caret-down<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/symbol>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tcaret-up<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"path1\" d=\"M585.143 694.857q0 14.857-10.857 25.714t-25.714 10.857h-512q-14.857 0-25.714-10.857t-10.857-25.714 10.857-25.714l256-256q10.857-10.857 25.714-10.857t25.714 10.857l256 256q10.857 10.857 10.857 25.714z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/symbol>\n\t\t\t\t<symbol id=\"icon-caret-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 366 1024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<title>caret-left<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"path1\" d=\"M365.714 256v512q0 14.857-10.857 25.714t-25.714 10.857-25.714-10.857l-256-256q-10.857-10.857-10.857-25.714t10.857-25.714l256-256q10.857-10.857 25.714-10.857t25.714 10.857 10.857 25.714z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/symbol>\n\t\t\t\t<symbol id=\"icon-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 366 1024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<title>caret-right<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path class=\"path1\" d=\"M329.143 512q0 14.857-10.857 25.714l-256 256q-10.857 10.857-25.714 10.857t-25.714-10.857-10.857-25.714v-512q0-14.857 10.857-25.714t25.714-10.857 25.714 10.857l256 256q10.857 10.857 10.857 25.714z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/symbol>\n\t\t\t<\/defs>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Sir James Hardy <\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\" data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\">SV Nerida (crewman)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt has been my pleasure to have known Grahame Bear for over 20 years both in his successful cleaning business and in the sailing world, where he has crewed for me on many occasions. Grahame is a most affable, diligent, reliable and knowledgeable yachtsman with many years of experience. I have no hesitation in giving this character reference, Yours respectfully, Jim Hardy\"<\/p>\n<p>Sir James Hardy OBE.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Dr Peter Brotchie<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">'SV Freyja' November 2024...<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I wish to thank you and Murray for creating such an enjoyable and rewarding experience and also for delivering Freyja in a better state than when she left, with the maintenance and tuning that you both put in on the journey. It was great\u00a0chatting with you both along the way. You and Murray are fabulous at demonstrating your knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n<p>Peter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Michael Savory<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">'SV Freycinet' September 2024...<\/span><\/h4>\n<div>\"Grahame and Murray delivered my Sun Odyssey 349 from Hobart to Sydney over the course of a week. I joined them for the delivery. They did a fantastic job of preparation ensuring we had the right safeties, spares, tools and other gear as well as fixing some defects such as nav lights. We encountered a range of conditions from rough to calm and from most directions, testing every aspect of the boat's systems. Grahame and Murray were generous in sharing their vast\u00a0 knowledge of handling every weather condition and sea state and calmly dealing with any issues as they arose. They were great company and I felt safe throughout the delivery. I learnt heaps\u00a0from them. Thanks!\"<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cheers<\/div>\n<div>Michael<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Brent and Sally Williams<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">'SV Amoray' August 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Graham and his crew Murray were a congenital, highly competent and efficient team who delivered our newly acquired Dufour 425 GL from Coffs Harbour to Adelaide in 11 days during the peak of winter. On arrival into Adelaide the boat was spotlessly clean and both crew were generous in sharing knowledge about the boat\u2019s performance verbally and in writing. We would recommend Graham and his company to anyone needing a boat delivered, and would definitely use them again in the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Rohan and Rachael<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">'SV Winedown' February 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\u2018Our thanks to you both for a successful and positive experience. Hope to see you both on the water, as we enjoy owning Wine Down and using her to full potential. Talk again soon. Rohan and Rachael\u2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Laura Sime <\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>'SV Stela Odyssey' October 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grahame and Murray delivered our newly purchased 2005 Elan Impression 434 from Lake Macquarie to Adelaide.\u00a0 We joined them from Lake Macquarie to Sydney where Grahame played tour guide, sharing the sites and stories from his childhood on the Sydney harbourside.\u00a0 His local knowledge was also useful in finding us a mooring buoy off Milsons Point for the night.\u00a0 It was a pleasure spending this time with the team and we felt assured about leaving Stela in their capable hands.<\/p>\n<p>For the rest of the delivery journey, Grahame phoned us every night when possible, for a progress update.