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 | Lyle Nelson |
| Boat Name | Algonquin |
| Nordhavn Model | N43 |
| Hull Number | 4338 |
| Boat Year | 2009 |
| Total Nautical Miles Traveled | 23,600 |
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| Voyage Details | We purchased Algonquin in September of 2020 and have since put 1000 miles on cruising the BC coast. Our plans are to travel Alaska in 2022 and then head south in the fall of 2022 hopefully South Pacific or Mediterranean after that. We have spent the winter doing many short trips in the Sailish Sea and Desolation Sound putting on another 1500 miles. We will be attending the rendezvous in Victoria and then departing shortly after for Glacier Bay and SE Alaska returning in September. We have just returned from a very successful trip to Glacier bay Alaska via the inside passage on our return we traveled down the exposed west sides of Chichagof, Baranof, and Prince of Whales islands. Our N43 performed amazing on the 2300 NM trip. Update 2024: We transited down the coast of USA and Mexico as far south as Puerto Vallarta before heading back north to explore the Sea of Cortez. We will head south in the fall to transit the Panama Canal. Update 2025: We transited the canal and made our way up the east coast to the Canadian maritimes. Update 2026: After spending the fall slowly making our way down the US east coast, we completed several boat projects at Yacht Tech in Florida and then headed back to the Bahamas for another winter of cruising the beautiful water there. In May we departed Marsh harbour for Bermuda then on to the Azores and Spain. We are now in the UK where we plan to spend the summer and winter before heading to the Mediterranean in the spring.
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