A ship’s pilot from Antwerp told me this …
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Smart Electric on the Astréa 42
We were one of the first Astréa 42 Smart Electric catamarans delivered by the Fountaine Pajot ship yard. In this post I describe the Smart Electric system as it’s installed on our Astréa 42; the rating and configuration of the Smart Electric components may be different on the other yacht models.
Delivery Update
Delivery To The Yacht Dealer
The ship yard has finally finished most of their commissioning work and has officially delivered our new yacht to our dealer to start the ex-factory works. We are 3-4 weeks away from finally getting our boat.
Thoughts on Buying a New Yacht
This is the first in a series of posts looking at the process of buying a yacht for cruising. Songa is my fourth sailing yacht, and in this post I share the things we considered that led us to choosing Songa as our next boat.
Continue readingFirst Look Inside
After waiting impatiently for a couple of weeks we were finally allowed to have our first look inside Songa.
Splash Down!
Songa is transported from the factory for final commissioning and feels the ocean for the first time.
Continue readingFirst Look
We visited the Fountaine Pajot shipyard in Aigrefeuille-d’Aunis, France, and got our very first look of our new catamaran.
Continue readingLa Rochelle
Paris
Our stopover in Paris wasn’t exactly what we expected, but was still enjoyable. And then our first fast train experience travelling to La Rochelle.
Continue readingGood bye Yamoya, Bonjour Songa
Sitting at Brisbane airport waiting for our flight to France, we bid good bye to one adventure and start the next.
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Sailing Songa 