It's with very mixed emotions that I have quite suddenly decided to offer Zephyr for sale.
It's been a long held wish of mine that, in time, my wife would grow to enjoy sailing with me. I can't say I'm there yet, but we recently spent a number of days living aboard in Falmouth. She enjoyed the pottering, the anchoring in the sun, wearing stripey tops and feeling all nautical. But, and this is a bit but, she came out with a statement which I must act upon before she changes her mind.
She's always hated every boat I've ever owned, so I've been cautious with what I've had. Zephyr was a cautious purchase; more than suitable for me to go forth and have my own adventures. She has been perfect for that, whilst at the same time allowing me to take Nicky on short trips and the odd night. Back to that statement. She could have said that she hates sailing, and that I'll never get her on a boat again. She didn't. She said, "We need a bigger boat, one I can stand up in, and which has a proper loo". So that's it, I'm on the hunt for something to meet that need. Zephyr, at her very best, can only come second to Nicky, and if a bigger boat means that Nicky comes sailing more often then that is what I must do.
Zephyr has always performed admirably in the time she's been my trusty sailing companion. She has always performed above and beyond what I expected. She has always been the centre of attention wherever we've been together, to the point that I actually had cards printed with her details on to hand out to people enquiring about her. I've invested a huge amount of time and quite a bit of money getting Zephyr how I wanted her to be, so someone is going to benefit from all that. She has changed my life, but now it's her turn to change someone else's.
I don't think this will happen with immediate effect, so I won't be dropping the forum and website roles too soon. We still need to get a committee structure in place and I'm still committed to getting that done before I head off to pastures new.
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