White Swan - The Last Offshore 50

07/19/2026

I'm setting up interviews for the next caretaker of the White Swan, if any of you wish to purchase her, please get in touch. She's currently undergoing a refresh and will be available for inspection/sale on August 15th.

Available for showing/sale after August 15th Serious bluewater cruiser with modern upgrades and classic Cheoy Lee craftsmanship. If you've been searching for a proven offshore cruising yacht that's...

02/12/2026

Had the mechanic over to do some maintenance on the Yanmar in preparation for the Spring season. Felt bad he had to get down there instead of me!

05/13/2019

Today I’m upgrading the water heater from a six gallon tank to an eleven. Now both of us can take a shower without one having to wait for the water to get hot again!

02/16/2018

I had a bilge pimp switch go bad so I decided to build a new switch tree. The bottom one is the main bilge pump switch, the next level has the auxiliary bilge pump switch and the high water bilge alarm switch. I put the auxiliary switch half an inch above the high water alarm switch so it would go off first.

09/06/2017

In the past some of you had asked about our engine so here she is. It's a 160HP Yanmar 4LHA-HTP...

08/30/2017

I finished the re-finish of the step leading down from the main salon to the forward hallway!

05/28/2017

Burgers on the boat tonight

04/27/2017

Installed a new old table in the cockpit today. Might engineer a way for it to flip up or possibly be removed but right now I'll just enjoy it as is!

12/09/2016

12/09/2016

Installing the new Navico NAIS-400 AIS transponder and antenna splitter. I chose to install it behind the radios to keep it near the NMEA 2000 hub, VHF radio and have a short power run. I routed the USB cable down to where the laptop lives for whenever any diagnostics need to be done.