Guest Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks to google I stumbled across this link from December 2010 - where's she bound? http://yoti.sites.optin.com.au/readcamp.rsp?rin=2ib4673-126407&campaign=00a Spearhead, an Elliot 1050 that has been sailed to Brisbane where she will board a Dockwise transport ship to head home to New Zealand Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 From December 2010? Woww.. we are behind the times here on the Shore Is that one 'Gale Force' or was she already here?? Link to post Share on other sites
markm 30 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 No, Gale Force has been lurking down Bucks way I think, Spearheads been racing in Sydney for a good few years. Not sure if she went to oz new or second hand. Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 MarkM, you have the ability to answer questions about the Aussie fleet as easily as you do the local boats! Another reminder of a class of boats which now must be approaching 20 years old yet still hard to beat and good value for money at the price. Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Am guessing she'll be on the Super Servant 3 which docks on Feb 10. Sharpie, you got anything to say about this boat? 10.5 is where its at anyway team, not 1050 Link to post Share on other sites
markm 30 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 10.5, seem to recall one of those on Lake McQuarry, hope it was either a different shape or had different crew to you PC because I also seem to recall 88s looking like they were a challenge for her on line. Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Ouch! Ive always thought there was only 3 then I thought 4 and then one popped up for sale in Aussie, guessing thats the one yer talking about..Think it might be called Running Bare http://boatpoint.ninemsn.com.au/boats-f ... ?R=6785433 With what you draw, you wouldnt even be able to sail in a lake woudlnt you? Link to post Share on other sites
markm 30 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 High Anxiety I think, also have a vague recollection of a similarly name boat doing some fairly respectable things in Queensland, mainly I've concluded I've a whole lot of vague recollections. Yeah, interesting thing draft, going from a 1.9m draft boat to 2.6, you quickly develop a whole new respect for the value of depth sounders and chartplotters, the harbour seems a whole lot smaller than it used to be. You wouldn't think 2 feet make that much difference. Link to post Share on other sites
Sharpie 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi guys - just got back from brisbane last night from loading the two E1050's Spearhead and Fine Line onto the super servent 3 - both are bound for the auckland racing caravan scene and will be here as PC says around the 10th feb Pretty cool ship - they sink it and you drive on, tie up, divers weld braces under the hull and then refloat the ship hope nothing falls over as there is probably close to $90million of toys on her!! Tommy,there is always one who like's to play with themselves while sitting on the couch caravans like to play with each other Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 So what's their history Sharpie - are these ones that went straight to Oz having never raced in NZ? How do they stack up, weight and gear-wise? Does the likes of the Super Servent mean it is more economic to buy boats in Oz and what else do they have on offer for us to steal back? Yes I do find this interesting and hope it is the start of a trend. Now what could we backload on the Super Servent and send across to Oz? Link to post Share on other sites
floatsome 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Run by a company called Dockwise. Have been doing things hard during the current crisis like most shipping companies. From here she is headed upto the states with a nearly full load including Limit. Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Now what could we backload on the Super Servent and send across to Oz? A couple of Auckland suburbs come to mind Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 How about Paremoremo prison. Would that fit? They would be welcomed as late settlers wouldn't they? Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Paremoremo is already quite a long way from your place Slacko. If you would feel there needs to be an ocean in between, I can only conclude that you must have really p*ssed someone off and believe he has a fair chance of getting to you before the cops catch him. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Nah, just thinking of the inmates chance of re-integrating into society if they were released in a country that is made up of ex-cons. Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Stoked, am stoked that more 1050s are coming to play... all of a sudden 10.5m size boats is where its at.... Sharpie, glad to hear you like caravans..but couches are def for me! If I can get a team sorted and a leave pass, we'll be coming back for some more in the TGA race.. we have some unfinished business with two of em. I take it there is a chance they'll redo their keels over time? I undertand Daves is all ready to go, all he needs to do is collect? Excellent, you just made me day saying two are on the way... will make for an excellent winter series Link to post Share on other sites
Sharpie 0 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 both were built here and sent over pretty early in the piece. Fine Line is standard and in good nick. she floats nicely on the water and has some 3dl sails. She has been bought by a family that races and has talked about getting her up to the modified spec. Im not too sure of her racing history in Aussie but has been in brisbane so would be minimal Spearhead has been racing in sydney and has a good rep as a competitive boat in her division. She has also raced in the bigger series over there like Hammo etc. she has a modified keel and was owned by weight nazi's so she is light. cruising wasnt in the owners timeframe so she will be having an interior makeover when she lands but all the racing gear is there to be competitive. just needs a bit of love downstairs and MH sails bringing the boat over on a ship was a no brainer for us as we didnt want to sail an unknown boat of that size across the tasman and it was only slightly more expensive to have it delivered to our doorstep there is plenty over there for sale but you will be due duty if it wasnt bult here and that can range depending on several factors...and then there is gst on not only the purchase price but your insurance and delivery costs. like anything you need to pay the right money for it when comparing to the local market with interest high in the boats it was only just that they come home to play Link to post Share on other sites
Kestrahl 6 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 They are starting to ask some stupid money for these old tanks http://www.vinings.co.nz/yachts/yachts- ... ner-center Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Asking price is irrelevant, what it sells for is the important number. Having said that there are some pretty good boats around that size at half the price. Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 They are starting to ask some stupid money for these old tanks http://www.vinings.co.nz/yachts/yachts- ... ner-center IIRC, that boat was mentioned in the Waikawa Regatta thread as being a fairly recent acquisition that the owner/crew were still getting to grips with racing. If it is the old Expressway, I always thought she was a pretty tidy ship the way she was, although considerably altered from a standard 1050. Asking price has a hint of "what was paid for it + what what has been spent on it since then". Pretty sure the others have been changing hands at prices well below that. Link to post Share on other sites
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