\u00a0 He made good decisions to balance the rate of progress with safety, and when sitting out a weather front in port, Grahame and Murray used the time to assess Stela for maintenance and repairs required, making a list for us, and carrying out many of the small jobs themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Stela was faithfully delivered to us in North Haven at the end of her 12-day journey with no problems encountered.<\/p>\n<p>We would confidently recommend <em>Special Delivery<\/em>!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>David Bell<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">'Four Bells' October 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201c In an industry that sometimes lacks the discipline and commitment that one would like to expect, my first dealings with Grahame and his team at Special Delivery has been a stand-out experience for me. Grahame\u2019s references, experience, commitment, timeliness, friendly and prompt communications and, most importantly, professional seamanship practices made me very comfortable in handing over responsibility for the safe passage of both my yacht, and my friend\u2019s young relative needing to add hours to achieve their Yacht Master qualification, for the trip from the Whitsundays to Pittwater. My yacht arrived ahead of schedule with little evidence that it had been on anything greater than a cruise for sunny day out. Grahame\u2019s miserly reliance on the iron sail resulted in fuel consumption levels that may even be acceptable to Greta Thunberg.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Based on my first experience with Grahame and Special Delivery, I will certainly be calling upon him in the future for those upwind homeward deliveries along the Australian coast and would have no hesitation in recommending him to others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Bell<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Steve Barrie<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">The Jewels November 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grahame was a true pleasure to deal with from start to finish. I had great confidence that my boat was in safe hands. Being well connected Grahame also helped me out of a difficult position on 2 accounts. One being a great recommendation for a skipper who could take our boat from the Tweed River to Southport QLD while there was a hard border closure in place. The other being his advice on numerous different items from boat nuances to insurance. Grahame comes highly recommended from the crew of The Jewels \u2013 Catalina 36.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Ross Howe<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">On The Prowl August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After committing to purchasing our site unseen boat in Shoal Haven Heads NSW ( due to covid ) we were unsure on how the best way was going to be to get it to us in Cleveland QLD.<br \/>\nThankfully a friend recommended Grahame from Special Delivery to us. After the first phone call to Grahame I felt at ease and that I had found the right man for the job, he gave me a quote within hours and organised the whole process for us.<br \/>\nHe contacted the seller of the boat and co-ordinated everything from car hires, fuel stops, running repairs on the boat and even fixed up instruments during the journey.. with boarder closures Grahame organised a QLD skipper to meet him at the boarder,<br \/>\nAnd we got our pride and joy in fantastic condition. I would highly recommend Grahame for any boat delivery, he knows what service means and follows through on his word.<br \/>\nRoss Howe<br \/>\nCleveland Qld.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Beth and Lance<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">Mojo June 2021<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Grahame skippered us from Newport to Hobart in June 2021 on our newly purchased and (as yet) untried, Halvorsen 50. While we weren\u2019t novices, we hadn\u2019t been to sea for some time, and we didn\u2019t know the boat well before collecting it and setting off. Graham\u2019s immense experience gave us the confidence to make the journey across Bass Strait and it was the best decision we could have made. Within a short time of coming on board, he became familiar with everything from engines to anchors to electrics. He planned the weather window for us in advance and we set off according to his schedule and had a perfect trip. We felt connected to Grahame from our first contact and not only was he good company on the trip and easy to get along with, but also his level of competence was obvious from the start which made us feel safe and in good hands. His empathy with the boat resulted in a comfortable trip with a very low fuel usage. We highly recommend Grahame as a skipper for any journey.\u00a0 Beth and Lance Hobart<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Leanne Prind<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">R'nR May 2021<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We hired Grahame from Special Delivery to pick up our new boat from Port Stephens and deliver it to the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n<p>It was short notice & Grahame worked his magic and was able to fit us in his busy schedule.<\/p>\n<p>From the very first contact Grahame was so easy to deal with, he organised everything and had our minds at ease making it a very smooth process.