Re-launch on the Hamble 23rd July 2010 at Eastlands Marina.

All looks spottless with new antifoul and GRP buffed & polished, alpha leg and engine serviced. 

Back in the water safe and sound and ready for the rest of the summer season.....bring on the Sun!

Up the Hamble for her annual lift out for anodes, bottom clean and service 9th July 2010

Balmy July evening cruise along the Solent then up the Hamble to Eastlands Marina,

as ever Zee is dressed for the occasion....x

Bit smaller than the one on the right.........(i know) well it feels that big when I'm at the helm...

Anyway no boating for a week or two whilst she's sproused up for Summer Holidays.

Trip to Berthon Marina Lymington 12th & 13th June 2010

View from the stern of Greek Princess looking over Town Quay Lymington  at Sunset.

Honor takes us down Portsmouth Harbour under instruction (she's growing up), and drove the boat for 3 Nautical miles down the Port Solent Channel.

Jude try's Zee's new hat with the 3D cinema glasses just for good measure.

Honor and Jude fishing for supper, Honor at the helm, moored up and teak decking on stern.

Honor with Zena's new hat.......she's needs no encouragement!

May 23rd 2010 at Port Solent

Bimini Hood tilted back making her a real sun trap....!

May 22nd-24th 2010 temperatures reach 30 degrees C at our Home Port Marina, we spent the weekend cleaning Greek Princess for the summer season and topping up our tans at the sane time.......

May Bank Holiday 2010 Brighton Marina

We decided to take the boat to Brighton for the May Bank Holiday, the weather wasn't great though and the sea state was F7 (rough) which made the journey a bit difficult.

But as ever 'Greek Princess' got us there and back safe and well.

February 2010 deep snow in Hampshire UK

Deep snow and Oyster Quay iced over........

Bucklers Hard (Easter) April 2010 continued

Zena chillaxing at Bucklers Hard while the kids dismantle the boat....!!!!

New fender racks on the bow fitted recently.

Bucklers Hard (Easter) April 2010

 

We travelled to Bucklers Hard up the Beaulieu River for the Easter Weekend and took Jude and Honor with us , and met up with Lee and Chrissie who met us there on their new yacht "Young Dream".

Zena walked us into Beaulieu twice (a walk of 5 miles).

Summer Boat Trip August 2009

We have taken her as far as Weymouth in Dorset during August 2009

General shots of the boat with Zena sunning herself.

 

About Greek Princess

She is a Bayliner 245 SB built in the US in 2004 and was originally owned by someone from Poole UK before we purchased her and renamed her Greek Princess. She is a 25 feet (7.4M) LOA, 4 Berth Day Cruiser powered by a 5.0 Litre V8 Mercrusiser Petrol Engine with an Alpha 1 Gen 2 Leg.

Her top speed is 34 Knots all though she crusies at 22 knots, which is comfortable.

We originally moored her in Southsea Marina but due to the continual windy conditions their and narrow fairways, we moved her to Oyster Quay Port Solent in April 2009.

We've recently had teak decking layed on the stern shelf and main deck which has given her a real touch of class.

Welcome

Hi this blog is about the trips and adventures of our Bayliner 245 SB (2004) known as Greek Princess and is named after my wife 'Zena' who is of Greek Cypriot decent, hence The Greek Princess.

We purchased her in August 2008 from a brokeridge in Shamrock Quay Southampton having never owned a boat previous. She has become such a big part of our social life which we enjoy with our grandchildren.