The moment of launch, blessed with champagne as per tradition.

Gosford, NSW. 1986.

Tekani is an Arends 33 model cruising yacht that was custom-built to order for my parents, according to my mother’s reconfigured interior design spec’s.

Tekani was transported from the shipyard to the wharf and launched in one day, on October 20th. The huge, overlength truck with the hull loaded aboard was an impressive sight passing gingerly through the small streets of Gosford and surrounds between the two points, complete with police escort.  Continue reading →