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03-08-2012, 23:54
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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G'day from Perth
Hi I'm Geoff
My wife Linda and I are in negotiation to buy our first cat - FP Bahia 46. We are planning to spend the next 2 years learning to sail around Perth before retiring and heading off around Aus and then further afield
Looking forward to learning from the experience of others on this form
Thanks
Geoff
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04-08-2012, 00:50
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Geelong,Australia
Boat: Lagoon 440 Pathfinder
Posts: 845
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My first choice of cat for a long time and nearly bought 2 of the ones i looked at.
Ended up with Lagoon 440
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04-08-2012, 02:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Somewhere in Germany
Boat: OEM, proportional
Posts: 1,437
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Re: G'day from Perth
G'day Geoff & Linda, welcome!
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04-08-2012, 02:30
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,138
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Re: G'day from Perth
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Geoff & Linda.
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"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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04-08-2012, 02:54
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Eternal Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Australia
Boat: Lagoon 400
Posts: 3,650
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Re: G'day from Perth
g'day
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04-08-2012, 03:06
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NZ
Posts: 93
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Re: G'day from Perth
Hi Geoff,
Welcome,
I am leaving leaving Perth tomorrow to drive to Bowen,
where my new to me yacht awaits,
home will be where the anchor touches,
maybe we will meet in an anchorage somewhere,
cheers, Emmo
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04-08-2012, 17:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Perth
Posts: 16
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Hi Geoff and Linda,
We are also in Perth and planning the same as you. Looking at Lagoon 421's at the moment. Hopefully, our dream will start next year when the Skipper retires. Fun planning though. Good luck with your dream, keep us informed on how you are doing.
Cheers and Beers
Cilla
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04-08-2012, 18:53
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 134
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Re: G'day from Perth
Greeting Geof, your in good company here in Perth. Get an independent survey and inspect a second time after any remediations. Have you a pen to keep it?
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04-08-2012, 19:07
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 9
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Re: G'day from Perth
Hi Cilla, thanks for the reply, good luck with the Lagoon, perhaps we could get together sometime to discuss plans. Cheers Linda
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04-08-2012, 19:18
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 9
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Re: G'day from Perth
Quote:
Originally Posted by RigelKent
Greeting Geof, your in good company here in Perth. Get an independent survey and inspect a second time after any remediations. Have you a pen to keep it?
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We are having the FP surveyed in the next couple of weeks and yes good advice to reinspect after the work is done. We don't have a pen as yet still looking at options. Any suggestions? Regards Geoff
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05-08-2012, 19:56
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: currently in Tasmania
Boat: Jarkan 34
Posts: 37
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G'day Geoff & Linda, welcome to the forum. I too am in Perth and just bought a Jarkan 34 (mono). I went through Vicsail brokers and was very satisfied with the level of service and attention to detail throughout. Plan to start my voyage East in October. Great to see so many WA yachties on here.
Cheers
Colin
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05-08-2012, 21:46
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Cruising
Boat: Privilege 39 Catamaran, Exit Only
Posts: 2,723
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Re: G'day from Perth
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Originally Posted by Geoff409
Hi I'm Geoff
My wife Linda and I are in negotiation to buy our first cat - FP Bahia 46. We are planning to spend the next 2 years learning to sail around Perth before retiring and heading off around Aus and then further afield
Looking forward to learning from the experience of others on this form
Thanks
Geoff
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Cats are an awesome way to sail downwind around the world. I can't think of anything I would rather do than be sailing downwind in the trades. Enjoy your new adventures.
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14-08-2012, 23:25
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
Boat: Fountaine Pajot Bahia 46 Maestro
Posts: 302
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Re: G'day from Perth
Hi Geoff and Linda,
We purchased our Bahia 46 15 months ago and sailed her back to NZ from Tahiti. We absolutely love her and still pinch ourselves More than delighted to share our experiences or just humble opinions. It has been a massive learning curve for us but great fun. Which Bahia are you after?
Cheers
Lisa
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15-08-2012, 00:12
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: From Cape Town now New Caledonia
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 962
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Re: G'day from Perth
Hi Geoff and Linda,
All the best with your sailing dreams ... sailed in your neck of the woods and enjoyed it thoroughly! We spent 2 years sorting out our boat to be cruise ready and are so glad we did ! Always a good idea to do that stuff near home where you understand the craftsman you are working with .... BUT ... it is sooo nice crossing the big blue on your yacht for the first time ...
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15-08-2012, 02:46
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Moderator and Certifiable Refitter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: South of 43 S, Australia
Boat: C.L.O.D.
Posts: 20,305
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Re: G'day from Perth
Welcome aboard Geoff409, hope it all goes well with the survey.
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