Gerty is for Sail

Gerty girl is for sale
It hurts to say good-bye
Remember our first gale, the blue whale
Low tied and highest high

We ran aground in softest sand
The kids jumped off your lofty bow
Remember the first time we spotted land
You’ve changed our lives, we’re different now

We’re true sailors, here to explore
Gibraltar, Sardinia, Greece
Remember Spain and the Bay of Kotor
the Sicilian sunset’s peace

Oh, Gerty—how we trusted you!
from Antigua to the Azores
Remember the ocean, so vast and blue
The waves and the gusty wind roars

The fierce lightning bolts you dodged past
It makes me want to brag and boast 
Remember our adventure, free and fast
From New York to Africa’s coast

All the while we lived at home
Talking over the table’s map
Charting our next course or writing this poem
Squeezing in a swim or a nap

Gerty girl you deserve this blessing
May you find a caring crew
To fill your cockpit with friends
A captain who sees things through

May dolphins let you lead the way
Gerty, the ship that cannot fail
Go on now love, forever and a day
So you can always be for sail 

Last Remarks

As of August 2023, Gerty has been sold. We are wishing Claes & Pernilla the fairest winds!

Gerty was listed with Swiftsure Yachts. Our personal listing comments are below:

In June 2020, we anchored Gerty, our Allures 45.9, behind the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. We put our cushioned chairs on her deck and watched The Empire State Building’s red heartbeat light pulse. Where could we sail her that would be better than this? I thought. Twenty thousand nautical miles later, my answer is nowhere and everywhere because Gerty makes every place our home.

She’s safe, elegant, spacious, swift, and above all, simple. Like all Allures 45.9s, her lifting centerboard design gives us the flexibility to anchor in the calmest shallows. In contrast, her aluminum hull and dependable rig allow us to slice through the roughest seas. What makes Gerty unique is her light, bright, customized interior. Gerty’s galley and tech room maximize functionality and space, making living easy. So there’s more time left for entertaining up to twelve comfortably in her roomy cockpit or relaxing, just us two.