Recently I recieved a call from my old man. He said a lovely girl, Iona, who had cooked for him many years ago aboard his boat, the South Pacific II, was on her way north with her husband Jeremy and their three little girls on their new sailing cat, the Nalukai. They were on an adventure of a
Annabelle is for sale – SOLD!!!
The 78ft Norman Wright built 'Annabelle' is for sale. Professional Boat Care was appointed to handle the pres-sale detailing including cut and polishing of the exterior, teak deck restoration, interior detailing and a diver under the hull clean. For more details
Beneteau Swift Trawler 42 – for sale
Professional Boat Care completes full exterior detail including haul out and antifoul, full cut and polish of beautiful navy hull and white house, teak deck restoration and stainless rail polish.
The adventure continues for the Bloomquist family
I first noticed this Nordhavn 64 while crossing the bay after a weekend away. It turns out she was arriving direct from New Zealand. The following day Professional Boat Care was introduced to the owner Eric Bloomquist to discuss a full detail of Oso Blanco while they returned to the USA for 3
The ultimate anchor for a good nights sleep!
Professional Boat Care can arrange and fit an Ultra Anchor for no additional fee to you. These anchors truly are a magnificent addition to any boat and it's not just their fantastic looks and craftmanship that have developed such a following around the harbour - it's their setting and holding power
Preparing for Christmas ‘down the bay’.
The Christmas break is here, and it has me recalling fond memories of spending many Christmas holidays ‘down the bay’ on the family boats. As a young boy, the lessons learnt messing about in boats on these extended holidays were priceless. Lasting friendships were made with other boating kids, and
2012 Laser Master World Championships – Final Day and Result!
As predicted, conditions were very light which isn't good for a skipper carrying my weight - it slows your boat considerably! The results for the day reflect this with a 30, 28 and 27th which doesn't show just how close the places are apart. The racing is so tight that I would guess the time
An editorial on Peter Jenyns at the 2012 Laser Master World Championships
In 1969 a boat costing just $700 and called a Weekender, won its division in the American Tea Cup regatta. Renamed the Laser, some 203,000 of them have been built in the years since. At the 2012 Laser World Masters Championships being sailed at Brisbane’s Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron many of
2012 Laser Master World Championships – Day 6
It's been and action packed 24 hours having discovered it's not only the skipper that is starting to crack under the pressure! When unrigging yesterday I noticed light coming through a crack in the base of the hole the mast steps into. One more crash off a wave and the whole mast base might have