All Good Things Must End.???

[nortada]

Following a nasty fall, while sober, just before Christmas the Better Half has just been advised that she will not be able to actively participate in sailing again and living on board could also be very difficult, with a high risk of further falls and even more implications.

Not the way I envisaged swallowing the anchor.☹

So the die is set. We will have to sell up and return to Blighty so any advice on carriers to get some of the family treasures back would be very welcome.

Tomorrow I haul the boat at Sopromar Boatyard [Inappropriate content deleted]

 

[syvictoria]

So very sorry to hear your news.

 

[Graham376]

Hi Chip,
Bad news indeed. Only carriers I've used are Algarve Express and Direct Transport but far more expensive these days due to customs and paperwork. Is the boat for sale or, already sold? Graham.

 

[ean_p]

Maybe rent a suitable UK based van and do the moving yourselves! Some pretty comfortable vans around that make a long trip quite easy. Hotel for one or two nights en route depending upon how easy you want to travel!

 

[Yngmar]

Rental van or buy car or campervan, whatever you need/want for landlife anyways. A nice long leg on the car ferry gives you a welcome break in the trip where you can rest.

Just keep in mind that cars can carry a lot less weight than boats and you may have to go twice!

If you rent, you have to still drive both ways, as last I checked no rental company will let you rent in one country and return in another, at least not without an exorbitant fee, and mostly not at all.

Good luck with the switch!

 

[Bouba]

Sorry to hear that...life always throws a curve ball...best wishes to your better half ?

 

[nortada]

Hi Chip,
Bad news indeed. Only carriers I've used are Algarve Express and Direct Transport but far more expensive these days due to customs and paperwork. Is the boat for sale or, already sold?

Many thanks to one and all for all of the very kind thoughts.

Graham Have PMd you. Many thanks for all of the good advice.

My focus now is getting all the gear home and selling the boat.

Might not be sailing in Portugal but as McArther said - We will be back‼

 

[PlanB]

So sorry to hear that life for both of you has changed. It's tough when it's not your decision.
In similar circumstances, although I was near Estepona, there was a local UK-run removal company who handled everything at a reasonable cost, including providing the packing boxes.
Is there not a similar expat outfit somewhere near you?

 

[nortada]

So sorry to hear that life for both of you has changed. It's tough when it's not your decision.
In similar circumstances, although I was near Estepona, there was a local UK-run removal company who handled everything at a reasonable cost, including providing the packing boxes.
Is there not a similar expat outfit somewhere near you?

Thanks but it is For better or worse, and there has been loads of better.

Got my spies, who speak better Portuguese than I do (doesn’t everybody) investigating options.

 

[jacaldo]

Following a nasty fall, while sober, just before Christmas the Better Half has just been advised that she will not be able to actively participate in sailing again and living on board could also be very difficult, with a high risk of further falls and even more implications.

Not the way I envisaged swallowing the anchor.☹

So the die is set. We will have to sell up and return to Blighty so any advice on carriers to get some of the family treasures back would be very welcome.

Tomorrow I haul the boat at Sopromar Boatyard so somebody will be getting a very nice, EU based, 1998 Dufour 38 Classic (so no post Brexit implications) at a very fair price.

Sorry to hear that, but being a little mercenary where are you listing your boat?

 

[nortada]

Sorry to hear that, but being a little mercenary where are you listing your boat?

Not mercenary.

Early days.

Today I hauled the boat in Sopromar Boatyard and return to UK on Tuesday. Will return to boat in the next few weeks to clear personal possessions.

Initially we were planning to sell but younger family member are suggesting we take the boat to Ayamonte. - to the family home there.

Kids?

 

[Stingo]

Ref your boat, PM sent

 

[nortada]

Ref your boat, PM sent

Thanks but this tread is about getting things back to the UK rather than selling a boat.

Sorry if this appears a bit blunt but SWMBO’s health is my main consideration.

No rush to sell.

 

[nortada]

Once we get our gear back to the UK, we will review the future but given the remarkable amount of interest and direct approaches, I suspect it will never get as far as a listing.

Nothing will happen until SWIMBO has returned to Portugal to sort out her stuff.

Sorry for any confusion but the YBW software seems to have gone mad?

 

[Seastoke]

Could you not get a mobo

 

[Zing]

Fight it!
Falling is about balance, balance is about strength. Get down to the gym and work out. Hard. Get strength as high as it can go.

 

[nortada]

Could you not get a mobo

Got one.

 

[nortada]

Fight it!
Falling is about balance, balance is about strength. Get down to the gym and work out. Hard. Get strength as high as it can go.

Medics haven’t suggested this approach.?

 

[nortada]

Fight it!
Falling is about balance, balance is about strength. Get down to the gym and work out. Hard. Get strength as high as it can go.

And illness, wish it was that straight forward but this way off topic so please excuse me if I don’t discuss this further.

 

[Zing]

Medics haven’t suggested this approach.

They are often clueless.