I have for Sale, an absolutely incredible boat. - Triple Y Yachts, Model Nautic12, Serial Number 107.

This is the seventh boat built, with I understand, the first six hulls, being New Zealand boats although I do believe one other boat came to Australia before mine. Serial number unknown.

My Nautic12, Maverick, the original, Is reluctantly, up for sale.

This is the boat that got me well and truly hooked up on, and confirmed my passion for 12-metre yachts.

Prior to the Nautic12's, there were available only the EC12's as far as I was aware at that time. And I tried, I tried very hard to get a new EC12 hull. I hounded people, I hounded manufacturers in Australia, I hounded anyone whose name was even remotely connected to EC12's, but because the ARYA had the EC12 Rules under consideration, understandably, no manufacturer, nor even anybody else that was interested in EC12's, was prepared to commit to making new hulls. And that was what I wanted.

As far as EC12's went the ARYA's reluctance to publish Rules, meant the death of the EC12 in Australia. And as much as I love the boat, indeed I have one, the EC12 is, in my opinion, finished in this country. And that is such a shame, as the EC12 is in my opinion the ultimate test of a sailor.

If one can sail an EC12, one will be able to sail anything else that is going.

But I digress.

It was inability to get what I so dearly desired that drew me ultimately to a group of New Zealanders that were manufacturing a 12-metre boat that was a model replica of the victorious Australia II, that boat that took the America's cup away from the American's after 132 years. And this boat was available!

So I ordered one. It was, if not the first one in the country, it would certainly have been the second or third.

And I fitted it out in the best fittings available. Stainless steel was used throughout, and when stainless steel was not available, aluminium was used. Pekabe fittings are evident wherever they provided a product that was suitable.

I added a Guyatt winch, an 240DL, after speaking to the man himself. The radio systems including servo's  are of the absolutely highest quality.

Sheets are 90Kg material, as are shrouds, which are multi-strand stainless steel encased by clear plastic.

This boat will not let you down. It is a big boat that will sail in only 12 inches, 300 mm of water, in all weathers. It is the perfect boat that will sail in all conditions.

My reason for selling is that in order to sail with my friends, I need to travel 2 hours each way. That was OK while fuel prices were low, but in these times of fluctuating prices, I no longer have the luxury of travelling as frequently as I would like.

And anybody that knows me, will understand the reluctance with which I put this boat up for sail.

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Should you want further information please email me at dleitis@yahoo.com.au