One might first wonder about the name: Terratima. The truth is, it is borrowed - with permission - from Terratima Lodge in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. Being Albertans, it seemed appropriate. Terratima was a place of retreat, of contemplation, of peace - a place to appreciate nature. We wanted our home on the water to be the same kind of place.
Although the website at http://www.terratima.com/ no longer seems to explain the name, we are told it is a combination of Latin and the Inuit language meaning “Earth, I am your friend”.
The Boat
The boat that now carries the registered name “Terratima” is an Island Packet 465. We are its first owners. We fell in love with her when we took a short vacation on the west coast (Vancouver) and went by to look at the yachts at Coal Harbor in that city’s downtown. There happened to be an Island Packet there. After a chat with the dealer - Westerly Yachts - we had a chance to go aboard. Needless to say, we were impressed with its roominess, interior light, fit and finish and extremely high quality of construction. Her length overall is 48’ - 9” with a beam of 14’ - 4”. She is a solid blue water cruiser that we can take anywhere in the world.
Although it was never our intention initially to buy that boat, the vagaries of chance conspired against us and we bought that very boat in April 2009. It required approximately 2 months to complete the installation of electronics (chart plotter, radar, AIS, VHF), heating,and auto-pilot. She was fully commissioned and ready to sail on July 1, 2009.
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