Larry & Jamie McCullough, owners of Nordhavn 59CP INDEPENDENCE, discuss their extraordinary travels aboard their Nordhavn which include completing the Great Loop, Bahamas, Central America and the Sea of Cortez.
Great video showing off the Nordhavn lifestyle … well done! We also spent a winter in Sea of Cortez on our N60 (My Serenade) and now are in Victoria BC. Look us up if you’re in the area.
Sighted Independence yesterday in Sacramento CA. Not often do we get a vessel so well traveled and of such pedigree as an N59CP. She looked like the queen of the dock at Riverbank Marina. Capt. Jim H. 100 Ton Sacramento Brew Boats
I have been out of La Paz on a dive boat called the "Don Jose" several times and love the Sea of Cortez. Doing it on a Nordhavn would be glorious. So happy for both of you and thank you for sharing your travels with us. It is appreciated.
Thank you so much for sharing your adventure. I miss cruising more than I could express. Unfortunately health issues took us out of the boat and away from cruising so what I do is live my Adventures through people like you. Thank you so much
How wonderful for you both, you look like you're having a fabulous time. I am more than a little jealous but won't let that interfere with my enjoyment of your pleasure.
Loved the vidoeo but I can't belive you said theres no point in going to europe! I would highly recomend it - theres no place better for a boat like the 59cp!
The speed while running the boat was up to 18 knots, I had to slow it down because the drone could not keep up. Independence is a twin engine at 715 HP each.
@@timthomson7532 Yesterday we completed the Baja Bash with waves over 8 feet off our bow at times and fighting a very strong current (1.5 knots at times, if not more) and we had a fuel reserve off 300 gallons after the 761 miles. BUT, near the end I cranked it up so that we would get to Ensenada before the marina closed and we were burning 15 gallons an hour but the currents were so strong that we were only doing 9 knots. I know that did not answer your question but it shows that there are many factors to determine range. That being said, we hold around 1130 gallons and what I have found over the last 4 years the fuel burn at various speeds with perfect conditions (no current, wind, etc) we burn 8.7 gallons at 8.7 knots; 7.5 knots we burn 5.4; 5.7 knots under 3 burn. Very good numbers in my mind but I like the option of putting down the throttle like we did yesterday and the day before when I want to. I must say though after doing the Bash, I love this boat and it handled the waves and conditions better than the crew at various times. I bet we did the Bash in record time for a Nordhavn, 3.5 days. Also yesterday I bought 800 gallons of diesel and paid $4.20 per gallon!
@@timthomson7532 At displacement speed, which would be around 9.4 range would be about 900 to 1000 miles. Slowing it down to 7.5 knots and the burn is roughly 5 gallons per hour.
