... but there's no room.
Almost everyone who hears about the trip has the knee-jerk reaction of wanting to come with. This includes all drunk women, notably those with heavily tattooed boyfriends standing nearby.
Invariably, their eyes light up as they conjure images like this:
As they begin mentally preparing for the voyage - perhaps deciding whether they'll become crew or simply stowaway - their first question is always...
"How big is the boat?'
I laugh and answer, "27 feet."
Most people realize that 27 feet is tiny and accept my apologies for failing to throw my life away in the corporate world chasing hopes of one day affording the kind of boat glamorously portrayed above. Say what you will, but at least I won't look like Judge Schmales before I've got a seaworthy vessel of my own.
Let me live while I'm young.
Occasionally people perhaps aren't really listening when I say "27 feet" and they invariably go "WOW!". All I can do is smile with the smug satisfaction of a distinguished yachtsman whose ship has come in.
Yes, indeed. 27 luxurious feet. You know... that's almost 10 yards. Ahoy, Paloy!
So here she is... looking exceptionally ragged as we scramble to get things ready.
Well, HELLO there. We did, in fact, acquire her from the Prince of Dubai... and it shows.
The tenacious bow. Our sunbathing supermodels had the day off.
Beautiful Native girls wait to satisfy our every desire.
Would you join me on deck for a game of Clusterfuck?
Notice how our "tender is almost as big as the vessel being tended. Nice!
Communications and Navigation Command Center. Those on deck never know the life or death decisions made daily... right here.
The Well-Appointed Library. Exquisite Captain's Quarters. Additional Surfboard/Kite Storage. Also, note the fine smoking jacket hanging in the Lounge between the Main Salon and this luxurious chamber.
Subdeck. Major Storage Space. Why, yes! That IS a bag of skis. 5 kiteboards live here too.
Only the cheapest cuisine fills our Galley's Pantry.
I hope Mac likes peanut butter.
The Bathroom and Lounge Viewed through the Forward Entry. Good luck finding the toilet under all those shelves. Please kindly direct your urine off the stern.
More pics of the boat will be posted once we're underway. Keep checking back.