Three and a half months of work — roughly 950 hours — to bring a 1985 Beneteau First 34.5 back to efficiency and beauty. Paintwork, steel, systems: everything essential, done properly.
The full gallery is available in the historical section below.
Valentina presents the boat: 57 seconds showing the shipyard setup.
First sailing test: gentle breeze, trial route, and Selene’s short bio.
From 9 July 2025, the day of purchase, to the launch on 11 October — and beyond.
A transparent timeline of the restoration and sea trials of Selene (Beneteau First 34.5).
On 09.07.25, a signature — and years of waiting finally behind me. Selene becomes mine: this is where the project begins. What follows is the complete documentation of the journey, starting with the Bill of Sale. The first gallery shows the true condition of Selene before our meeting.
A gallery documenting Selene’s slow transformation after work on: paints, stainless steel, aluminium, electrical systems — the essentials, done well.
Real images showing the condition of Selene after the final interventions: paints, stainless steel, onboard systems — the essentials, executed properly as always.
9 July 2025 · Lefkada — Purchase of Selene. From 10.07 the shipyard work begins: three and a half months condensed into 100 images. The metamorphosis.
11 October 2025 · Lefkada — Launch day. Gentle wind, crew of one: Tiziano. It’s not an arrival — it’s the real beginning.
13–17 October 2025 · Sea trials — Four days between Nidri, Meganisi and Fiscardo. A night of heavy rain at anchor, phones failing, improvised repairs, a return to Nidri. The stages and lessons of those days are gathered in the logbook.
21 October 2025 · Journey to Athens — Departure at dawn. What remains in the diary: wind, work, and sea.
Eight frames captured in the heart of Kypseli. A deep sky, rooftops slowly lighting up, a city waking from the inside while the mind is already sailing back to Lefkada.
After six years of city life, these images mark the last page on land before returning to the islands. A bridge between concrete and sea.
From this Athenian terrace, the journey turns back to Lefkada and begins again at sea: A full day of sailing through the Prince’s Islands.
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