Nordhavn 5263 finally is en route from Asia, on board the Ever Ethic. The ship is scheduled to arrive into Tacoma on December 4th. We’ll still have weeks of commissioning before the boat actually is ours, but this definitely is a major milestone. A safe splash at Tacoma and an uneventful trip to the Emerald Harbor Marine docks will be another.
Our boat originally was scheduled to ship to Seattle from Xaimen between October 22-27th on the Dijksgracht, and that ship had been delayed until Nov 8th. Then the shipping company dropped the Seattle stop to more quickly deliver an emergency shipment of generator parts to a customer on the east coast. Fortunately, Nordhavn was able to get our boat on another ship only a week later. Rather than a direct shipment from Xiamen, however, our boat was first transported to Taiwan, then loaded onto the Ever Ethic bound for Los Angeles, Oakland and finally Tacoma. We’re lucky that the delay was not a lot worse.
We’ve been watching the Ever Ethic’s progress using VesselTracker.com, one of several sites that display ship locations using AIS data. You can view by vessel, port or general region. For example, this page shows all the reporting AIS vessels in and around Seattle.
The Ever Ethic no longer is within range now–it’s somewhere in the Pacific. But we’ll be looking for it near Los Angeles in a couple of weeks.
N5263 en route
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Thanks Matt. It is getting close. The Ever Ethic left Oakland earlier this morning and just passed under the Golden Gate bridge. Its at 17 kts and building speed towards Tacoma where it’ll arrive on Friday. 5263 will be lowered into the water and floated off its transport platform Saturday morning.
We’ll post pictures of it getting launched over the weekend.
–jrh
jrh@mvdirona.com
One more day – you must be super excited!
Thanks Jim. It should be here in a another week!
–jrh
jrh@mvdirona.com
Congratulations! I know you are both tickled to be finally getting your N52. I had the opportunity to meet you at the Port Ludlow Nordhavn Rendezvous and look forward to seeing you and you N52 when I am in the Seattle area at the end of January. Again Congrats!
Jim Evans
Fairbanks, Alaska
Thanks Bob and Jean. We’re both looking forward to the boat arriving. Two more weeks!
Congrats. This is exciting and Jean and I are very happy for you two.
Take care and we will see you on the water.
Bob and Jean Miller
Loonsong
John, thanks for the warning but dirty won’t be a problem. I’m just hoping it makes the trip on schedule, there are no mistakes by longshoreman in LA, Oakland, and Tacoma that lead to damage and we have no weather damage en route. Of course, nothing is likely but we’ll feel better once it arrives in good shape. We’re fine with dirty.
Tom, Thanks for the comment. 5263 will absolutely return to the Oak Bay fuel dock since that is the most common Customs clearance point for Jennifer and I. Say hi the next time we come through.
James Hamilton
jrh@mvdirona.com
Whoo hoo.
What a great Xmas present to yourselves. Congratulations!!
ps- may see you again at the fuel dock in Oak Bay Victoria
Congrats on getting that one step closer, James. December 4 isn’t that far away. I remember how much of a thrill it was to step on board my new Nordhavn, interior still covered in cardboard and plastic, and begin to unwrap her. Just be aware that the exterior is usually really ugly at first after that salty transit on deck. But after that first washdown… wow!
John