23 November 2023 | Bonny Scotland.
19 November 2023 | Hobart, Tasmania
18 November 2023 | Orford, Tasmania
17 November 2023 | Bichenot, Tasmania
15 November 2023 | Tasmania
15 November 2023 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
13 November 2023 | Hobart, Tasmania,Australia
12 November 2023 | Cottage Point, NSW, Australia
11 November 2023 | Cottage Point, NSW, Australia
07 November 2023 | Sydney, Australia
07 November 2023 | Port Bundaberg Marina
31 October 2023 | Port Bundaberg Marina
25 October 2023 | Port Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
18 October 2023 | Noumea, New Caledonia
12 October 2023 | Ille des Pines, New Caledonia
12 October 2023 | Ille des Pines, New Caledonia
11 October 2023 | Ille des Pines, New Caledonia
09 October 2023 | Ille des Pines
09 October 2023 | Ille des Pines
09 October 2023 | Kuto Baie, Ille des Pines, NC.
How they transport yachts
20 December 2020 | Marina Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Graham Walker
We have mentioned in previous reports that some of the boats we know are shipping out of here on a Yacht Transporter. The ship arrived a couple of days ago and has now started loading. We know of five boats in Papeete that are taking the ride. One boat has been sold and will be dropped off in Florida for the new owners. The owners of another boat have health issues and need to hit the big reset button to get back to the UK. Another friend has had a happy change in family circumstance which, combined with the blockage in moving west, has really closed their window for ocean sailing for now - although they hope to restart again in a few years.
If you look closely at the photo you will see the yachts along the deck of the ship. This transporter picked up yachts in Australia and New Zealand before coming here. The yachts are loaded using the ship’s cranes. You drive the boat alongside the ship and they put straps under you and then lift you up onto the deck. They need to be very careful with the supports and lashings as there is quite a lot of force on the supports when the ship rolls in the ocean. One of these yachts on the deck looks massive and is very high due to having a deep keel. For the sake of the smaller (50’) aluminium boat next to him, we hope they get the lashings right. This is how Barracuda went to Turkey back in 2012.