We Decide to Leave Earlier

December 30, 2018 | By Jillienne de Vos
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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. We were at my daughters in West Footscray, there was no one there except us, my daughter had taken her family to Penang to meet other family members for Christmas and my son had wiped us over a refusal to babysit issue months earlier! It did not seem like Christmas and it was a bit depressing. Nod, from Multihull Solutions, had…

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The tender

November 10, 2018 | By Jillienne de Vos
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I saw an advertisement somewhere about a tender that was made in New Zealand. I saw the post and I wanted a tender just like that one. OCTenders are a New Zealand company located in the beautiful Bay of Islands. Each tender is made by hand to order. octenders.co.nz   Karin was wonderful to deal with, I knew nothing about tenders and she was very patient with me. They cannot compete on price with a RIB but I wanted a tender…

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Pre-order options

August 15, 2018 | By Shelley Beer
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Why Options? The base boat does not come equipped with all you need to go bluewater cruising, not even an anchor; according to the opening paragraph of the contract appendix ‘Standard Equipment’, imaged immediately below. That is not a big inclusions list. To see what we added please read on…. The inclusions in the base boat You must fit out the boat to suit your needs. We have chosen the Comfort Version as per the contract, and below this list,…

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Leaving home

May 15, 2018 | By Jillienne de Vos
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We were always going to move somewhere warmer. We were never going to buy a boat, never even gave it a thought until I came back from that Vanuatu trip. We were going to buy a nice place in Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast. Shelley was going to practice her Chinese Medicine and I was going to find a new hobby. While I was away I had organized painters to give the house a bit of a face lift,…

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