<\/p>\n<p>Grahame and his crew delivered our boat as promised without a hitch, on time, and with no issues.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend Grahame and his crew for anyone needing a very professional\u00a0 and experienced\u00a0 skipper for a vessel delivery .<\/p>\n<p>Leanne<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Jeff Caldwell<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">Sant'ana November 2020...<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hi, I would like to take the opportunity to thank Graham and Paul on a most professional and stress free delivery of our Meridian 411 from Gold Coast\u00a0 to Dunalley,\u00a0 Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606878327601\" style=\"text-align: left\">They were an absolute pleasure to deal with and looked after our boat like is was their own and left her in immaculate condition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606878404119\" style=\"text-align: left\">I would highly recommend your services to any boat owner looking for a delivery skipper.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606878453009\" style=\"text-align: left\">Our heartfelt thanks,<\/p>\n<p id=\"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606878465010\" style=\"text-align: left\">Jeff and Michele Caldwell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Paul Thompson<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">L'Attitude November 2020<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>Grahame was an absolute professional, his knowledge of boats and the sea was very impressive, keeping us ahead of all the bad weather and took great care of the boat.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The reason I chose Special Delivery was after speaking to Grahame, who had a gently gently approach to how he approached a trip, compared to \u201cwe will get it there fast and you will pay for what ever we break.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We travelled with Grahame from the Goldcoast to Sydney. Grahame had plenty of stories along the way.<\/div>\n<div>For me it had been such a long time since I had been to sea, Grahame instilled confidence in my new boat and it\u2019s capability.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I would recommend Special Delivery to anyone!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Ross Joyce<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #00ffff\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">Sea Mist June 2020<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI engaged Grahame to skipper my 70 year old wooden sloop from Manly, Brisbane to Docklands Melbourne. The trip had to be broken into two parts originally due to the weather window and then Covid-19 restrictions. Grahame took everything in his stride including running repairs, changing weather conditions, navigation and ensured we made it down safely and in good time. Grahame is an incredibly experienced, knowledgeable and reliable skipper as well as a great person to sail with. We had a lot of memories and laughs along the way. I wouldn\u2019t hesitate using Grahame again as professional delivery skipper, or in recommending him to anyone else.\u201d Ross Joyce, Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Stuart Law<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">Sea Lady January 2020<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We contacted Grahame to deliver our 45ft Fly Bridge Cruiser from Townsville to Tasmania. From the very start, we were confident that Grahame was the right person for the job and ten days later we took delivery of our boat together with a list of all the repairs completed en-route and items that still needed attention. Grahame was forthcoming with advice, concerns and suggestions and displayed a level of professionalism and care rarely seen. We would have no hesitation in recommending Grahame for your next delivery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Suzanne Vale<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"left-area\">\n<div class=\"entry post clearfix\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">Johanna II October 2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We engaged Grahame to take our Hanse 355 yacht that we\u2019d just bought from Melbourne to Auckland in September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d never done anything like this before but from the moment Grahame answered my initial phone enquiry he was friendly, interested, encouraging, open and transparent, and his communication was excellent.<\/p>\n<p>During the lead-up, he kept in touch, gave good advice on preparing the boat and was always responsive to our queries.<\/p>\n<p>We joined him on the coastal legs (Melbourne to Eden and Bay of Islands to Auckland), so we got to see Grahame, and his excellent crewman, Murray, in action \u2013 working as a team, and using their wealth of experience to take control, be clear and decisive and take great care of our boat. The two were also great fun and encouraging sailing companions.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the Tasman crossing went without a hitch. Despite some woolly weather, Johanna II was delivered to us in Auckland in the same great condition as when she left.