G'day all, ready to go around the world? Cruise to places where few have been? Or just get out of 'dodge' for a few years?? Swang Song is ready to take you along in safety and comfort :-) After a decade+, Nancy and I are winding up our long range cruising/passagemaking days. Swan Song has provided us with incredible adventures, taking us to places far off the normal cruising paths. She's big, impressive and has a stance that people respect. She's offered us safety on passages and in anchorages where no other boats have been in years. A true self-contained "Escape Machine" from the shoreside world. We had one year that we never docked for over 300 days!! If you are looking for a proven world cruising trawler style yacht Swan Song should be looked put on your short list. Swan Song is now for sale in the Long Beach, CA area. We just completed the passage from Honolulu to Long Beach, 2800nm . A crew of two, myself and a an old seasoned friend, made the run in 18 days. The weather wasn't as forecasted for much of the passage, 7 days of over 10' head seas, 5 days closer to 15' and 1 day of 15-20' head seas. Swan Song just kept on making way! We used only 1200 gal of diesel for the passage! She's a well proven passagemaker and a great 'ship' to cruise anywhere in the world. Lots of info and pictures on the broker's website. Built in 1975, completely rebuilt/refit in 1999-2005 and continually updated as the years have gone by. Nancy and I lived aboard and have cruised her for 10's of thousands of miles over the last decade+ Her asking price at $299K is $100K+ under anything even close in comparison with her proven capabilities and continual upgrades! As the listing says she'll be in the Long Beach area until October and then head south to Cabo San Lucas, Panama Canal and back into the Caribbean. So time's short for those on the West Coast! We have her listed by Lon Brubeck @ Flying Cloud Yachts: http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1975/Roughwater-Custom-Long -Range-Trawler-3110355/Wilmington/CA/United-States#.WYPAroTyupo Take a look at the description, spec's and pictures. If she's of interest let me know or contact Lon as he is close by Swan Song He's been working hard to take in and describe all her features and upgrades so I'm still on call for any explanation/understanding of her systems and features ;-) Dave & Nancy Swan Song Custom Roughwater 58 North Sea Lying in Wilmington, Ca 808 864-8995 <(808)%20864-8995> villadecoop@gmail.com