Hammo to Sydney October 2022... Probably the best prepared yacht I've had the pleasure to deliver. David and I met up at Hammo when I arrived to pick up Rumba a couple of months ago and showed me over the boat and I was immediately so impressed with the display of...
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‘Small Gains’ Elan S4 Hobart to Sydney October 2022
Hobart to Sydney October 2022... Don purchased this very fast Elan S4 and asked me to assist him and one of his crewmates Tom to sail her back to MHYC in Sydney. I had just finished the previous job so booked to get to Hobart a...
Continue reading“Rumba” North Shore 370 Various deliveries 2013-22
Rumba Deliveries... Coffs to Sydney August 2013... Unfortunately the Sydney to Southport race this year suffered very light conditions. As a result many of the smaller yachts (Rumba included) retired due to "time constraints". So our delivery start was altered from the Gold Coast to Coffs. John and I enjoyed the varied conditions which ranged...
Continue readingNov 2021 ‘D and J’ Fountaine Pajot 43 Tweed to Sydney
November 2021 Tweed to Sydney... Jane and partner David bought this cat site unseen and did they luck out big time. What a lovely boat in fantastic condition. Certainly Jane organised a little bit of maintenance and servicing up at the Boatworks prior to Capt Troy crossing...
Continue readingNovember 2021 ‘The Jewels’ Catalina 36 Sydney to Tweed
Owner Steve asked us to pick up his new yacht from Paradise beach at Pittwater. On hearing this, I was delighted at the prospect of a trip down memory lane. Way back in my memory I called that location as my parents often rented a holiday cottage at that beach and...
Continue readingAug 2021 ‘On The Prowl’ Prowler 10.4 NZ Shoalhaven to Tweed
Ross emailed me too ask if I was interested to pick up his new purchase, I immediately answered that I would be delighted as On The Prowl struck me as being a really great design and well powered. I had previously delivered a Schionning sailing cat to Auckland and liked the design. I was...
Continue readingJuly 2021 ‘Pintado’ Cavalier 37 Coffs Harbour to Tweed
Coffs Harbour to Tweed July 2021... Brad called in a bit of a panic. Having sailed his boat up from Hobart with the intention of having a family holiday at the Whitsundays, when the Qld border closure became imminent, he grabbed the family, hired a car and got north of the border. He then...
Continue readingJuly 2021 Midnight Blue Hanse 388 Coffs to Airlie
Coffs Harbour to Airlie July 2021 Greg bought Midnight Blue new in Melbourne about 2 years ago. Since then, as a novice sailor Greg's learning curve has been steep to say the least. He had the assistance of an experienced blue water sailor getting the boat to Pittwater but needed help from Coffs getting...
Continue readingEtre Jeune Hanse 445 Sydney to Gold Coast June 2021
Etre Jeune is heading to Hamilton Is for race week and then for a bit of family cruising. Owner Nick and family will continue the delivery north and then after race week, spend until early October enjoying the beauty of the Whitsundays. Murray and I arrived in Sydney and were very thankful that Nick...
Continue reading‘Ethel Jean’ Benateau First 45 Adelaide to Brisbane May 2021
Johan and Elmarie purchased Ethel Jean less than a year ago. In that time they managed to do an incredible job going over the whole boat Johan concentrating on above decks, Elmarie below. Even with their fastidiousness, still we had several issues as the age of the boat caught up with the strain of...
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