Ready for Shipment

Shrinkwrapped and ready to roll on Monday.

Confirmed arrival in Fremantle

Charlotte will be launched in Fremantle 2 weeks today, with mast stepping and tuning soon after. This means that she will be ready for the westender on March 14th....Oh yeah..

Change of Plan

Well the news hot off the press is that Charlotte is coming home earlier than planned. Yet to be confirmed but she is due to ship out of Nowra on 23rd February. I must say she is looking mighty fine with her makeup now complete. Not quite here in time for Geograph but hey as if we would know how to please her to perform by then.

Keel is on

Two weeks before the boat is shipped to sydney for the mast and rigging. Staunchons and Life lines are on, antofoul is on. Getting very close now. Now all we have to do is figure out the race program! Excited apprehension is still the flavour in the air!!

Not Long Now

Two very important items on the new boat: 1 Bulb and a fairly big one at that; 2 Microwave: at last no more kero stoves.. or cold casseroles.

Official launch date 27 Feb during Busselton race week in WA! How this is going to work we have no idea but we are going to geograph.

The boat yard is a hive of activity with last minute details being applied to the finish, and build. The last of the electrics are being installed the boat has been polished and finishing touches are being applied to the internal set up.

The boat is due to shipped to Sydney within the next couple of weeks to have the mast and rigging fitted and the boat will be commissioned. The sails are now almost complete thanks to our friendly sailmakers at Avalon Sails, but of course will need final tuning in situ on a date yet to be determined. All very interesting but a little unsettling as its all a little fluid at the moment.

The race program is nearing completion ; avid followers of this site will see a program starting to grace the page on the right hand side over the next week.............stay tuned.

And we are pleased to officially announce a new sponsor on board .....Welcome to MUSTO, the new member of the crew and second to none in offshore conditions......

Charlotte is blushing

Well here she is boys in all her glory.

Work is still progressing well in preparation for the launch date in February.

Excited,,you bet. JM has a permanent smile at the moment!