‘M V Pacifica’ 55ft luxury vessel Gladstone to Coomera June ’17
June 2017... Luxury plus on MV Pacifica with everything you might have at home, all Miele appliances including coffee maker. An extremely well set up vessel complete with very effective stabilisers which was lovingly professionally built in Melbourne with the careful supervision of owners Bernie and Shelley. Time now to sell and allow new owners...
Continue reading“Artemis” Maritimo S62 Gold Coast to Sydney Dec 2016 + NYE
December 2016 and NYE Sydney Harbour… Peter and I did the trip down from their home in the Gold Coast in short legs, stopping at Coffs Harbour and Port Stephens. Weather was perfect the first two days enabling us to cruise at 24 knots but with a southerly wind and swell on the final...
Continue reading‘Grace’ Sunseeker 75 Fremantle to Sydney October 2016
October 2016... Every picture tells a story! I arrived in Fremantle having cancelled my crew (Andy) as the mechanics decided at the last minute to recondition the heat exchange elements. Unfortunately, reconditioning went wrong and resulted in new ones being flown in from the Man factory in Germany. It took a week to finally...
Continue reading‘Sublime’ Integrity 35 Hobart to Brisbane August 2016
August 2016... Back to Hobart with Alan to pick up his new Integrity 35. Hobart turned on the weather and not nearly as cold as the previous weeks, thankfully. Up through Dennison Bridge and Dunally Canal to exit just south of Maria Is - very picturesque. The trip went exceptionally well and as I...
Continue reading‘Twin Tug’ Integrity 35 Runaway Bay to Pittwater July 2016
July 2016... A lovely couple of days riding the current down from the Gold Coast with the delightful company of new owner Phil. Twin Tug performed seamlessly with the only issue being the generator cutting out for no apparent reason facilitating cooking on the bbq. ...
‘Blackjack’ Fairline Squadron 78 Sydney to Perth June 2016
June 2016... Another trip across the bight this time into the breeze! Along with crew mate Blair the trip took 16 days which included a couple of days waiting for a weather window in Pt Lincoln and a "pit stop" in Esperence to remove the rear platform (which had partially broken) and the...
Continue reading‘Trepido’ Halvorson Island Gypsy Perth to Lake Macquarie April 2016
April 2016... After a fairly rolly first 3 days to Esperence, the weather abated and we had a smooth crossing of the Bight. We had a few minor electrical issues on the way and unfortunately lost refrigeration on day 2 but survived on our dry rations. Start battery issues meant one bank replaced in...
Continue reading‘Compass Rose’ 47ft two deliveries April 2015 to Feb 2016
April 2015... I met up with Peter in Newcastle and pick up Compass Rose to relocate to Nowra. We had a non eventful voyage over night to the new location which was chosen primarily due to its proximity to Canberra where Peter and Ann live and work. February 2016... After being moored in the...
Continue reading“Ortessa” Hatteras 70 from Pier 35 Melbourne to Sydney 2015
Scott will give Ortessa a new lease of life moving this beautiful 30 year old vessel into the digital age. Owner of www.marineonline.com.au and having an amazing amount of technical and practical expertise, Scott has taken on his next project to convert this 30 year old vessel both back to some of its original...
Continue reading‘Andrew Fisher’ 65ft ex Customs vessel Townsville to Ballina July 2015
Andrew Fisher was a different vessel ti deliver as it was the first time skippering a twin diesel jet propelled craft. After a brief demonstration by the previous owner and being handed a 4 page document describing manoeuvring techniques, we soon kind of got the hang of it. We got to Kepple Is and...
Continue readingC’est La Vie Princess V52 Gold Coast to Mackay & return June / July 2015
Peter and Sharon wanted to discover the Whitsundays on their new Princess V52. I assisted Peter for the trip up in June and my crew Martin helped me with the return delivery in July....
“Kibitzer” Meridian 580 Pilothouse Fremantle to Melbourne March 2015
Back across the "Bight" for me on this superb vessel. Joining me on this delivery is Andy my long distance specialist and supplier of a great movie library for our viewing pleasure!...