Sailing Yacht Coco

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The Greek Ionian to Athens. With the first leg of our trip out of the way, Barcelona via Italy, we finally arrive at our intended destination, the Ionian Islands; a month late, given our lingering in Sicily and the Aeolian Islands.  COCO, our lovely Swan 58, is still sailing like a dream.  Absolute clockwork. With that, let’s get onto the Greek Sector that was garnished liberally with mostly good weather, some great hiking and… Read More

This is emotional. We’ve made a decision to sell Coco, our beautiful Swan 58. Yes it’s pretty much a brand new yacht. We had a few months on her last European summer ironing out the kinks and that’s about it. While this is a bit heartbreaking for us, it’s someone else’s gain. We’ve done all the hard work to get this yacht built, commissioned, completely outfitted, got all the systems settled in…. Read More

A short story of bad to worse. Well our sailing season in the Med has finished; somewhat abruptly and in an unexpected fashion. Picture this: You’re out there in the Mediterranean, on this slick yacht called Coco with the sun smilin’ like it’s got a secret. You’re chillin’, sippin’ on a glass of somethin’ fancy, thinkin’, “This is the life, man.” But then, outta nowhere, this seagull, this wise old seagull, decides… Read More

We are selling Coco, our beautiful Swan 54. She needs a new home.

A voyage of discovery, learning, challenges and memories of a lifetime “If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning” Mahatma Gandhi In the beginning, there was Adam, Eve, and a Swan 54… Now that we are stuck at home in New Zealand with that damn virus leaving every sailor in the… Read More