Performance Boating Sales

43 Deck-Saloon

sales — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:04:31 +0000

This extremely well maintained late model 43 Deck-Saloon is in amazing condition, has always been well maintained, and offers a truly offshore capable cruising yacht in a turn-key package ready to explore your favourite destinations. She comes complete with air-conditioning in all cabins and a fantastic custom bimini incorporating dinghy davits, four 125A solar panels and Airex wind-charger. Full teak rubrail around gunwhale, cockpit cushions, salt & fresh deck-wash, bow-thruster and much more. Should you be in the market for a well thought out cruising yacht you owe it to yourself to inspect now!

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS:

sales — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:02:18 +0000

Cruise to the reef this winter in pure luxury, then race Hamilton Island Race Week on a podium finisher! This stunning Jeanneau 49 Deck-Saloon has done both and is ready to go again. All the best gear including air-conditioning, get-set etc on a yacht with a flexible 2 or 3 cabin layout finished in full Burmese teak with an extremely bright and airy saloon. The cockpit is large spacious and ideal for entertaining family and freinds and there is abundant stowage for the racing sails to then take part in the regatta’s up North. Email info@performanceboating.com.au for a full inventory, view our website at www.performanceboating.com.au for a full set of photo’s, or ring us on (02)99799755.

Jeanneau 49 Deck-Saloon

sales — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:11:59 +0000

Cruising in luxury with this fast passage-maker from Jeanneau. No expense has been spared in equipping it for extended quality time aboard & cruising in comfort with extensive list of options including 8kva generator, air-conditioning, power winches and much more. She also comes complete with racing sails, inner forestay for high wind jib and spinnaker. A stunning yacht that must be viewed to be fully appreciated, it’s been maintained to a high standard and presents extremely well. Full details on request.

Yachting with panoramic views!

sales — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:08:08 +0000

Performance Boating Sales have a well equipped example of the superb Jeanneau 43 Deck-Saloon which offers panoramic views from below and the ability to helm out of the weather. Fully equipped with diesel generator, solar panels, invertor, AGM batteries, electric halyard winch, autopilot, chart-plotter, increased water capacity, upgraded sails and the bigger 75hp Yanmar. Ready to cruise or liveaboard. Sydney based from new and very well maintained. Full details on request at info@performanceboating.com.au or call (02) 99799755

SPOTLIGHT ON JEANNEAU 53:

sales — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:40:21 +0000

In the latest d’Albora Marina newsletter there is an article by Barry Taylor on the Jeanneau 53 which he summarises rather well. “If you want to combine cruising with an exhilarating race thrown in from time to time, the Jeanneau 53 fast cruiser might be your perfect sailing boat”. The Jeanneau 53 is one of two yachts in Jeanneau’s premiere range, the other being the 57 and represents extraordinary value for money. Full details on request.

SANCTUARY COVE SHOW:

sales — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:38:58 +0000

This years Sanctuary Cove Show takes place from the 24^th to the 27^th of May and Jeanneau will have the biggest yacht stand.

On display will be the Sun Odyssey 379 “Cruising World Yacht of the Year 2012″, last years “European Yacht of the Year” Sun Odyssey 409, bigger brother Sun Odyssey 439 and the new 44 Deck-Saloon. The SO379 on display will be a shoal draft version, and the SO439 a Performance version. Both Ron & Lee from our office will be attending the stand during the Show, so if you’re planning on visiting please drop by, we would love to show you over these great yachts.

SHOAL DRAFT JEANNEAU’S:

sales — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:37:43 +0000

All Jeanneau yachts are available with shoal draft keel, but the Sun Odyssey 379 is unique in its size range in that it is available with either a 1.5 metre draft winged keel combined with twin rudders, or shoal draft 1.1m with a lifting centerboard. So it can be beached, and similarly the Sun Odyssey 30i and 33i are both available with swing keels and twin rudders. PBS currently have a shoal draft SO33i on order for a Lake Macquarie owner. Full details on request.

EXPLAINING THE CODE 0:

sales — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:36:37 +0000

The new Code 0 option has become one of the most popular options ordered on Jeanneau yachts in the last year. A Code O sail is a crossover between an asymmetric spinnaker and a genoa that is loose luffed and is set forward of the genoa on a single-line furler using the spinnaker halyard. It can be carried reasonably close to the wind and through to broad reaching and complements the new generation yachts with their short-overlap headsails giving a significant boost to performance from close to broad reaching up to about 12-14 knots of wind. One of the great advantages of these sails is that they can so easily be furled and then left until you finished your passage or days sailing, then the sail cab be lowered into a normal sail bag for stowage. On the new Jeanneau’s that benefit from the increased stability of their chined-hulls they are particularly effective.

A SAILING EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER: by Peter Orr

sales — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:35:43 +0000

SUN FAST 43 “OUR NIRVANA” CROSSES THE DITCH:

After months of will we – won’t we, “Our Nirvana” was finally prepared for the Tasman crossing and everything was ready, except the weather. A series of lows dropping out of the Pacific put a hold on everything until finally on the 2nd of January, I set off solo for Opua in the Bay of Islands. A southerly course to 36 degrees South paid off and nice reaching conditions prevailed for most of the trip until yet another low passed 100 miles from North Cape to give a nice 30 knot bash for 24 hours. Russell radio assured me all was good on the East coast and they were bang on. After 7 ½ days, customs done, we had 7 weeks cruising Great Barrier Island and the Bay of Islands. We could only smirk as we heard reports of rain, rain and more rain back in Coff’s Harbour, as we had the opposite. Beautiful stable weather, big snapper, heaps of greenlip mussels & oysters by the bucket load.

Finally time to come home and another 7 day trip back to Coff’s with a bit of everything, but nothing above 30 knots. I couldn’t fault “Our Nirvana” and we had no problems at all & credit Ron, Lee and the team at PBS for introducing us to her as she proved to be a strong, fast cruiser, albeit a bit of a handful for an old bloke single-handed sometimes!

2012 SAIL PORT STEPHEN’S + NSW IRC Championships:

sales — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:33:31 +0000

PBS’s Ron Jacobs sailed as tactician aboard IRC Division 2 class winner Exile & compiled this report…

This event is becoming the must do event on the East Coast of Australia, within easy reach of Sydney, great facilities & an all round great feeling around the docks with light breezes & sunny days everyone appeared to have a great time.

There were 2 divisions for Performance racers & 2 for Cruising yachts which raced within the confines of the bay, plus the NSW IRC Championships (for those a little more offshore competitive) that raced outside the headlands guarding the bay.

IRC Rating Results were:

IRC Division 1- Emotional Hooligan won from PBS Client Bob Steel in “Quest” 2^nd & Calm from Melbourne 3^rd .

IRC Division 2 – PBS client Rob Reynolds DK 46 “Exile” won, from the Swan 45 One design “Tulip” & current Australian Champion “Victoire” 3^rd.

IRC Division 3 – The Summit 35 La Altra Donna won from the Sydney 36CR “Philosophers Club” & the evergreen 1985 designed Farr 43 “Wild Rose”