Buying a Motorcat 30

The decision to buy a Motorcat 30 was not trivial for me. And the reluctance was more than just a reluctance to spend $100K on a boat. As a sail boater, buying a motor boat is sacrilegious. Heck, even saying you admire a motor boat is a sin.

I met Jerry Kotanski in October 2001 just after 9/11. Grant Fjermedal, a local wharf rat and good friend commented that the Motorcat 30 had the soul of a sailboat. I too really liked the style, layout and feel of this family cruiser. Although in no mood to spend money on a boat in late 2001, Jerry's Motorcat 30 design stuck with me. Last Christmas at a Sloop Tavern Yacht Club dinner, I confided to a fellow sailor that I wanted two boats, a sail boat AND a power boat. I got back in touch with Jerry, visited the Bond Yachts factory in Poland and ordered my first boat.

Since their was no dealer, I also became a dealer and importer of yachts. I live in the small unincorporated township of Kingston outside of Seattle. Importing yachts from Poland in not an everyday activity. When I wired the first payment to Bond Yachts, everyone in the bank (and therefore the town) knew Kingston had a new business, The North Sound Cruising Center.

Our first yacht arrived in Tacoma in late June and we finally got her in the water in August. Most of the delay between delivery and initial sea trails was spent selecting a local marine service partner, engines, etc.