Distance Pennant
Program
Total Nordhavn Boats: 630
Total Nordhavn Mileage: 9,167,741
Nordhavn’s popular Distance Pennant Program was created to recognize the many Nordhavn owners and their great accomplishments of traveling the world’s oceans and enjoying the adventures of a lifetime. It is interesting to note that the average miles traveled is a little under half of a circumnavigation for each registered owner. Our goal is to reach 100 percent registration of all Nordhavns built and enter all of the miles traveled by previous owners.
If you have any questions regarding pennants or the Distance Pennant Program, please contact sue.ferrari@nordhavn.com.
From the earliest days of the age of sail up to the present time, the history of flags and the history of the sea have been intertwined. From at least the early 19th century, it has been the custom of ships returning from a long overseas deployment to fly an extra long commission pennant made up of whatever bunting could be assembled.
In the Royal Navy, this is known as the “paying off pennant” because a ship used to be taken out of commission and its crew “paid off” at the end of each cruise. In the United States Navy, it is called the homeward-bound pennant. Although not officially sanctioned by regulations, the Navy has issued guidelines for the use of this pennant in NTP-13(B), Flags, Pennants and Customs.
It is really very simple. Just click here to register and then submit your contact information in the required fields and list your trips with full details about your travels –including the number of miles covered.
In return, not only will your accomplishments be listed for all who visit this website to be impressed by, you will receive a complimentary Nordhavn Distance Pennant. Let the world know your Nordhavn is more than just a great-looking vessel. You and your Nordhavn have done what others dare not.
The first level is 2,500 miles. Subsequent pennants will be issued in additional 5,000 nm increments. Each will be a different color. No matter how the miles were accrued: one long trip, 50 short cruises or even if you have owned multiple Nordhavns, it’s the total miles accumulated that we are interested in.
PLEASE NOTE: Once you enter your miles, the database will automatically alert us to the mileage pennant earned. Pennants should not be awarded prior to miles being logged. If you have problems logging your miles, please contact dharlow949@gmail.com. If you have a specific address where you would like the pennant to be sent, please e-mail sue.ferrari@nordhavn.com.
In addition to earning mileage pennants, owners can obtain special pennants:
Circumnavigator pennant: any owner who has circumnavigated the world will be awarded a Circumnavigator pennant. Please notify us if you have achieved a circumnavigation.
Extreme Latitudes pennant: anyone who has traveled above 66° North or below 50° South. Please notify us if you qualify for an Extreme Latitudes pennant and include a snapshot of your location
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| Name | Michael McNeill |
| Boat Name | Na'Vana |
| Nordhavn Model | N55 |
| Hull Number | 5536 |
| Boat Year | 2008 |
| Total Nautical Miles Traveled | 5,157 |
| Personal Website / Blog | instagram.com |
| Voyage Details | We purchased our 55 formerly known as Orenda in November of 2025 in Norfolk Virginia. We then traveled from Atlantic Yacht Basin in Norfolk down to the Fort Lauderdale area. Along the way we had a steering ram failure, and had to manually steer with the emergency tiller (not fun at all but it worked!), got us to a safe place where we could get it repaired. We then departed for the Bahamas in late February and spent more than 3 months on anchor in the Bahamas, and participated in the Nordhavn Rendezvous in Georgetown. We've met so many other great owners of Nordhavns, and look forward to meeting them all! We returned to Florida on June 2nd of 2026, had some minor repairs made, and then started north on June 20th making stops in Savannah, Beaufort SC, Charleston, Wrightsville, Beaufort NC, then back inside the ICW stopping at Scranton Creek, Coinjock, and then Hampton VA. We then left the ICW and went outside and arrived in Sandy Hook NJ, from there we went to Port Washington, SAG Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, Newport RI, Provincetown, Gloucester, Portland, and North East Harbor outside Acadia National Park, our farthest northern port. We are now heading south, working our way towards Brunswick GA where we'll spend a couple of months during the holidays. Be sure and stop by and say hello if you are in the neighborhood or just passing through. |
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