Étude

Yesterday we signed the papers to take ownership of Étude. So we’re done, right? Hop aboard, cast off, and away we go. Not so fast.… Read More »Étude – Fini

We dropped into the Nordic factory on our way back from Canada. I was hoping for a firm delivery date, but didn’t get one. As… Read More »Étude – Getting close!

No, your eyes are not going wonky. All of the photos in this post were taken with a 28mm wide angle lens. I figured I’d… Read More »Étude – What a mess!

It was the best of posts, it was the worst of posts. With apologies to Charles Dickens OK, “worst” may be a little harsh. But… Read More »Étude – Two Become One

“Making water”. Sounds kind of like magic, doesn’t it? Well it’s not magic, it’s misrepresentation. Water-making is really water filtering, and it’s energy-intensive which is… Read More »Étude – Making Water

“I love it when a plan comes together” John “Hannibal” Smith, leader of the A-team I agree completely. We were frankly amazed to see how… Read More »Étude – Now we’re cookin’

It’s been quite a while since I was able to show you any progress on Étude. The Nordic Tugs factory is not huge and can’t… Read More »Étude – Progress at last!

In the past month it’s become apparent that delivery is not likely to be on time. Small parts are not a problem but Cummins has… Read More »Étude settles in

Have you ever noticed that sometimes people say “I could care less” when they really mean that they could not possibly care less about something?… Read More »Étude moves on

It’s been quite a while since I announced that we would replace Impromptu with a new Nordic 40. What’s been going on since then, you… Read More »Étude begins

We paid a visit to the Nordic Tug factory yesterday to go over options — how many fans? where? Cummins or Volvo engine? where to… Read More »Première Ètude

We started discussing a new boat built to our specifications in late 2020. Like building a house, there are a lot of decisions to be… Read More »Étude