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Winterlude, beautifully customised interior and powerful
new rig!
Winterlude was launched in March 1982. She was fully
imported from New Zealand by Dr. Maguire from Bowen,
North Queensland. Winterlude was raced competitively
during the next 12 months. Whilst competing in the J.O.G.
titles in Hervey Bay, Winterlude was dismasted. She
was trailed back to Bowen and sold.
Peter Broadhurst from Mackay purchased Winterlude in
1983 with a broken mast. A new mast was imported from
New Zealand which took 8 weeks. Peter raced the boat
considerably over the next 13 years, successfully competing
in various Qld J.O.G. titles, taking out the North Qld
J.O.G. series in 1987. He also competed in various Whitsunday
Offshore Yacht Racing circuits, raced from the ports
of Hamilton Island, Mackay, Bowen and Airlie Beach over
3 weekends, winning a number of legs over the years.
He sailed in the Yeppoon to Mackay Offshore race of
260 nm, where Winterlude was 4th on handicap, and the
first boat under 30 feet around High Peak Island about
40 nm off the Queensland coast.
Winterlude with Peter Broadhurst as skipper was Club
Champion twice for both inshore and offshore series.
After selling Winterlude, Peter purchased a Farr 940
(Noelex 30), a “bigger and faster” boat. Racing
up to the windward mark, Winterlude is still breathing
down his neck, haunting him.
Dale Bradford bought Winterlude in 1996, and continued
to successfully compete in club races, Whitsunday Offshore
Yacht Racing circuits, Bay to Bay, Laguna Quays Boaties
Weekend where Winterlude took line honours and was placed
second on handicap. When the mast was damaged in 1999,
it was replaced with a Ross 780 rig (slightly modified).
This has made the boat more user friendly and can be
de-rigged easily with 2 people and trailed to various
events or holiday destinations.
Since refitting the boat inside, it is now also a comfortable
cruising boat which is a bonus since Mackay has numerous
uninhabitated islands within 2 to 5 hours sailing. The
boat is now very versatile, racing one weekend with
3 grunts on the rails, and cruising the next weekend
with 3 kids in the large cockpit.
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The Farr 740 pages have been compiled
by David Rice ricedg@octa4.net.au
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