MV Destiny

Living in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is well placed as a commissioning centre for new yachts coming from the Chinese shipyards. A strange mix of East and West and one of the most expensive cities on earth, life in Hong Kong can be an interesting experience.

Buying a yacht direct from the shipyard

When you buy a new yacht, there are a number of ways you can go about this. Normally, you would buy from a local dealer who will help you with the design and specification and liaise with the shipyard on your behalf. But there is another way to save large amounts of money – to buy direct from the shipyard.

Boat Life Begins in Hong Kong

We finally move aboard Destiny as soon as she is delivered and our Hong Kong boat life is underway. We have to first stow all our gear and deal with the snagging issues as they come along

At Last!! Destiny DELIVERED!

After four years in the build process, we finally take delivery of our yacht in Hong Kong. Hard to believe she is really with us now! But the last few months has been a very stressful time, trying to get us to the end of the process. We still have a lot of work to do before we will be ready to cruise, but at least we are now living onboard ….

Boat Delays and Quarantine

Almost a year to the day, I wrote a blog with an update on our boat. At the time, we had no idea how long we would be separated and when the boat could be finished. We certainly did not expect that a year later we would still be sitting in limbo.

Building a Boat in Lockdown

Here we are in April 2021 and it still seems we are no closer to getting together again and taking delivery of Destiny from the boat yard. Building a boat..