Lizard

Getting there in one piece with everyone safe is the aim! Racing on the crowded harbour can be very stressful and offshore the risk of...

Tell your mates to work up to it! In our 4 Hobarts we came 1st on PHS twice, lost the rig in Bass Strait on another occasion and last...

I’m not wedded to a GB but I can see the advantages of a trawler type boat as a platform. I see there is a Halverson for sale at Cottage...

On twin vs single engines. Not that travelling far offshore is on the cards, a twin engine set up provides some safety but on the other...

Thanks!

Looking again at your very helpful post: I'm looking not for overnight accommodation (I've had enough of sleeping on a platform that...

Grand banks are well regarded boats. As already pointed out they are semi displacement with a solid resale value,so when buying you are...

Well I can give you my perspective: I've skippered in 4 Hobarts and finished 3. Lost the rig in Bass Strait in 2017 alas. 2023 saw me...

Thanks! Useful information. I'm going to RMYC on Saturday to look at the one for sale there--Silver Banks I think it's called. It's a...

Thanks! Advice much appreciated.

Thanks for allowing me to join your group. I am really looking for insight and advice. I have been sailing for nearly 60 years mainly...