to go before we set sail for our world adventure

  • 29. We got a gun, but not the kind you’re probably thinking of

  • 30. The contrast of sailing around the world and cancer

  • Extra: The reason I decided to sell up and sail away (video)

  • 31. Courses, becoming British, putting our remaining possessions on a pallet and what else?

  • Extra. No – we did not win the lottery!

  • 32. Less than 3 weeks to go before we sail off into the sunset

  • 33. Ten days to go before we set sail on our grand adventure

  • 34. Will this sailing adventure turn me into a dreadlocked, pot smoking, whale saver?

  • 35. In 2 days we will set sail around the world sailing adventure

  • 36. Leaving Gosport England today to start on our around the world sailing adventure

  • 37. Life aboard our new yacht with the BBC, Daily Mail and Times in tow

  • 38. Feeling amazing, scared, overwhelmed and useless

  • 39. Sailing Gibraltar To Malta

  • 40. I’m honoured to introduce Loryn Bennett – Britican’s Chef

  • 41. I still can’t even believe this is happening

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