Nov 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 readingJune 2021 Mojo Halverson 50 Sydney to Hobart
June 2021 Sydney to Hobart... When I was first contacted by Lance and subsequently Beth, they both indicated that they would love to join me for the delivery of their new boat but weren't sue if they could get away from work. As usual, I tried to encourage them, explaining...
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