The Timpenny 670 is a highly-tuned, 6.7-metre trailerable yacht that ranks closely behind the RL24 as one of the fastest trailer sailers in Australia. Designed by Colin Thorne and built…
The Westwind 20, was an affordable and well-performing fiberglass sailing cruiser built in Adelaide, South Australia. Available in both deep fin keel and bilge keel versions, the boat handles exceptionally…
The boating industry had experienced a significant shift away from amateur or custom-built boats as stock model yachts of various sizes surged in popularity. South Australia had warmly embraced trailable…
Frustrated by the limitations of his bilge keel yacht on Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne sailor Geoffrey Walsh sought a boat that combined shallow draft, manageable rigging, an outboard auxiliary, and…
The Islander 23 is a 23-foot fiberglass twin-bilge-keel boat engineered for family racing and cruising. Its defining feature is its twin hydrofoil keels, which enable the vessel to stand upright…
Around the time Australian Boating editor Peter Webster was writing about the decline of the trailer yacht market in September 1984, Western Australian yacht designer Kim Swarbrick had independently reached…
