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Post 21 - Party Time! I handed out about 75 invitations - I reckon about 65 people came or popped in for a drink... I wanted to have a private party here in le Marin to celebrate my boat purchase with the many friends and associates that I've met since arriving here last December. So many people offered me help and friendship that I'm able to drop-in to pretty much any bar and chat with a familiar face or two. That's been so cool... Former model and entrepreneur Maggie sometimes runs 140km, non-stop with her partner Rudy!!! The party happened a bit last minute, largely due to the fact that the bars and restaurants are under increasing pressure to pay more than just lip service to the restrictions. However, as it turned out, I couldn't have chosen a better venue than the Double V restaurant bar owned and run by Eric. Eric and his staff did a fantastic job. They also managed to serve just my invited guests with drinks and the superb tapas. I gave a little speech to thank
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Post 20 - Porky & Beluga Cook at Sea Key hand over time at last... I'm delighted to introduce you to Beluga. She's my newly acquired boat, a Sun Odyssey 49P, made by the large French boat builder, Jeanneau. Beluga was built in 2005 which was around my target year. Boats built after 2008 (financial crash) are typically a lighter construction and made using a multilayer design. From my own experiences in business, cost cutting exercises are often cursed with higher warranty costs and this proved to be the case for Beneteau, Jeanneau and Bavaria, the boats on my buying radar. And these boats are typically owned by cruising sailors and charter companies. Introducing Beluga. A beautiful boat with a beautiful name. I love every inch of her... There are two versions of my particular boat, mine is the performance model - Sun Odyssey 49P. It has a taller, racing mast, longer boom plus a deeper, heavier and different shaped keel, giving her a draft of 2.35 metres. The total sail area