That's Galactic on the left, and Silver Lining on the right. One is a cutter and the other a staysail schooner, but they're two versions of the same hull - the only two Noble 451s that were ever built.
One of the things that helped us to feel better about taking the leap into the unknown of a non-production sailboat was finding the blog that Margo and Frank and their two boys kept - they were sailing Silver Lining all over the South Pacific, and apparently having a great time doing it, so we figured the design must be pretty good.
And now, nearly a year on the dot since we met them in Tahiti, Silver Lining has just left Kodiak, on their way to Homer, where they plan on settling in for a stay. And we, of course, are down here in Tassie - the two boats are about as far from each other as they could possibly be while still being in the same ocean.
You get so used to sailboats being slow; I thought this was a great example of just how much travelling you can do under sail.
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