nagy592 21 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi All, I'm in a boat hunt with a tight budget, with wild dreams. I found this boat very attractive (at least for me) and I'm going to purchase after hull inspection. However, the boat has a very little history as the current owner had lots of thing to sort out rather than investigate about the past. I just wondering if anybody could help to find out a few things about her mysterious past. First thing first, when she has arrived to NZ, what was the sail number when arrived, is she been re-named in NZ or if any modification has been done on her in NZ, especially on the rigging. Also I would much appreciate any information about her even if it is just a story, or when someone just saw her under sail what was the impression stuff like that. https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1576075166 I will make my own stories soon very likely, start with a delivery trip from Wellington as she is in Sea View marina at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 According to Sailboat data she was designed by Angelo Lavranos (who I believe lives somewhere on Whangaparoa) and John Robertson is the Robertson half of Robertson and Caine who build condomarans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nagy592 21 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks marinheiro, this is all correct, Angelo was very kind and helpful, unfortunately he don't know too much about this specific boat (even only 3 masthead sloop built). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nagy592 21 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Right, I think I will become an expert in this as I just purchased Topaz and already brought her "home", to Lyttelton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,232 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Congrats Nagy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Looks nice , wait.... I'm getting a message from the etherspace ... I can seee a new hard dodger in Topaz' future...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nagy592 21 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Looks nice , wait.... I'm getting a message from the etherspace ... I can seee a new hard dodger in Topaz' future...... Hahaha, actually it is in a very good serviceable shape. As you can imagine I have a few, more important thing on my to do list but who knows, one day, maybe.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tillsbury 5 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Another nice boat in Lyttleton, good to see! I'm on my way tomorrow hoping to arrive at the weekend or early next week. See you there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 72 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 A Charger 33 was sailed to NZ about 15-20 years ago from S Africa via the Atlantic and Panama Canal by Norge Kennedy of Tauranga and his family including 2 children (Bruce Kennedy - a very good youth sailor from Peter Burling age) and stayed here for a few years before heading south. He would know a fair bit about it but as far as I knew he rated it highly. I think it was called Irish Mist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nagy592 21 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 A Charger 33 was sailed to NZ about 15-20 years ago from S Africa via the Atlantic and Panama Canal by Norge Kennedy of Tauranga and his family including 2 children (Bruce Kennedy - a very good youth sailor from Peter Burling age) and stayed here for a few years before heading south. He would know a fair bit about it but as far as I knew he rated it highly. I think it was called Irish Mist. Thanks for this, Irish Mist is another Charger she has a very serious race track as she used to called Renfreight and won the Cape to Rio race earlier. Irish Mist was actively raced in Nelson in the recent years. The main difference is in the rig, as Topaz has a "short" mast and masthead rig with same size fore triangle as the original. Only three built with short rig for cruising. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nagy592 21 Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Another nice boat in Lyttleton, good to see! I'm on my way tomorrow hoping to arrive at the weekend or early next week. See you there! Thanks for the compliment, I was hoping to join you but some unforeseen circumstances halted me to contact you, Anyway I hope you have a great trip down the coast and we will see you around soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myjane 40 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Ant these South African There was on at gh quite a nice boat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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