Aquila 44 3rd Charter Boat for Arundell Family Wendy and Tony Arundell were all smiles as they stepped onboard their new Aquila 44 power catamaran “Champagne Sunset” in the first week of 2018 with their growing family, setting the tone of exciting year ahead on the water. After falling in love with the Aquila 44 at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in 2017, they placed an order on the spot and immediately set plans in motion to enter her into a bareboat charter operation with Cumberland Charter Yachts. “We didn’t actually come to the boat show to buy the Aquila,” Tony said of their trip to Sanctuary Cove visit last year, “In fact we only came onboard to rule it out from our short list, but the minute we saw it, we fell in love and the rest is history”. Cumberland Charter Yachts…

 155 people packed the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on December 17th to have lunch with Sailing La Vagabonde couple and YouTube sensations, Riley and Elayna as they shared their story of adventure of sailing the world followed by the introduction of the new ‘Sailing La Vagabonde Syndicate’.   Inspired by Sailing La Vagabonde’s recent upgrade to a new Outremer 45 catamaran that they plan to eventually sail to the South Pacific, Outremer’s exclusive Australian distributors in partnership with Yachtshare have packaged a brand new Outremer 45 with an extensive array of options suitable for blue cruising at a fraction of the cost of an outright boat with a full management support program. For just $135,000 per 1/10th share, Sailing La Vagabonde Syndicate owners will enjoy more than a month a year onboard their new Outremer 45 that will be based in Manly Brisbane with…

Champagne Sailing – a Seawind 1160 Resort for Charter in Sydney  What an incredible summer it has been so far! Tim & Julie were lucky enough to buy a brand new catamaran during the Winter of 2017, and took ownership of her in December 2017, smack bang in the middle of peak season!! They named her ‘Champagne Sailing’ as she truly represents our company, a great sailing catamaran, perfect for relaxing onboard and sipping Champagne or your drink of choice. She comfortably holds up to 43 people, and they have been jam packed with bookings for corporates, hens partys, birthday parties and lots of social events over Christmas and New Year. The boat itself has great flow between an undercover area and the outdoor area, with heaps of seating and tables to lay out food and drinks. Best of all 2 brand new bathrooms…

  A fleet of a dozen Seawind catamarans and other multihulls enjoyed a weekend of fun racing, waterside partying and dining surrounded by the spectacular sights of Sydney Harbour at a rally hosted by Multihull Central on the 27th and 28th of October. The flotilla consisted of ten Seawinds, a Corsair trimaran, a Schionning, and GBE completed the fleet, with an Aquila 44 powercat hosting media. “This is one of the best events we have held for years,” said Brent Vaughan, Director of Multihull Central, “Thanks to our Seawind Club members getting involved and making it a real social occasion as much as a sailing event” “We tried to tailor the event to bring newly initiated boat owners together with really experienced sailors who all share a common love of their boats and a passion for the adventure on the sea,” On Friday, the…

Seawinds are on sale! Call any of our agents in nearly every state in Australia (even in New Zealand!) to schedule a Seawind test sail. Until you have sailed a Seawind, you may not fully appreciate why Seawind owners love them so much. Unbelievably tough and reliable, ergonomically well thought through, and arguably the best performing production catamaran range on the market with mini-keels thanks to their narrower hull and lighter displacement than most competitors. To book, contact your local agent: Sydney – Jake 0412 511 177 Brisbane – Andrew @ 0402 345 245 Melbourne – Terry @ 0408 336 626 Perth – Patrick 0418 887 911 Auckland – Steve +64 2874 459197 Or simply email reply to us your preferred location and we will be in touch. Thanks to a strong AUD/USD rate, Seawind also enjoy some of the best pricing with boats…

  If you have been living your cruising ambitions vicariously through YouTube, then you may have seen the Outremer 45 thanks to some recent attention generated when a young Aussie couple, who go by the name Sailing La Vagabond, received a little help from Outremer to upgrade their yacht to a 45. Riley and Elayna from La Vagabond have been exploring the islands of the Med showing a fantastic insight into what it is like to cruise on this this vibrant, culturally rich, spectacularly beautiful and incredibly popular cruising destination. I visit the Outremer factory just days after the Cannes Boat Show to take our newest Aussie customers, John and Anne Strickland, through the factory, go sailing on their future boat (the Outremer 51), and get the lay of the land for when they take delivery of their boat and start their epic cruising…

Have you ever considering owning a luxury cruising yacht or motor boat but couldn’t justify buying one due to the costs, lack of time to use it or your limited big boat experience? Have you ever considering owning a luxury cruising yacht or motor boat but couldn’t justify buying one due to the costs, lack of time to use it or your limited big boat experience?  These are some of the questions that were addressed at the Charter Boat Master Class that was held at White Bay 6 Marine Park. Now more than ever with the demand of charter boats in short supply due to the effects of recent cyclones around the world, plus the strong Australia dollar, it is a great time to look at pursuing this opportunity.  We provided an opportunity for prospective owners to understand why dozens of business owners and professional have purchased…

Friday 27 – Saturday 28 October, 2017 * Raft up for a lunch * Fun races with prizes for best dressed crew * SEAbbatical Short Film Festival Screening * Dinner at the Tramsheds   Friday 27th October 1pm Workshop for trimming your sails perform 3pm Briefing at Multihull Central Marina 4pm Fun sail around Sydney Harbour 7pm Wood Fired Pizza and trivia night 9pm Screening of SEAbbatical Short Film Festival Saturday October 28th 8am Breakfast 10am Fun sail around Sydney Harbour 12noon – 3pm Raft up for a lunch on the boats and swim in the harbour 4pm Fun sail around Sydney Harbour 7.30pm Dinner at the Tramsheds Here is a snippet from last years event from the first day – not much wind!        

Another week and another Seawind is launched in Sydney in time for the Sydney International Boat Show. This time its a new Seawind 1160 Resort ‘Tiger 3’ owned by Andrew Dent and skipper Gavin Hottess as part of their growing Tiger Catamarans fleet on Sydney Harbour. Tiger 3 is a brand new Seawind 1160 Resort charter boat that will carry up to 43 passengers ad 2 crew all around Sydney Harbour’s beautiful bays and beaches. Due to its unique 1D classification, it can travel on partially smooth waters which allows access to Manly which most charter boats cannot reach. Andrew also owns a Seawind 1050 Resort “Tiger 2” catamaran, an earlier predecessor to the 1160 Resort that has been a remarkable proof of concept of a day charter design in Australia. With the two boats now in the Tiger Catamaran Charter fleet, they can…

Business by remote and the 80:20 rule Entrepreneurial SEAbbaticals Ever since a young kid I’ve been around boats, the sea and the sand and when I’m in or around these I always have a sense of my life (or the fun bank) being fulfilled rather than drained. I’ve always thought it important to keep the fun bank topped up whenever possible and so I never really escaped the boating lifestyle and ultimately I choose (or it choose me) to combine work and pleasure to a point where it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish one from the other…that’s just the way I like it. Sure it’s not all fun and games and can be bloody hard work, but there is certainly plenty of fun to be had so it’s a question of getting the balance right. I love my work and blessed to run a successful…