Boat Life Begins in Hong Kong
We finally move aboard Destiny as soon as she is delivered and our Hong Kong boat life is underway. We have to first stow all our gear and deal with the snagging issues as they come along
Leave a commentAt Last!! Destiny DELIVERED!
After four years in the build process, we finally take delivery of our yacht in Hong Kong. Hard to believe she is really with us now! But the last few months has been a very stressful time, trying to get us to the end of the process. We still have a lot of work to do before we will be ready to cruise, but at least we are now living onboard ….
Leave a commentBoat Delays and Quarantine
Almost a year to the day, I wrote a blog with an update on our boat. At the time, we had no idea how long we would be separated and when the boat could be finished. We certainly did not expect that a year later we would still be sitting in limbo.
Building a Boat in Lockdown
Here we are in April 2021 and it still seems we are no closer to getting together again and taking delivery of Destiny from the boat yard. Building a boatRead More
Selene Factory Visit Number #2
The time arrives for our next quarterly factory visit to Selene in China. This is always an exciting time when we will get to see and feel the boat inRead More
Deck Join is a Key Milestone
September 2018 sees Destiny start to look like a real boat! The deck finishes cooking in its mould and towards the end of the month everything is ready to beRead More
Fibreglass Hull and Deck Construction
So we have the lower hull structure – but that’s only part of the boat! The next step in the manufacturing process is to laminate the upper half – orRead More
Our Selene 60 Trawler is Born!
The day has finally come when we get to see our new Selene 60 trawler for the first time. We’re excited to be able to witness the release of theRead More
First Factory Trip to Jet Tern China
Finally the time came for us to make the long awaited trip to China – but in true Zadelhoff style, nothing is ever simple. Once again, we were travelling fromRead More
Laying the Hull of Selene 6043
As soon as the deposit was paid, Jet Tern started the build process of our new Selene straight away. They prepared the mould for the classic Selene 60 Trawler andRead More