I live in Stroud NSW the nearest major city being Newcastle about 3 hrs North of Sydney. We are likely to be sailing in Port Stephens Bay which is approximately twice the size of Sydney Harbour. It is also interlinked to fresh water lakes via its feeder river system.
I have in the past ha Drascombes and set out to find a Longboat relatively light, rowable, small outboard, easily launched ........................ and set up right has good sailing qualities. I sail with my wife and used to race catamarans, Hobie and Hurricane, she has a back injury that precludes that sot of shenanigans so the boat has to be fun a performer and bit of fishing. The Bayraider 20 fitted the requirement but too expensive. No Drascombes and importing one by the time shipping duties and compliance stuff is done is just as expensive. So back to the BR20 non to be found bugger. We looked at the Amity Classic, lovely boat but you sit on it with no option to sit in so not ideal, back to the BR and one pops up in Tasmania more than I wanted to pay but just what we wanted so that's it. All we have to do now is get it this side of the Bass Strait.
Its a Australian built wooden wested boat with spinnaker on a furler, spray hood, gunter rigged (gets undr bridges) and most of the other options fitted. We are looking forward very much to getting back onto the water.
