Time for a Move

"Chione T", our noble Tradewind 25 gaff cutter, has spent the first 9 years of her life based at Northney Marina in Chichester Harbour. However the time has come for a change. Both she and her proud owners (Ann & Geoff Johnson) will be moving to the West Coast of Scotland during the course of 2007.

So, no more for Chione the soft mud of the Solent, it will be "hello" the hard rocky coastline of Argyll. (Which reminds me, I must get a copy of the Admiralty folio SC5611 as soon as the new edition is published in March/April.)

This blog has been set up to follow this next stage in the life of Chione and the Johnsons. This is the first time that we have changed cruising grounds, so the subsequent events are all new territory to us. We had often considered what an adventure it would be to sail her from Chichester to Argyll. However, at a time when so much is about to happen in our lives, and due to a distinct lack of sailing over the last couple of years, prudence has come to the fore. We have decided to have her transported by road. More of that and other events to follow. Do stay tuned...