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Running costs of Electron.

Date

08.12.14

27.11.14

14.11.14

13.11.14

09.11.14

02.11.14

30.10.14

29.10.14

25.09.14

25.09.14

23.09.14

08.09.14

08.09.14

06.09.14

06.09.14

06.09.14

29.06.14

18.07.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14/01/2014

12/01/2014

09/01/2014

04/01/2014

04/01/2014

04/01/2014

14/12/2013

08/12/2013

25/11/2013

21/11/2013

01/11/2013

22/10/2013

22/10/2013

20/10/2013

15/10/2013

15/10/2013

11/10/2013

09/10/2013

08/10/2013

03/10/2013

03/10/2013

23/09/2013

23/09/2013

21/09/2013

21/09/2013

21/09/2013

21/09/2013

21/09/2013

21/09/2013

14/09/2013

14/09/2013

06/09/2013

04/09/2013

27/08/2013

25/08/2013

23/08/2013

22/08/2013

22/08/2013

22/08/2013

21/08/2013

20/08/2013

18/08/2013

28/07/2013

03/07/2013

Item

Volvo Sail drive seal

Volvo penta saildrive zinc anode split type

2m Folding Passerelle

Gibb - Double Safety Line

NASA CLIPPER WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION INDICATOR

Jabsco Electric toilet quiet flush

TWIN CHANNEL LPG GAS ALARM/SENSORS

DAVIS Pair of Secure Removable Chafe Guards

Outboard engine bracket

New injector pump and injectors

Heavy duty mooring line rubber snubbers

LED Boat/Caravan/Motorhome Lights

Volvo Penta Marine Diesel engine  spares kit MD2030

Suzuki 2.5hp Outboard engine

Chafe guards for mooring lines

Lifebelt cover - white and holder

Lalizas Horseshoe M.O.B Rescue System

Raymarine Autopilot

S/S waterproof cable glands and mastic

Cables for solar panels and wind generator + fixings

Solar panel S/S stern gantry

B & G Zeus 8 MFD + 3G Broadband radar

Electrical work completed on board Electron

GPS EPIRB

Seago 6 person life raft in container

Navathome Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster theory course

Bluesea 4 way battery switch

Danbuoy

Standing rigging check

12v Companionway LED lights

Lalizas Horseshoe MOB Rescue system

Hand syphon fuel pump

12v LED light bulb

12v 3000g/h bilge pump

Press stud rings 

Press stud rings and fixing tool kit

20 s/s awning press studs

Stern boat fender

Anchor chain secondary switch

USB AIS system for use with PC

Charts and Pilot books for Italy / Meditteranean

Pair of Jack Stays

Rechargeable lamp for tender

NASA battery monitor

Jabsco toilet spares kit

Coppercoat antifouling

Rutland 914i Wind generator

Rutland HRDi charge controller (exchange)

Mini digital multimeter

Liferaft equipment

Anchor chain depth markers

Marine flip cards

Refuel Electron

Electrician - sort out electrics

Engineer - replace water pump and check

9 x Lifejacket lights

Lockable containers for galley 

Blueheat shrink wire connectors

Force4 Chandlers - lights, binoculars, etc

Rechargeable lantern for cockpit

Cockpit locks and bag clips

Water pump and parts

10 x LED G4 bulbs

Outboard engine service

Galley equipment

Mooring fees and haul in / out

Batteries x 3

Shackles, pulleys, fuses, etc

Gas (LPG)

Fuel for outboard

Harbourmaster fees

Engine service

Prep boat for sea (sails, etc)

Solar panels (2 x 100w)

4 x 150N lifejackets

Radar reflector (octahedron)

Motoring triangle

Charts - Greece

Anchor Ball

Lifebuoy light

Windvane cups

Throwing line

Yacht insurance

Radar reflector (cylinder)

Maritime and Coastguard - ssr change of ownership

Yacht survey

 

Cost (£)

