Deliveries – Sailing Vessels

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...

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...

          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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Feb 2019 Sydney to Coffs Harbour... New owner Jackie unfortunately had to start a work contract so missed the sail up to Coffs but sent along her sailing partner Greg for the ride. We had a lovely time on this beautiful 50 year old girl and our 2 days waiting for better weather in...

January 2021... Gary bought Meshugah about 12 years ago and left it on the Gold Coast (where she was then lying) for about 5 years then took her up to the Whitsundays and a few years later on to Pt Douglas. Although a long way from home, Gary and his family commuted regularly and...

Hobart to Sydney December 2020... Completed in 1985 after 11 years, the builder circumnavigated the globe with his wife. Only one other owner who continued the immaculate upkeep of this superb yacht keeping it in Hobart until now new owner Timothy joined us for the trip north to the Pittwater. Weather patterns were non...

September 2020... Barbara and Bruce live on the Gold Coast and their new purchase was in 'hot spot' NSW. So despite being a master marina, Bruce was unable to come collect Elise. They engaged me to do the delivery to Tweed Heads (then a bubble with the Gold Coast for locals). I asked Phil...