Clive 13 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 What happened there P2? I've run into Mr. Young a few times in the distant past. Nothing would surprise me.. Didn't BoBo find the boon on barrier somewhere? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I think I remember... Maiden voyage or something? Some insurance doubts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This be it. But I think we might be all getting a bit cynical here.( regarding the Birdsall) If you think about it , trawling adds on trademe would be a good way to find a suitable boat to steal, and talking insurance fraud here is pretty damning , considering we don't know the people concerned . In all probability the owners are fine upstanding people who are victims of a crime. I remember when Tamatea was burned by vandals in a yard in west Auckland all the insurance fraud theories came out . I know for a fact that guy was utterly devastated by those vandals and what they did , and the boat was uninsured anyway. I say give these guys a break. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tuffyluffy 76 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Some insurance doubts? Never! Such unscrupulous behaviour doesn't exist in the yachting fraternity. Similar rumours surrounded a certain race yacht that 'accidentally' went under the Chelsea Sugar works wharf and lost its non-performance mast. Thankfully they were insured and got a new and improved rig as a result. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Seems the boat has been found off the australian coast http://www.livesaildie.com/sailing-vessel-harlech-located-seized-help-livesaildie/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 well done! LiveSailDie can also confirm that at least one of the fugitive’s police were seeking has been found to be onboard. this seems to suggest it was the helicopter grifter and partner http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/65986490/Couple-on-the-run-may-have-stolen-yacht http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11269769 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ketchup Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Agree. These scumbag are offshore / in Aussie and the boat sunk/abandoned. Pity there is no AIS tracker on her. Hate to say it but... I .... told.... http://i.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/66277548/Kiwi-fugitives-caught-in-Sydney Many stolen boats are stolen by scum who want to get out of NZ. Lots of stolen runabouts end up in containers on snipe bound for many countries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Humble apologies to any insurance aspersions cast upon the owners!! :oops: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 From Stuff: ya A fugitive Kiwi couple wanted in connection with allegations of fraud and sexual assault are understood to have been detained in Sydney. Paul James Bennett, 52, and his long-time partner Simone Anne Wright, 38, are believed to have been on board a yacht stolen from the Bay of Islands a fortnight ago, that limped into Sydney Harbour yesterday evening with a broken mast. READ MORE:* Couple on the run may have stolen yacht* Big reward offered for information on fugitives* Fugitive laid a complaint with police New Zealand police had been investigating whether Bennett and Wright were linked to the theft of the yacht, which was suitable for ocean sailing. A New South Wales police spokeswoman confirmed two New Zealanders had been detained on a stolen yacht at Broken Bay, north of Sydney at 11.40pm yesterday (NZ time). She said they were assisting with inquiries. It has been more than eight months since the last confirmed sighting of Bennett and Wright. Police in New Zealand want to speak to them in connection with an alleged $250,000 fraud involving Canterbury helicopter company HeliPower. The pair are also wanted over a suspected sex attack on a teenage girl in the late-2000s. HeliPower director Michael Jacomb said this morning that Bennett had been arrested in Sydney onboard a 14-metre cruising cutter called Harlech (registration 395083) that limped into harbour last night with a broken mast. The yacht was taken from Opua in the Bay of Islands about February 3. The victim of the alleged sexual assault said she was hugely relieved to learn the couple had been arrested. "I will sleep a whole lot more peacefully at night," she said. The last confirmed sighting of Bennett was in Nelson on June 3 last year. Before that, he had been seen selling cars in Auckland and Dunedin. There have been no confirmed sightings of Wright since a fraud complaint was lodged with police on May 10. Bennett and Wright had been living at a $900-a-week, three-bedroom rental property in Christchurch until they told their landlord they were going on holiday about May 6. Jacomb said he spoke to Bennett shortly before then and asked him about invoices he suspected had been digitally manipulated. Police made their first public appeal for information about the couple in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation on June 7. Bennett was born in Waikato. In recent years, he and Wright have spent time in Nelson, Wanaka and Christchurch – trading in Rolex watches online and often through Trade Me. In each location, they lived in high-end rental accommodation and were able to avoid paying a bond. The mast pictured in Live Sail Die: http://www.livesaildie.com/sailing-vessel-harlech-located-seized-help-livesaildie/ Looked just fine. Storm jib up though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 seems to have lost its furling jib/genoa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hard to tell from the shot but the entire forestay looks to be missing. Glad the boat has turned up and not on the bottom somewhere. I guess it's up to the insurers now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rossd 16 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Up to Insurers? I think the owners might want their boat back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 it'll have to be brought back or australian import taxes paid... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Yes. By saying it is up to the insurers I was inferring it would cost more to repair and ship back than it is worth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I guess you can import it without the rig! Not worth much rig-less, so duty etc not much. Pleased to see it was not insurance fraud then!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Yep, glad it is found and although the forestay appears not to be there, at least it is probably otherwise OK. I feel for the owners, the last thing they needed was the suggestions of fraud. I know I would be mightily pissed off if I were they. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yep, glad it is found and although the forestay appears not to be there, at least it is probably otherwise OK. I feel for the owners, the last thing they needed was the suggestions of fraud. I know I would be mightily pissed off if I were they. Agreed and apology made! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ketchup Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 A kiwi fella holidaying in Sydney recognised it and dobbed them in to the rozzers! He recognized it from pictures on the WWW Well done that man. And he gets a reward from a chch businessman who was shafted by these two thieves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Excellent Outcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Apology noted Smithy, my criticism wasn't directed at you personally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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