Balvenie

Balvenie is a 47foot fractional rigged, center cockpit sloop, designed by New Zealander Des Townson & launched in 1991. She is planked macracarpa timber glassed over. We bought her in New Zealand in 2003 and have sailed nearly 50,000 miles in her to date. We are home in New Zealand having just completed the final leg of our circumnavigation. Follow our travels ....

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Wednesday, 11 May 2005

Way Downunder to Tasmania ................. Jan - Apr 2005



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Hobsonville Marina 2019

Balvenie is all tucked up in Hobsonville Marina in Aucklands Upper Harbour. We spent a good part of 2018 completing a major external refurbishment and deck replacement. She is now looking better than new with a gleaming new paint job, the well travelled teak deck has been pulled up an replaced with a grippy new white deck. She is ready to head out and explore again, but maybe this time not with us😕

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2011
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2010
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Mar - UK by plane
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2009
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Jan/Feb - TURKEY

2008
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2007
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Feb - MALAYSIA
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May- MALAYSIA
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2006
Jan/Jul - AUSTRALIA
Jul/Oct - INDONESIA
Oct/Nov - SINGAPORE
Nov - MALAYSIA
Dec - THAILAND

2005
Jan - AUSTRALIA
Feb/Apr - TASMANIA
May/Jun - AUSTRALIA
Jul - NEW ZEALAND (plane)
Aug - AUSTRALIA
Sep/Nov - LOUISADES ARCHIPELAGO
Dec - AUSTRALIA

2004
May 08 2004 - Depart NZ
May/Jun - FIJI
July - NEW ZEALAND (plane)
Aug - FIJI
Sep/Nov - VANUATU
Nov/Dec - AUSTRALIA

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