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Before we prepare her for the upcoming season debut at Easter, we need to officially rename her from Søbjørnen to M/Y Cava.

We’ve been using MS (Motor Ship) but the correct designation is M/Y (Motor Yacht), so we’re fixing that as well, including a new URL mycava.dk.

In Denmark, it is customary to display the name and home port on one side of the stern.

For inland waterways, the name, port, and nationality must also be displayed on the bow.

Naturally, the name will be in golden letters.

Between navigation classes and ten days of celebrating the chief stewardess’s birthday, Little Red was fitted with a new antenna. It turned out to be quite a comprehensive operation. But now we hear you loud and clear on the “new” Blaupunkt.

In preparation for cruising and navigating the inland waterways, another checkbox was ticked off. This time, it was a permit to operate motor/powerboats up to 15 meters.

A fun (and quite cold) winter day spent in Køge Bugt with captain M. W.

We both passed with flying colors!

One of many similar posts. Now getting started on the bunks port side, so that we can get the floor done.

In Denmark, you can purchase a boat up to 15 meters and sail without any formal requirements. However, if you wish to travel the inland waterways in Europe, you need a certificate for radio and navigation/handling.

It’s always a good idea to keep your theoretical knowledge updated, and it serves as the first step towards obtaining the necessary certificate for the canals. This also aligns with one of the seven good habits: ‘sharpen the saw.’

The course is offered by our local sailing club in Korsør, led by three skilled and experienced sailors.

One of the many crucial tasks of the CRO (Chief Rebuilding Officer) is shopping around. Not for those fancy bespoke parts, of course—no, we’re talking about a trip to the woodshop at Solbjerglund. Here, we make the parts cut to size and tailored to our needs for a fraction of the cost.

Il Capitano a.k.a CRO (Chief Rebuilding Officer) estimates that we are about 5% done with the rebuild as of mid. November.

Many things come to mind when writing about our M/Y Cava project: sailing the seven seas (or at least parts of Europe).

We just spent the most wonderful weekend ‘practicing’ living aboard.

It’s amazing how fulfilled one can feel after a day of sailing, a brisk walk, and a toastie.

As you can see from the picture, we are down to the absolute basics—and we love it!