Chris
& Caroline Heath
Owners Of Sea Otter 56' Narrowboat Myfanwy
Following the London Boat Show in January 2004, we visited Walton
Marine and, on an impulse, ordered a Sea Otter 51 on 21st January
for completion in October. After going away and thinking about
it a bit we called up Lee and added four feet but then Sea Otter
added another foot during manufacture and the project ended up
as ‘Myfanwy’ the 56 ft. Sea Otter.
Our first sighting was at Staveley in August at the Sea Otter
factory.
By October we’ve chosen the fabrics for furnishings, the
hull colour and been asked for decisions on all manner of odds
and ends. Then Myfanwy arrives and is launched at Shepperton and
captain Lee Gibbons puts her through her paces.
By the following April it was time to set off for our first proper
trip; 300 miles around the Thames ring.
We started off down the Grand Union as the countryside turns
green with Spring, and then up a threatening Thames, to a quick
U-turn at Lechlade leaving the entrance to the Thames & Severn
canal behind before returning home via a more peaceful Oxford
canal.
Charlie, our cat, has settled in perfectly to his new home which
means if it’s good enough for him, then Ray and the crew
at Sea Otter in Staveley will just have to let us keep Myfanwy
but it’s comforting to know that they’re on the end
of the phone anytime there’s a problem.
Chris & Caroline Heath
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