Category Archives: C’est La Vie – The Boat

A Safe on the Boat?

I did not realise that there was a safe fitted to the boat. Checking through the bilges, I came across it and I thought that it would be good security to use it when abroad. The next question, how could … Continue reading

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Final Boat Preparations – 23 days to go

Apologies that there was no blog on Friday. We were on the boat all day Friday and Saturday. The past couple of days were very busy with final preparations. A friend of mine, Noel and Nuala’s sister, Kate helped us. We … Continue reading

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Registering the Boat- Today is D Day !!

As told in blog on 4th February, the boat should be registered under the Mercantile Marine act of 1955. If we can achieve this we can register as a ship of the Irish State and it will make our passage … Continue reading

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Registering the Boat as a Ship of the Irish Nation– Can We Make it Happen?

Will the boat be C’est la Vie or Lady Mar? We have been told that it is much better if the boat can be officially registered in Ireland before we take it to France and Germany. As the boat has … Continue reading

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