Drum check, who is forever binds :-)

Heute sollte es also ans Eingemachte gehen 🙂 Mal sehen, What has everything to offer the CESARINA.

We have a ship with our SUMMER, that no sailor wishes, who want to go on a long journey, leaves. In recent years, much time and of course lots of money in their equipment has been and for the planned crossing of the Atlantic Ocean end of November 2015 haben wir sie perfekt vorbereitet 🙂

Wassermacher, Washing machine, Shortwave and almost every imaginable technical gadgetry, the one could wish and think. Reliable and tested on good 7000 I saw no reason rationally considered nautical miles, mit einem anderen Boot wieder von vorne anzufangen 🙁

Now I would like to once Dietmar's new love a closer look imagine, denn sie ist eine Yacht mit einer bewegten Geschichte 🙂

CESARINA is a Swan 55 Yawl (Hull 004) and was 1971 built by Nautor Swan in Finland. Her first name was Laurita and she was severely damaged mid-nineties in a hurricane in the Caribbean.

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After that, the yacht was completely gutted up on the bare hull and to Holland to the now world famous “Campbell” Take appropriate.

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Up to this point the Campbell shipyard built only wooden ships. But the former owner of the LAURITA and the beautiful classic form of by “Sparkman&Stevens” winning yacht was able to convince the throwing owner Nico Claasen and within three years she was without any limits with much passion, Love and highest craftsmanship for the ideas of the avowed perfectionist Nico from the keel to rebuilt. Since only the J-class super yachts are built by Campbell. What kind of a reputation! After you received your new fine-sounding names: CESARINA. Sie hat das Feeling einer J-Class Superyacht sagt Dietmar 🙂

Thus she did so with one “Classic” Swan not really much to do, sondern kann ohne Übertreibung als ein einzigartiges Kunststück bezeichnet werden 🙂

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The Interior impresses with many loving details and plenty of room to live. Also, deck and superstructures are a collection of many beautifully crafted details.

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On the other hand, there is also much to do. The on-board water maker was given way to a new bow thruster. It's also super, aber jetzt fehlt der Wassermacher 🙁 . The whole day we drove emotional rollercoaster and asked us, whether we can meet such a ship . Again and again during the breaks we sat on the harbour wall and viewed the CESARINA and their beautiful lines. In any case, it would be no easy decision.

Our appointment of the Atlantic crossing at 22. November 2015 hovered on the horizon. Would it be feasible, until then all work requested by us to do? The description of a ship of this size is unfortunately no small thing, because ab 15 Metres in length must be registered in the German ship register. There so much paperwork to do. You can do it in less than three months ?? Where should we later on the new ship “move”??? Both vessels must be yes then together in a port, so that we could easily rearrange our home stand. In the SUMMER, everything was well organized after more than three years. Did we start really back? We would all our belongings and goods on the CESARINA can accommodate?? The Sunbeam 42 DS is really a space saver. Could keep the four meters longer CESARINA da?? And the most important question ever: What should be done with our SUMMER????

Location speech – short of it: At midnight we have then done and sealed the purchase handshake. Also Rini and Pieter are emotionally gone through hell all day, because the CESARINA lay them close to our hearts. Now they look forward but, You will go with us on the journey. Und wir freuen* uns natürlich auch 🙂 Sie wird bei uns sicher das sein, was man ein geliebtes Schiff nennt 🙂

*(To describe, what you feel, When making such a decision, is kinda impossible for me. Freuen ist auf jeden Fall nicht das richtige Wort 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 thoughts on “Drum check, who is forever binds :-)

  1. Dear Mr. Henke,

    Michael Neuchâtel gave me the Internet page you forwarded and reported on your new ship of the Cesarina – a great ship. I wish you and your wife a nice time on this “Sight for sore eyes”.

    Maybe we meet again once, If you have returned from your world tour.

    Warm greeting from Hamburg

    Her

    1. Hello Mr. Tietz,
      Thank you for your nice entry on and your congratulations. I hope, We will be back in a few years only, and will have to then have fun. Would be pleased if you visit our Web site at once and our “Adventures” follow.
      Best greetings to Hamburg

  2. I wish you good luck with your new love…..Although it remains difficult for me, to understand, why, you exchange your super equipped summer against this abundantly beautiful ship. No matter... It's all about emotions and thats OK. Good luck, have fun and always a thickness of your hand water under the keel.

    1. Thank you for your good wishes! It involves only an affair of the heart. There can be no other reason to opt for such a ship.
      All the best for you and maybe “run” We us even about the way.

  3. Hi 2, Dietmar, We specialize in Madeira, Quinta do Lorde, taken. We used to have a Schöchl 42 and now a cat. Since 8 Years we sail in the Caribbean and want to tell you, your beauty is the completely wrong ship for the tropics – you have work with all wood, others enjoy the sight, the small cockpit, one lives outside Yes, no adequate sun protection, the draught, There must you to wiggle in bays out there before you, the teak, There you can look to in the tropics while walking breaks etc etc etc. You might want to think about it even…LG

    1. Hello you two,
      There can be only one reason, to opt for such a ship. Love and passion – Heart beat ratio. Genau deshalb ist es die richtige Wahl für uns 🙂 Das Schiff hat die ersten 15 Spent years of his life in the Caribbean and therefore we are confident with regard to our journey. Of course, you're there with your catamaran ahead because part of the space, little depth, no wood etc. has. But these are the things, you are not that important to us.
      LG

    2. Dear Dietmar, Your choice shows your experience grown way with an increase in seafarer. The classic boat building can not be compared with the plastic bowls. Seaworthiness is the key feature. Of course wood does work, but there is also joy and pride. You're now one of the chosen sailors, who endless happiness, owning such diamonds.
      Our LILECA IV is also such a rare beauty seagoing. We have no swimming platform but a practical bathing ladder. Our cockpit is narrow and deep, dait safe even in rough seas, with sun and calm weather you can wonderfully on deck – and even on Teak – are wonderful. By the way, Wood also smells good! The two wooden poles have to be sanded every year and
      be treated with special lacquers / oils, but still shining like the first day. But this, Teak, what the sun can not stand, is of inferior quality (Plantation).
      Rejoice over the uniquely beautiful ship and remember: Envy is the objective recognition. Kind regards, Folker

      1. Dear Volker,
        Your words convey all, which corresponds exactly to my deepest understanding of quality and true craftsmanship. If then a man with your background experience manifests itself in such a way, makes any further comment from third parties superfluous. I have now an intimate relationship with the ship because she is a gem easily and differs from all other vessels in all respects. We decided with the heart and with our aspiration to strive for the perfect. The very, very many positive comments and congratulations from experienced sea dogs who encourages us in all respects only further.
        Your comment I will also frame me and I am very much value. Thank you my dear friend!

  4. Hello you two
    Congratulations on your new purchase. How hard you must be like the decision, We can empathize, because we also had to make a similar decision. With heart and soul and a lot of money, we have hung on the Swantje (and still do it) but we never regretted the step towards a new. We wish there always be enough water you and Cesarina. A tip: not rush artificially. Rather Moves the start by one year. Es braucht seine Zeit sich einzugewöhnen und die Neue entsprechend würdigen zu können. Ihr seid ja nicht auf der Flucht 😉 Gruß Steffi und Karsten

    1. Hello you two,
      beautiful, dass Ihr uns weiterhin auf unseren Reisen folgt. We hope, dass Ihr auch noch viel Spaß mit Eurer Sunbeam haben werdet.Vielleicht treffen wir uns ja irgendwo einmal wieder.
      LG
      Katja & Dietmar

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