Welcome Aboard!

We welcomed our first visitor to Seascape yesterday - my 88 year old mum who, with a helping hand and a couple of guardrail adjustments, managed to climb on board the yacht which now has a permanent mooring at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club.

In a way we've kind of gone full circle from the early 80's when dad built his yacht(s) up in the barn at Penmaen (our family home in Mid Wales). Mum must have wondered what lay ahead as dad pursued his dream. I doubt she imagined he would take two of the yachts to charter out in Turkey and sail one across the Atlantic - with her on board!

Mum and Dad were in their 50’s when they became boat owners and embarked on their adventures afloat, with no previous experience. Dave and I are a little older and we have 6 years of working with charter yachts in the Eastern Mediterranean behind us. Despite that I find I’m experiencing a mixture of emotions - excitement and trepidation - as we make our rough plans for 2026/2027.

Over the next few months we'll be getting Seascape ready for the first step of our journey to the Mediterranean, checking everything works as it should and fitting ‘extras’ like solar panels. The plan is to set off from Cardiff in July 2026 heading south towards Northern Spain and Portugal. After we’ve used up our 90/180 Schengen allowance we will have to return to the UK leaving Seascape safely moored up somewhere for the winter, probably in Southern Spain. We’ll then head back out in the spring of 2027 and continue our journey.

Any family and friends who would like to visit us in the Spring please get in touch. Come and have a look at the yacht, join us for a drink in Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and maybe even have a trip around the bay if the weather is kind. We'd love to show you around!