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Nova Loman lives full-time aboard her 1973 OE32, named Citra, accompanied by her dog, Neno.0:14 After purchasing the vessel, she spent five years completing extensive renovations before beginning her cruising life in 2021.0:28 Her route included sailing the North Sea from September to January, navigating the canals of the Netherlands, and crossing the English Channel.1:02 In April 2022, she crossed the Bay of Biscay to reach Spain, where she spent a year cruising Galicia and Portugal before sailing to Madeira.1:25 Facing financial constraints, she returned north to Sweden, enduring 1,442 nautical miles of continuous tacking against headwinds.2:08 Following a winter in Stockholm and six months of island hopping in the archipelago, she is currently wintering in a harbor.2:21 She intends to spend one final season in the Baltic Sea before resuming southward travel.2:27

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