M/V Shagpoke - 40' Nordhaven

Three years of development by Pacific Asian Enterprise (P.A.E.) produced the smallest of the Nordhaven fleet of ocean-crossing motor vessels. Her size does not limit her non-stop cruising range thanks to her fuel capacity and full displacement hull design. She is designed to punch through heavy head seas, her high bow provides buoyancy and contributes to her dry ride while her long keel with a large protected rudder keeps her going where she is pointed and her passive stabilizers minimize the side rolls caused by beam seas. As a result of this technology, this type of vessel was the smallest production trawler to circumnavigate the world in 2000 in 26 weeks. Then in 2004 this vessel type joined the Nordhaven fleet again in crossing the Atlantic.

In September of 2004 I became the proud owner of Shagpoke. My partner, Bob Norman, brought the vessel from its home in Dana Point, CA to its new home in Deep Bay. In Bob's memory - I am carrying on with our plans of circumnavigating Vancouver Island. Captain James Bain (accompanied by his wife Toni) has graciously agreed to be my skipper for the journey. The journey will be a major accomplishment in many ways. I will be able to continue to learn the operation of the vessel and it will bring a community of people together to enjoy the many of the sites in our beautiful coastal waters of British Columbia. Bob's memory will also be honored as he was part of the initial idea to make this journey as a group.

It is my hope that we will all carry his memory in our hearts as we travel.