Follow our cruising blog aboard our Selene 60 yacht – MV Destiny – as we build a very customised trawler at the shipyard in China. We have to deal with the Covid-19 crisis mid-build and readjust all our plans! We then plan to travel the world starting from Hong Kong once delivery takes place.
Destiny STILL not delivered
Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote a blog with an update on our boat. At that time, we had no idea how long we …
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 …
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 in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 from …
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 and …
Our Selene journey began in May 2018 when we suddenly realised we had finally saved enough money to bring our dream to life. I have spent most of those 10 …