I had a friend whose job was delivering Ferretti Superyachts as they came off the production line in Fano, Italy to wherever the customer chose. One day the call came, "Can you give me a hand".
The initial plan was to deliver the 120ft long, Customline 97, called Serendipity, to Palma, Majorca, where it would be offered for sale, at around €8 million Euros. The first few days were spent cleaning and checking all the systems on the yacht, but as we worked, the sales team were also doing their job.
A call came to move the vessel 25 Nm down the coast to Ancona, where a prospective client could land his helicopter and view the boat. The chopper landed, and about 60 mins later, the deal was done.... and he wanted it delivered to Split (a mere 12 hours across the Adriatic). What a disappointment, so at 5pm we slipped the ropes and headed east at a constant 12 Knots.
With 3 on board, I stood a couple of 2 hour watches while the rest slept, although the temptation was to stay on the bridge as long as possible marvelling at the array of electronics at my disposal.
Reaching Croatia the following morning, another quick clean was due before the final handover.
Mileage logged - 151 Nm.
