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TØNSBERG, norway (Dagbladet): The British/Øiestad sold what they had and bought a sailing yacht. Thus was the dream sealed.
Even, that is a passionate musician, has put the drum set in a basement he rents.
He is also father to Amanda and Oskar, who have noted themselves as participants in the “X-Factor”, “MGP”, “The Voice” – and together on “Beat for beat”.
Many adults dream about doing something similar when the kids move out, but there are few who just throw out in there. For Marianne British (52) and Even Øiestad (58), it was reality.
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– We have both experience with the sea, I with motorboats and Even with the sail – and motorboats. When we became boyfriends in 2011, we decided to sail a bit, and bought a 25-footer the following year. Then it was done, ” says Marianne British.
AROUND the world: Even and Marianne had the voyage to cancel when he was injured. At the same time beat coronaen to, and the trip is now put on hold. Photo: Private Show more
But it took still a few years before they sold everything and went to sea.
– We should have been in the Kariba now, in Cuba and thereabouts. We had been at home a half a year and worked and travelled in the new year to Curaçao in central America, where “Alvejakten” is located, a Atlantic 49 feet. On the way to Kariba, I was injured, destroyed the arm, and we went home that I had to operate, ” says Øiestad.
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They are happy that they are sitting right here now, in the lounge on the boat “Fjordvind” in Tønsberg, drinking tea and enjoying the spring in Norway. Had they not returned, so they could got big problems to get to the harbour or get the necessary supplies.
Corona-the pandemic has led to that the ports are closed, and seafarers will not be allowed ashore.
– Pour in the accident. Now we are home and working until a vaccine is ready and that it is safe to travel again. It is certainly not for at least a year. When continuing the journey through the panama canal and on to French Polynesia on the “back” of the earth and on towards Australia, ” says British.
CLOSE ON each OTHER: – To be on the boat requires that we must pay attention to each other and accept each other’s særheter – and it is worth, turn Even Øiestad and Marianne British firm. Photo: Anders Grønneberg View more Electric sailboat
the Couple have two children each, that is in 20-years. In short, led havseilerbasillen that they seven years ago bought the sailboat “Alvejakten” in Greece. It got a new home port in the Canary islands until 2018. Then they started on the jordomseilingen.
The two are very environmentally conscious, and in the meantime, they had built on the boat to a clean eldrevet sailboat.
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– We replaced the diesel tanks and the engine with a large lithium battery of 40 kWh/96 volts and an electric motor of 25 kilowatts. So we have an additional 12 volt lithium battery of 5kWh to consumption. When we are fully charged, we can run the boat at five knots in the seven-eight hours.
HOME DEAR HOME: – When we are not sailing, we live here, ” says Marianne British and Even Øiestad. Photo: Anders Grønneberg Show more Sun, sea and wind power
Even though the weight is fairly equal, is the boat’s centre of gravity, the longer end-on, because the batteries are located where the dieseltankene was. The batteries weigh a total of around 500 kilograms, the engine and electronics closer to 200 kg, and it provides good ballast.
– We charge up with the sun, wind, and hydroelectric power from the propeller, ” says Øiestad.
BOBÅT: Even and Marianne in their liquid lounge by the quay in Tønsberg. Photo: Anders Grønneberg Show more
anti-Fouling, which contains pollutants, is also banned. Øiestad, which has also been dykkerinstruktør, has purchased an electric compressor. With the air hose from the jumper he over the ship’s rail and scrubs regularly during vannlinja.
Fossilfritt on board
But his ecological doesn’t stop there. The boat is total fossilfri, it is not gas or other fossil sources of energy on board. The couple have not even gasslightere with it – everything runs on electricity.
GREEN WAVE: a Total of 36 litiumceller which constitute two batteries, a driftsbatteri of 96 volts and a forbruksbatteri on 12 volts. The picture is taken before they got the space under the floor. Photo: Private Show more
– But how is it doing?
– It is perfectly fine, forbrukspakka on the 12 volt keeps to everything.
– We bake bread, boil water, make coffee, and have to and with a washing machine on board. It’s about being conscious, moreover, be charged forbruksbatteriene up quickly with solar cells and wind turbine – solar and wind, there are plenty of on the sea, says the British.
Acquired houseboat
In the last “liberated” Marianne and Even himself entirely from the shore, to sell the apartment in Tønsberg and bought a large, rebuilt wooden boat that has been a floating home on the 45 square meters – three rooms, bathroom and kitchen, plus large patio.
ENGINE: the Engine compartment on the “Alvejakten” consists of electronic appliances, relays, and various styringsenheter. Photo: Private Show more
Also this boat they hope to make fossilfri.
– We plan to remove the engine and fuel tanks, and do the same with “Fjordvind” with “Alvejakten”. When we release the smell of diesel, which is difficult to get rid of – and we get enough electric power to “tough” around in the archipelago, ” says Øiestad.
to follow a dream
What is it that gets two adults in safe jobs to sell almost everything they have, break up and be gone for months and years at a time? The question they get often – Marianne, that is spesialsykepleier at the emergency room in Tønsberg, norway, and Even, who works as a miljøterapeut at the hospital in Vestfold.
NEW PROPELLER: Even manufacture the boat, and replace the propeller which is adapted to elmotoren. Photo: Private Show more
– I think a lot of dreams about doing something similar, ” says British -, and add:
– But it should not be about to embark on a comprehensive tour, there are several opportunities to give a little drop in everyday on the. There are many ways to travel and experience the world. This is our way.
“ALVEJAKTEN”: Here we see the sailing boat, an Atlantic 49, in Las Palmas. Photo: Private Show more
– How is it to live so close to each other in months?
TATTOOS: Marianne British and Even Øiestad both have tattooed the map of the earth and the north star on his arm. Photo: Anders Grønneberg Show more
Lovebirds look at each other, just as in love as they were nine years ago.
– We live close to each other, ” says Marianne, while Even adding:
– To live on board a small boat requires that we have to pay attention to each other and like each other’s særheter. Win by to get it for is well worth it. We are experiencing lot of exciting – and it binds us together.
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