The Journey

The Boat


Onward is a 2002 Tartan 4100. At 41 feet long, 13.5' wide, Onward very well equipped for us to live on her for long periods of time. Onward carries:
  • 135 gallons of fresh water with a 10 gallon hot water heater
  • 90 gallons of diesel fuel
  • 56HP disel Yanmar engine (for when the wind dies)
  • Fischer Panda diesel generator (if we need to run air conditioning or heat)
  • 300 W of solar power - which runs our refrigerator/freezer, lights, etc.
  • Mainsail, genoa, storm staysail, asymetrical spinnaker
  • Flatscreen TV and sound system
  • Radar and multiple chart plotters
  • AIS - automatic information system - which means we can be tracked anywhere in the world
  • 6-person life raft 
  • Dinghy with primary and backup outboard engines
  • Full cockput enclosure - to keep us warm and dry when underway