£7.49

£18.29

£350.00

£11.22

£108.95

£220.00

£40.00

£29.79

 

 

 

£111.18

£67.50

£549.00

£24.99

£35.49

£30.45

 

£89.99

 

 

£1,598.95

 

£306.50

£962.95

£295.00

£37.90

£17.00

 

£11.00

£30.45

£3.39

£4.31

£34.00

£6.58

£5.39

£16.98

£11.50

£12.50

£200.00

£140.00

£40.00

£19.99

£59.95

£11.97

£763.20

Gift

£85.00

£12.96

£16.39

£3.90

£7.50

 

 

 

£49.00

£12.89

£4.99

£448.99

£14.29

£14.99

£383.22

£7.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift

Gift

£17.98

£10.49

£92.00

£8.98

£6.52

£23.00

£10.00

 

£53.00

£25.00

 

£7,592.91

Cost (€)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60.00 €

850.00 €

100.00 €

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,800.00 €

 

65.00 €

1,250.00 €

 

120.00 €

 

 

 

 

 

280.00 €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

160.00 €

60.00 €

185.00 €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80.00 €

45.00 €

650.00 €

330.00 €

40.00 €

11.00 €

10.00 €

10.00 €

302.00 €

180.00 €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

410.22 €

 

 

800.00 €

7,798.22 €

Oh dear. I've lost count of all further expenses that 'Electron' has incurred. In 2015 I had the misfortune of having to repair the stern, as the fenders were not lowered as I reversed into the marina. A stanchion and both guard rail wires were replaced when the yacht was lifted and dropped against a side wall as a result of the aftermath of the meltemi when moored in Ermioni. I also had to replace the battery charger and bought and installed a remote windlass for the anchor. I'm sure there were many other expenses over the course of the 2015 season but by July I had made the decision to exchange Electron for a newer model. Clipper Marine had offered me the opportunity to buy a brand new Bavaria 37 Cruiser and they would take my yacht in part exchange. Only problem, they required the yacht to be brought back to the UK - Swanwick, which brought about a new adventure!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The circumnavigation.

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My journey started in June 2018 when I left Preveza, Greece, in my Bavaria37C, a monohull bound for Gibraltar. I had decided to cross the Atlantic with the ARC and had declared that Gibraltar would be my stepping point in order to prepare the boat for this passage. I had ordered a Hydrovane self steering mechanism to complement my autopilot. I also ordered a water maker as I thought that with four crew on board and only holding 300 litres of water, I would need to make some during the trip. The person I had asked to carry out this work was, let’s say, rather slow, cut corners and, to be honest, never finished the work. An ongoing project between Gibraltar and Cape Verde. From Cape Verde we sailed with the ARC to St. Lucia. The boat was left on the hard in St. Lucia over the winter of 2018 before I sailed her back to Greece in 2019. At that point I knew I wanted to go further but needed to think about the type of boat required to sail round the world. At this point I decided that a catamaran would be the best type of boat for this passage so sold my Bavaria and bought a Lagoon 380 S2. The boat was based in St Martin so it was sailed from there down to Trinidad in May / June 2022. It was left there for quite a bit of work to be carried out before setting off again in January / February 2023. Leaving Trinidad to head through the Panama Canal across the Pacific I left my last crew member in Bora Bora. From there I sailed solo up to Sri Lanka where the boat was left once more over winter. In January 2024 I will return to Sri Lanka to complete the last leg of the circumnavigation, heading up the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal and back into the Mediterranean. All of the daily blogs have been written and placed on my website.

The legs

Greece to St. Lucia via Gibraltar, Gran Canaria and Cape Verde.

St Martin to Trinidad.

Trinidad to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka to Greece.

Change of Boats

In order to complete the circumnavigation I had decided that a 'larger' boat was needed. Not necessarily in length but wider, a catamaran. Also my old boat only had one heads (toilet) and a second was required. So, from a monohull, a Bavaria 37 Cruiser a Lagoon 380 S2 was bought.

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