MarkMT 68 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Final bid $57,000, with 508 people listed as watchers. The market has spoken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 4 people bidding in the final minutes - 1 dropped out at $53,300. Another single bid at $54,100. The boat was previously listed with a broker at $149,000. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 One very cheap boat. The money saved on purchase will see off the cost of a 14m marina for quite a few moons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Based on trademe usernames I'd guess the boat is now going to be a regular in the ssanz races Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Based on trademe usernames I'd guess the boat is now going to be a regular in the ssanz races Handy, as it only has 2 armchairs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Cheap boat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 That price is ridiculous, understandable perhaps if the vessel was rundown with years of deferred maintenance, but she seemed to be very well maintained. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernman 73 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 All about what the market wants to buy and willing buyers I guess. To be fair to the majority of punters this is not their first choice boat. They would rather buy something shiny with a name that starts with J or B. However I'm wondering if selling a boat just before Christmas is the best idea? A good Christmas present for someone though! Have not seen this boat in a while but I'm guessing she will need quite a bit of work to get her race ready? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 From the TM and brokerage listing details she presented well and was maintained by a owner that obviously need to quit in a hurry. Kinda rocks your boat considering the broker had it listed for $149k. Like the Marshall she was on the market for quite a few moons and the owner pulled on a pair of ten gallon testicles ponied up and has 57k of reason to move on in life. Crikey you would be a bit green round the gills if you only got $1 though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 What a deal!! I guess the in-line rig put a few people off, but they are not that hard to keep upright and offer much better sail control than the swept spreaders. The ugly bowsprit probably didn't help either, but this is the buy of the year. Crazy price for a good boat.. Nice one Cameron! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vic008 17 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 How competitive would she be in Auckland racing? Who are the hot designers nowadays? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 68 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Probably a little lacking in cruising amenities too for that size. But yes looks a deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 197 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Vic, the hot kiwi designers are Rob Shaw, and Brett Bakewell-White. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 And roughly how many of their boats are currently racing in NZ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 And roughly how many of their boats are currently racing in NZ? Numbers are a different thing. But for current NZ designers, Shaw and Bakewell-White certainly top the list. My perception is the good competition racing has dropped from A div to B div, into that length bracket around JJ, including the likes of Clockwork (B-BW) and Anarchy. But looking at the BoI RW entry list, A div is well populated, but you need a TP 52 or close variant. The proper racing (Island Racing A) is heavily dominated by that other NZ designer, Elliot. Easily the heaviest domination of any division. I see other imports feature highly, such as the Ker 40. I can only assume there is a line to 'cost effective' Ker 40's out of the Oz (Sydney?) racing scene? Surprisingly, and to dent KM's theory, there aren't a great deal of Beneteau and Jeanneau's. A few in Island Racing B. Overall, it looks to be a mix of NZ designers from the modern through to the classic (i.e. Townson), and a reasonable amount of racing imports, Ker 40's, Tp 52 variants etc. Certainly not dominated by European production boats. https://bayofislandssailingweek.org.nz/entry-list/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boatworks 23 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 For Bay Week, we’ll (Ross 40) be in Island Racing again this year - already entered and have been put into B this year which will make a nice change. In the past we have had a good mix of cruiser racer type boats in A with us at the smaller end. There have been two Ross 40’s in A for I think 2 of the last 3 years with Urban Cowboy and ourselves. We don’t bother with the Windward Leeward racing as we feel we really need a more polished crew, there is too much potential for things to go wrong in big breeze as we found at the Jack Tar a few years ago. We tend to sail with friends and a few young sailors - Passage is a pretty chilled and fun affair. Not to mention spectacular. In terms of pace we are behind the E12’s (eg Bullrush) and newer Ross 12 (PBF) but we can generally match the 40 up to 45’ late model import production boats (cruiser racer types) around a track unless there’s a lot of breezy upwind or tight reaching - when the waterline and extra beam really come into play. Lawless would be the exception, she is quite a bit quicker. It does make for a big bunch of closely matched boats in the racing we do. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Back again... https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1961257225.htm Flipped or original sale failed?? What's the goss? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Back again... https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1961257225.htm Flipped or original sale failed?? What's the goss? The owner passed away during the auction last time and they weren’t happy with what was offered so they pull it, not sure if that was legal but also not worth the cost of fighting it. Hope they get offered half as much this time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Not legal at all. Binding contract applied Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I see it’s fix price now Funny boat as it’s a race boat that’s fitted out as cruiser Expensive to run and not heaps of cruising room Kind of the worst of both imho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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