IVE ALWAYS LOVED THE WATER AND BEING ON THE WATER IN BOATS.
COUNTING AND TRYING TO REMEMBER I RECON IVE OWNED 2 TINNIES,1 FIBREGLAS 18 FT SWIFTCRAFT DESIGN......BLUE COLOUR....HENCE THE NAME BLUESWIFT
ROSA M 52 FT OVERALL STEEL SAILING KETCH ,MY FIRST SAIL BOAT,WHICH I SWAPPED MY BATCHELOR PAD FOR ON THE SUNSHINE COAST , AND WENT SAILING UP AND DOWN THE QUEENSLAND COAST AND TWICE TO THURSDAY ISLAND, SOLD HER IN TIN CAN BAY.
NOW IM BOATLESS AND FRIGHTENED,SO THE SEARCH COMMENCES...ON THE GOLD COAST,AFTER STARTING IN MACKAY AND WORKING DOWN ..I FOUND.. LOVESHACK
A 36 FT FIBREGLASS ,CHALLENGER AUSTRALIAN DESIGN SLOOP,OWNER BUILT ON GOLD COAST ALONGSIDE 2 OTHERS,WHOM I EVENTUALLY RAN INTO THE SKIPPERS AFLOAT. I SAILED HER AFTER CHANGING NAME AND EVENTUALLY GETTING AUSTRALIAN REGISTRATION TO PHUKET,KOH SAMUI,EAST COAST OF MALAYSIA,THROUGH INDONESIA,BALI KALIMANTAN ,SINGAPORE ETC.
DEPARTING IN THE 1998 DARWIN TO AMBON RACE ,I CAME 2ND LAST,AS IM A CRUISER NOT A RACER
MOST OF MY SAILING WAS SOLO IN BOTH YACHTS.
I SOLD HER AT KAWANA ON SUNSHINE COAST
AND EVENTUALLY BOUGHT A TRAILER SAILER ,WHEN IN BUNDABERG
IM NOW BOATLESS, OCCASIONALLY I GET THE SORROWS THINKING ABOUT 17 YEARS AFLOAT ,THEN I TELL MYSELF ,...TOO BLOODY OLD,HEALTH PROBLEMS OVERWEIGHT
PICS ROSA M AT MARINA TIN CAN BAY.BORO BONITO, TWIN KEEL KETCH
BLUE SWIFT UNDER SAIL AT TIN CAN BAY ,I SAILED HER OVERSEAS
...ENJOY THE LAND TREV
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