G'day all, time to move on......... Nancy and I have made a move ashore from Swan Song to a home in Florida. Medical reasons and we both are closer to 80 than we feel but time has been good to us. Below is my first cut at making an ad to sell Swan Song. Many of you might have followed some of her adventures over the last decade or so or her total reconstruction the decade before that ;-) She is a true offshore passagemaker and has safely completed passages that would put less competent vessels in jeopardy...... So here is the blurb, if you have interest or have a friend that does let me know and we can start a dialog. Have a great day and safe seas! Feel free to let us know how the ad sounds and anything else you might change...... Swan Song A very custom 1974 built Roughwater 58 North Sea; 58’ on deck, 65’ overall, 12’6 beam, 80,000 lbs light, 104,000 lbs heavy, 7’ 6” draft heavy - a beauty of a ship. Lying in the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Waikiki, HI A proven passagemaker! A great full-time cruising liveaboard vessel! A home on the water! Swan Song is available for a new owner that would like to enjoy and use her capabilities. She can turn your worldwide cruising dreams into a reality Currently located in Honolulu, Hawaii, a great location to continue west or southbound on your voyage to places/islands you have always wanted to visit. Enjoy the Hawaiian Islands, the South Pacific, or bring her back to the mainland - whatever your dreams may be. Nancy and I have cruised the Caribbean Islands, South America, Panama (going through the canal) Central America, Mexico and Hawaii during our 17 years of ownership. A log of our adventures can be found on Nancy’s personal website listed below. Co-designed by Ed Monk Sr. and built in Taiwan as a Roughwater 58 North Sea model trawler in 1974, she has had an interesting and colorful life. As the current owners, we purchased her in 1998 and did a complete refit over the next 7 years - changing her from a good cruising boat into a real and exceptional self-contained offshore passagemaker. Her longest non-stop passage was the 2700+ nm run from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Honolulu. This passage is longer than any passage that one needs to make in a round the world voyage, so we know that Swan Song has demonstrated she has the heart, legs and stamina to finish such a venture without any effort on her part. Swan Song has been our full time home on the seas and has carried us to places few have been. It’s now time to offer her to new owners who would like to continue with her voyages on the sea and discover all of the joy, excitement and adventure that cruising & passagemaking has to offer. We are starting to wind down our 70's look at 80 as our next b'days, a bit old to continue on as health issues have crept into our lives that make long periods of being offshore personally a bit risky. If this were not the case, then our adventures on Swan Song would happily continue. Whatever your cruising/voyaging plans might be Swan Song is equipped to turn them into a reality for you – and a reality in style. Most seaworthy vessels in Swan Song’s class are 2+ million dollars new and $4-500K used. She stands out from the crowd and makes an impression that stays with people who have been aboard her - and she is extremely comfortable. Our asking price makes her, by far, the least expensive passagemaker, with circumnavigation proven capabilities, by 100’s of thousands of dollars. She needs few updates to ready her for another extended offshore cruise - all within the normal cost of preparing for long passages. Every owner is different and every one carries spares/supplies at different levels to make them comfortable before casting off. Our needs and yours will certainly vary but if we were heading west or south bound from Honolulu I’d update our tender, the 8 man liferaft needs recertification, a haulout to put 4-6 coats of ablative bottom paint on, etc. Fuel her up to the top, put on enough provisions and ice cream for a month or two and Swan Song is ready to head out again. You can read about Swan Song’s magic carpet ride on Miss Nancy’s Journal http://www.missnancysjournal.com Use the left sidebar “Our Home-Swan Song” which will lead to many different stories, details and adventures. Heck, the entire site is filled with stories that center on their lives living on the water. It’s all out there for people to see, read and enjoy. You too could join into this wonderful community where Swan Song takes you ☺ Swan Song has also been featured in several magazine articles over the years as she is a true “Headliner”. If you think it’s time for you to get out of the office & head out into the wonderful world of full time cruising/passagemaking drop us an email to start a dialog. We’ll be back in Honolulu for April/May which is a great time to leave the cold spring and take a hard serious look at her while we are there. If you have the urge to see the world by water, now is the time. Swan Song is a the vessel to take you there safely, comfortably and is far more affordable than any other option on today’s market worldwide. Save the brokerage fees now, asking $225K as a private sale for the month of April. Capt Dave & Miss Nancy Swan Song villadecoop@gmail.com 808 864-8995 <(808)%20864-8995> Cheers Capt Dave & Miss Nancy Swan Song Roughwater 58 Lyming in Waikiki