To begin at the beginning...

So, some years ago, Sam and I decided that we'd like to live on a boat - lots of reasons, but I won't bore you with them all.  We also love travelling to other countries, so the choice of the type of boat was pretty much made for us - no way we'd be able to afford fuel to travel beyond the River Humber, so sail power it was... the wind is free!
After much searching and negotiating, we bought Phira in July 2011.  She had been rather neglected, but was structurally sound.