Tag Archives: getting the boat ready

Registering the Boat as a Ship of the Irish Nation– We Got It with 11 days to Go!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by

The Boat is now named C’est la Vie. As I mentioned in an earlier blogs, it is much better if the boat is officially registered before we take it to France and Germany. European waterways police apparently love official paperwork … Continue reading →

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The Dover – Calais Delivery Team have a Practice Day – 13 days to go.

Posted on March 12, 2014 by

The boat has been dewinterised.  The Topaz Truck came last Friday and filled up the fuel tank. So the boat can again do what it’s designed to do, cruise on the water. I have asked Bill Kee, Michael Eustace and Neil … Continue reading →

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Final Boat Preparations – 23 days to go

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

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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