YACHTPRO - Worldwide Yacht Delivery

2011

• Elliott 55' tourer, 'Rapparee'. St Lucia - Panama - Marquesas - Tonga - NZ.

2009-2010

• Sally returned to nursing to up-skill and work in the local emergency department. Don, meanwhile had some running repairs.

2008

• X-Yacht 44', 'Bravura' sailing NZ waters 6 weeks.

2007

• Ganley Ketch 50'. 'Fullafours'. Noumea - NZ.
• X-Yacht. 44'. 'Bravura'. Vanuatu - Auckland (NZ).

2006

• Beneteau. 40'. 'Kokopelli'. Fort Lauderdale (USA) - Bahamas - Panama - Galapagos - Marquesas - Tonga - Fiji - Tauranga (NZ).
• Tayana. 52'. 'Tayana Pacific'. Auckland (NZ) - Sydney (AUS).

2005

• J 160. 53'. 'Medusa'. Seattle (USA) - Tahiti.
• X-Yacht. 44'. 'Bravura'. Auckland (NZ) - Fiji - Auckland (NZ).
• First (German Frers) 42'. 'Independent. Fiji - Auckland (NZ).

2004

• Robertson and Caine. 42' (catamaran). 'Camissa'. Cape Town (RSA) - Caribbean - Panama - Galapagos - Marquesas - Tonga - Auckland (NZ).
• X-Yacht. 44'. 'Bravura'. Tonga - Auckland (NZ).

2003

• Liberty. 50'. 'Holo Molana'. Fiji - Opua.
• X Yacht. 44'. 'Bravura'. Auckland (NZ) - Fiji - Auckland (NZ) (NZ).

2002

• Racing Catamaran. 52'. 'Occams Razor'. Auckland (NZ) - Easter Island - Galapagos - Panama - St. Maarten - Caribbean.
• Lidgard. 42'. 'Destination'. Auckland (NZ) - Fiji - New Caledonia - Auckland (NZ).
• Jeaneau. 36' 'Pitou'. Tahiti - Tonga - Tauranga (NZ).
• X-Yacht. 44'.'Bravura'. Auckland (NZ) - Norfolk Island - Auckland (NZ).

2001

• Senior. 50' launch. 'Mistress'. Auckland (NZ) - Brisbane (AUS).
• Davidson. 50'. 'Whichway'. Fiji - Auckland (NZ).
• Lidgard. 42'. 'Destination'. Fiji - Tauranga (NZ).
• Steel ketch. 45'. 'Seax of Legra'. Fiji - Auckland (NZ).

2000

• John Alden. 56'. 'Sylvia'. Fiji - Hawaii - San Diego (USA).
• Atkinson. 45'. 'Magic Lady'. Brisbane - Auckland (NZ).
• Catamaran. 40'. 'Amada'. Auckland (NZ) - Tonga - Fiji - New Caledonia - Brisbane (AUS).

Last Century Summarised

Owned a Whiting 45', 'Campari', lived aboard and sailed New Zealand, Australia, PNG, Solomons,Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga.

Did a number of deliveries during this time, including a Roberts 50', 'Swanhaven', from Tauranga to Tonga successfully through the weather bomb June 94.

• Camper Nicholson 65'. 'Pacata' Tauranga - Panama Canal - Fort Lauderdale.
• Aluminium Ketch 80'. 'Devine Decadence' Hawaii - Tahiti - New Zealand
• International 42'. 'Skytrim' from Osaka - Guam - Rabaul - Townsville.
• Plus many other offshore deliveries.

Also during this time delivered numerous yachts and launches around New Zealand

Life Before Sailing

Born in Blenheim, NZ. Drystock farmer Seddon, father of three, messed about in boats in the Marlborough Sounds.