Annapolis Power Boat Show - Annapolis Boat Show de bateaux à moteur

I know I know .... you are probably wondering what on earth we are doing at a Power Boat Show. Well we did want to see how the other side plays and at the same time we did want to visit some Trawlers. Never too early to start to plan for days when we no longer like to crank winches and spend hours at 15 or 20 degrees of heel! For our non-boating friends, trawlers are power boats that are very roomy and very slow - in fact their speed through the water is very similar to that of sailboats - although they do go where you want them to go as opposed to tacking back and forth in the wrong direction like a sailboat! We saw the new Beneteau Swift 50 trawler and discover that it had been sold yesterday and is headed to Lake Champlain. The interior was finished exactly in the same style and look as the new Beneteau sailboats - very Ikea indeed. We also visited a few Azumit's - I see why my sister enjoys selling these high-end yachts, they are very european and sexy indeed. The one boat manufacturer that did impress us was the Kadey-Krogen line of trawlers - when we get grey and old this will be the number one trawler on our list - WOW - an engine room that you WALK into as opposed to crawl over, inside and outside helm stations along with port and starboard outside steering stations to control docking, the list is endless .... a very nice yacht. What really amazes me is that when you visit boats that cost well over a million dollars, it is incredible what they can give you as they take your money.
Well since power boats are still not on our shopping list we finished off the Power Boat Show with a trip to the West Marine store - Maryse wanted to buy me something very very special .... I am now the proud owner of my very own trailer .... you know those little two wheeled carts that you drag groceries down the street in - well I have a nice blue one that matches her trailer. Thanks Maryse! On the way home from the Show, we decided to give my trailer a test drive so we stopped at the wine store and loaded up the trailer.... always room for more wine on board and the trailer did it's job ... a little noisy on the sidewalk with the bottles, but there were no casualties.

Annapolis Boat Show de bateaux à moteur

Samedi 13 octobre
Rendez-vous chez Starbuck pour un café en attendant l'ouverture de l'exposition des bateaux moteur.
Des bateaux de type grand salon et d'autres pour la pêche. Une exposition bien différente de celle des bateaux à voiles. Notre coup de coeur a été pour le Kodey Krogen 52 Trawler, un bateau impressionnant et bien pensé, c'est celui qui nous a le plus impressionné.
Un fait important de la journée, Merrill a acheté son trailer, nous sommes maintenant munis de chacun notre trailer pour faire l'épicerie, à deux c'est mieux!