Rosie & Brian have decided to sell up and sail the world. Sailers is following their big adventure. This second installment, written by Rosie, describes the choosing of their yacht.

How do you decide what to call your first boat (or any boat for that matter)? We went through all sorts of options – sisters’ first names (too corny); Greek Goddesses (none original enough or pronounceable); culling from our favourite science fiction (Clear Air Turbulence was an option but a bit of a mouthful for radio comms); and then finally decided that we would keep the name she has – Alixora. As it turned out, it was a good decision.

Rosie & Brian have decided to sell up and sail the world. Sailers is following their big adventure. This second installment, written by Rosie, describes the choosing of their yacht.

The two week Christmas break was spent scouring the online advertisements for boats, making lists, and preparing ourselves mentally for the big change to our lives.

Compiling a shortlist of potential boats was hard work – both mentally and physically – hours and days scanning specifications and filling in a spreadsheet with the details we had decided were important to our selection. Some of the basic information was easy to locate but it took some digging to find the rest that we needed.

KIDS TRAVEL FOR HALF PRICE WITH SUNSAIL CLUBS' FAMILY HOLIDAY DEAL

Sunsail announce a great family holiday offer for February with children up to 17 years travelling for half price to their BeachClubs in Greece and Turkey this summer, and so offer savings of up to £729.50 per family.

Sunsail Clubs offer award-winning free Kids' Clubs for children aged 2 to 17, which ensure that every child learns new things, makes friends and above all has lots of fun.  Free evening childcare is also available on many evenings, giving parents the opportunity to take a little time out for themselves too.