Sailing SV Cordelia · video

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Steve and Annette prepare to leave the UK and return to SV Cordelia, moored in Le Marin, after an extended stay ashore to support family. The departure date is set for 14 September; flights cost £1,400 for Steve and Annette plus £171 for their dog Gus, who also undergoes a neutering procedure during the preparation period.4:56 Steve finishes work on 30 August, leaving Annette to manage most of the logistics alone: selling two cars and a motorhome, sorting luggage into keep, charity, and vacuum-pack piles, booking car hire at Le Marin, and arranging transport from Le Marin with a service called Marin Services.3:25 The motorhome sells; one car is scrapped after a cam belt failure on the motorway.11:00 Steve plans to bring alternators and other boat parts back in luggage.6:49 A hurricane passes through the Caribbean during this period but SV Cordelia is reported safe.3:43 Annette's father's dementia diagnosis is pending, and Steve's sister dies during the same weeks.4:09 The couple describe the preparation as more exhausting than anticipated, compressing vehicle sales, medical appointments, packing, and parts ordering into roughly three weeks.0:17

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