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d have no hesitation recommending Grahame and look forward to using him again. He was honest, careful and fun and the delivery was good value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Alex Kennedy<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>Evening Breeze November 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grahame Bear sets the benchmark in yacht delivery. To my mind he is the go to skipper for short and long haul deliveries. In late November\/early December Grahame and crew sailed my Catalina 350 from Sydney Harbour up to its new home in Airlie Beach, around 1,900 km or 1,200 miles. The boat had never undertaken such a long journey beforehand so you could expect the odd glitch to occur which in fact they did but Grahame managed these perfectly and kept me posted on the status of the boat and the journey. I never had to ask anything as Grahame was always ahead with SMS or phone calls. The boat was cleaned, everything put back to its prior position, it was if I was stepping on to the boat as usual in Sydney. I can\u2019t recommend Grahame highly enough.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Bruce<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>42 South November 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For me it was an amazing experience and I feel both honoured and grateful for the opportunity to spend it with you. Grahame, you in the section from Flinders Is and Murray your driving hard into the swell on the last night were inspiring. All along the way your teamwork and making me feel part of it made for a great trip \u2013 adventure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Paul Binn<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">'Time Lord' September 2016<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To whom it may concern.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Grahame \u00a0Bear and his First Mate Rocky, successfully completed a marathon mid winter delivery, of my 34 foot Shionning Catamaran Time Lord.<\/p>\n<p>I am absolutely delighted with the job the pair did, and could not speak highly enough of the pair. Grahame was faced with Antarctic like conditions, 30 foot waves and 40 knot winds, and it was no mean feat to sail a 34 foot harbour cruising catamaran, across the South Tasman sea from Hobart to Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>They faced a raft of technical challenges from steering rod failure, to total autopilot disintergration, where the wheel pilot fell \u00a0to bits in the cockpit , spreading a large number of loose ball bearings everywhere .. in 30 foot seas. The pair totally reassembled the autopilot and its performed amazingly since!<\/p>\n<p>Half the Tasman was sailed \u00a0on a third of the jib only at a speed of 7 knots. I am really greatful Grahame never pushed the boat at all, both for their own safety and the safety of the boat. Which arrived in Auckland with virtually no damage and not a singhle stress mark.<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely love the boat and weve already been away 6 times on her in 2 months.. A very delighted customer indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much Grahame and Rocky for a job expertly completed!<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards<\/p>\n<p>Paul Binns Lucy Fitzgerald \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Brian<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>Wine Down November 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grahame skippered our yacht on a delivery from Melbourne to Jervis Bay. He had excellent knowledge of the route, weather planning and sailing requirements as well as being supportive of the crew. The yacht was delivered in excellent condition and it was a pleasure to sail with him.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-wrapper sow-user-left sow-layout-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-user\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-testimonial-name\"><strong>Anthony Bates AO<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">Viva La Vita 2003-2015<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tony Bates writes\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Grahame is a true Man of the Sea\u00a0 \u2013 but strongly customer and service focused. Always excellent company on board a\u00a0boat, and always keen to share his knowledge with whoever else may be there (if any ! ). A very experienced\u00a0 and active sailor and navigator, Grahame has a keen eye to detail and remains cool, calm and totally together no \u00a0matter\u00a0 the circumstance.<\/p>\n<p>Graham has done several deliveries of my yacht \u00a0up and down the NSW \/ Queensland coast over the past years\u00a0 and has never let me down.\u00a0 Above all, he really does\u00a0 enjoy \u00a0every trip\u00a0 \u2013 and this no doubt shows out in the way he handles the task and makes \u00a0his \u201cSpecial Deliveries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tony Bates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Viva La Vita\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 Viva\u00a0 Hanse 385<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-654-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-654-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testimonials Sir James Hardy SV Nerida (crewman) \u201cIt has been my pleasure to have known Grahame Bear for over 20 years both in his successful cleaning business and in the sailing world, where he has crewed for me on many occasions. 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