PapayArctic
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In summer 2014 we took our 7.5m carson Rib from Orkney, Scotland to Norway and lived aboard. Needless to say the RIB was not designed as a live aboard boat... There were three crew aboard for the adventure and we all lived aboard for the full 29 days. The RIB has a small cabin and a homemade wheelhouse, meaning the "indoor" space was little bigger than most cupboards... We had room for one crew member to sleep in the "ensuite" room... Although sleeping between tubes and above the WC might not be the luxury of a yacht it served its purpose. The other two crew slept above the steering wheel in the wheelhouse, not quite enough room to lay flat and not enough room to sit up straight.
Honestly though we had a great time!! The scenery and weather was amazing, the boat did amazingly, especially considering she has got a 26 year old sterndrive and 11 year old engine... Volvos were built to last!!!
In fact we loved it so much last year that two of us are returning this year. Again living aboard and perhaps crazily staying the full year including over wintering in Norway, travelling the coast line and raising some money for the RNLI and RS. If you'd like to see more about our past trip or future trip have a look at our blog...
www.papayarcticadventure.blogspot.co.uk
or email us on
papayarcticadventure@gmail.com
Honestly though we had a great time!! The scenery and weather was amazing, the boat did amazingly, especially considering she has got a 26 year old sterndrive and 11 year old engine... Volvos were built to last!!!
In fact we loved it so much last year that two of us are returning this year. Again living aboard and perhaps crazily staying the full year including over wintering in Norway, travelling the coast line and raising some money for the RNLI and RS. If you'd like to see more about our past trip or future trip have a look at our blog...
www.papayarcticadventure.blogspot.co.uk
or email us on
papayarcticadventure@gmail.com