On my way back from Brazil. few months ago I purchased another boat, a Tartan 34C. She was named “Saint Brendan” by her previous owner and I will not change the name. Brendan of Clonfert is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, and Brendan the Bold.
Saint Brendan is expected go require relatively little work to prepare to sail. Indeed, it is my intention to spend as little time and treasure on the boat was possible as the plan is simply to use her for the next two sailing seasons in the Sea of Cortez. For the next two years I will spend six months on land (May-October) at a very nice house in San Carlos, then I will spend the next six months sailing (November-April).
I am setting up Saint Brendan the way I intend to set of a boat for the Golden Globe Race in 2030 (albeit with a different boat). The electronic have been removed (except for a VHF and SSB radio), the autopilot has been disengaged, and I am installing a wind vane. There is a good sail inventory, all hanked on. I am going to supply the boat for sailing the six months without reprovisioning. This includes water, fuel, and food.