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 | William & Andrea Kirsh |
| Boat Name | Maria Elena |
| Nordhavn Model | N40 |
| Hull Number | 61 |
| Boat Year | 2007 |
| Total Nautical Miles Traveled | 45,226 |
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| Voyage Details | 1. San Diego 2010 to Vancouver to Alaska to Washington State to San Diego 2013 7. Costa Rica to Panama Canal, 2018 8. Panama Canal, 2018 to Boco Del Torro, 2018 9. Boco Del Torro to Caymen, Islands, 2018 10. Caymen Islands, 2018 to Florida 2018 11. Florida, 2018 to Bahamas, Abaco, West Palm Beach, 2019 12. West Palm Beach, 2019 to Sydney, Nova Scotia and the Bras D’OR Lake, 2019 13. Nova Scotia, Maine, Mass., Washington, DC, Chesapeake, New Bern, N.C. 2019 to 2020 14. Hilton Head, GA., Jacksonville, FL, St Augustine, Fl., West Palm Beach, 2020 to 2021 15. West Palm Beach, Florida to Annapolis,MD, traveled around the Chesapeake then returning to West Palm Beach, 2021 16. In 2022, West Palm Beach, Florida to Exuma, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and returning to West Palm Beach.Then West Palm Beach to Annapolis, MD. Then from Annapolis, MD back to Turks and Caicos. Ragged Islands to Long Island, Bahamas then back to West Palm Beach, Fl. 17. In 2023, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spanish Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Back to Florida up the east coast to new destinations along the east coast to Annapolis, MD around the Chesapeake for the summer. Started back to Florida in the winter. 17. In 2024, Explores the east coast of Florida and finally took the boat to Miami Beach, Florida where we reside. Just before the Hurricane season returned up the east coast, visited new destinations and spent the summer back in Annapolis, MD. We visited the Jersey Shore exploring Cape May, NJ and Delaware. We need to have the vessel back in Florida by the beginning of November, 2024 to transport the boat via DYT Yacht Transport aboard the vessel Yacht Express to Italy. We spent 90 days traveling the Italian west coast and Sicily. We boated and then traveled by car, bus and train through out the various areas. Those major locations were Genoa, Pisa, Isle of Elba, Naples, The Island of Procidia, Massina Straits and Syracuse. 18. In 2025, we continues our travels throughout Italy and Sicily during January and February. Then left the Italian waters and headed for Greece. We obtained a year long Visa in Greece to give us enough time to visit all of the Islands. We first entered the Greek waters in March in Corfu and continued to Lefkas, Fiskardo-Vasiliki, Meslongi Harbor. By April we focused our travels in Patras, Galaxidi, and the Corinthian Canal. In April/May we explored the Sarogenic Gulf. We stopped at Salamina, Poros, Galatea, Palaia, and Epidhavos. By late March we headed to Port Cheli and stayed there for over a month exploring the Peloponnese region. Then took off to see the Cyclades. We visited Skyros, Kythnos, Paros, Naxos, Mykonos, Timos and Andros. Then headed north to the island chain called Sporades where we picked up our grandkids for a month long exploration in June. 19. After 30 days exploring we set out to explore the Dodecanese Greek Island Chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. The primary islands we saw where Rhodesia, Kos, Kalymnos and Patmos are most favorite. We explored Symi, Leros, Lipsi and Karpathos. In December we started heading to Albania to explore. From there we went back to Siracusa, Italy and finished the 2025 year in Malta. 20. In 2026 we enjoyed Malta, circumnavigated Sardinia, and Corsica and returned the boat to the boarder between France and Italy.
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