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Here's a great chance to own a late model 46' sailboat in beautiful Port Sidney. This boat is spotlessly clean and just thoroughly tested after her re-assembly from a road trip across the continent. She sailed over from Europe last winter to Miami and has the size and the equipment for another adventure - Alaska?
The boat is at the dock here at Granville Island and we have long term moorage available at beautiful Port Sidney if someone acts fast AND she is owned by a GST / HST registrant so one can buy the boat for the charter program and claim the GST / HST back - vs. the brand new tax on 'Designated Property' that applies specifically to boats that are not owned by a GST / HST registrant.
Contact Roger to arrange a showing of this great vessel. Details are on the brokerage site.
Bavaria 46
The boat is at the dock here at Granville Island and we have long term moorage available at beautiful Port Sidney if someone acts fast AND she is owned by a GST / HST registrant so one can buy the boat for the charter program and claim the GST / HST back - vs. the brand new tax on 'Designated Property' that applies specifically to boats that are not owned by a GST / HST registrant.
Contact Roger to arrange a showing of this great vessel. Details are on the brokerage site.
Bavaria 46
We've been watching the transformation and the 1928 R Class Yacht "Lady Van" for a while now.
She was re-christened this week at a well attended ceremony at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The restoration nearly complete now, the story will continue with the battle over a very old trophy this fall - the Alexandra Cup (1906) - and the drama between Vancouver, Seattle and Sidney is already entertaining to say the least. The first 'brandishing of the swords' will occur at the RIPS regatta in August, where a number Cooper crew members will be helping out with race management (make sure to let us know if you want to help with this and get the best seat in the house for seeing the battle of these classic yachts)
We are close to many of the people involved in this boat and are delighted to see this magnificent boat back in the water and soon to sail again in English Bay.
She was re-christened this week at a well attended ceremony at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. The restoration nearly complete now, the story will continue with the battle over a very old trophy this fall - the Alexandra Cup (1906) - and the drama between Vancouver, Seattle and Sidney is already entertaining to say the least. The first 'brandishing of the swords' will occur at the RIPS regatta in August, where a number Cooper crew members will be helping out with race management (make sure to let us know if you want to help with this and get the best seat in the house for seeing the battle of these classic yachts)
We are close to many of the people involved in this boat and are delighted to see this magnificent boat back in the water and soon to sail again in English Bay.
Coast Hunter, the massive and beautiful Queenship 64 has arrived at our Port Sidney base and final touches are underway after an extensive list of upgrades this past winter. Coast Hunter is very well equipped, luxurious and truly a one of a kind boat in these waters. This vessel is available under bareboat arrangements. Very experienced qualified skippers* will enjoy the autopilot, on board computers and other features. With with the myriad of systems and toys aboard, we would strongly suggest less experienced folks also choose to add a crew member and / or skipper to take charge of this vessel. Contact the office or drop by Port Sidney today!
* qualifications / experience would stem from owning or having owned or extensively operated vessels this size with proper insurance in place
* qualifications / experience would stem from owning or having owned or extensively operated vessels this size with proper insurance in place
Subject: Lagoon 400 "Amritha" joins the fleet in Sidney
(Posted on May 23, 2010 at 11:43PM ) Tags:
(Posted on May 23, 2010 at 11:43PM ) Tags:
The latest addition to the sailing fleet is "Amritha", a brand new 2010 Lagoon 400 to sail from our Sidney location at the beautiful Port Sidney marina. Final commissioning and sea trials are underway, but she will soon be at her new home. This is quite likely the largest 40 foot boat we have ever seen. She has three large staterooms each with their own head, plus accommodation in the salon and forward through the foredeck hatches for your able crew. This boat is loaded with options.
We are particularly impressed with the lines which lead to a central station to port so that tacking can be done without moving from side to side (or with less crew) Electric winches lighten the load and help pull up the square top mainsail, a real plus in those light wind summer days.
Contact our office today to get started booking this fine vessel.
Perhaps your ship has come in? To enjoy boat ownership these days, you first must find moorage for your boat. Well, Cooper Boating has a couple slips available, especially special in that we have a couple spaces at the world class PORT SIDNEY marina for boats coming into our management program. Management boats offset ownership costs with charter revenue in our proven program. For more information on yacht management with Cooper, contact Colin.
We are also happy to help you with the purchase of your boat. One coming shortly is a Bavaria 46 FOUR CABIN. Contact Roger for information on this boat.
We are also happy to help you with the purchase of your boat. One coming shortly is a Bavaria 46 FOUR CABIN. Contact Roger for information on this boat.
We saw the video for the HYSUCAT and it reminds us of our most impressive boat test drive EVER. A few Cooper crew members took off (literally) in Annapolis, MD and flew around the Chesapeake with Ian Stopforth and Dave Beavis from Voyage Charters of Annapolis and BVI's and we were stunned by the stability and performance of this flying catamaran. Ian also manages STEALTH YACHTS, builders of these amazing craft.
Riding on some carefully engineered foils sitting between two hyper-efficient hulls, the cat rises up and allows the surface piercing propellers to work their magic. Here we were driving around in this beautiful condominium, passing some very sleek boats that just aren't used to being passed. This boat/plane... whatever you would call it... is the most amazing ride and it corners 'like it is on rails'. Wake jumping... not really, the boat blew through some boat wake from some large boats and it was barely noticeable.
Amazing technology and it is now available to be licensed for construction right here in BC. Contact Colin to learn more! Oh, and don't forget that Cooper is happy to help you arrange all details of your BVI experience as well. Contact Marla for more information - she just got back from checking out all the favourite sites down there!
Riding on some carefully engineered foils sitting between two hyper-efficient hulls, the cat rises up and allows the surface piercing propellers to work their magic. Here we were driving around in this beautiful condominium, passing some very sleek boats that just aren't used to being passed. This boat/plane... whatever you would call it... is the most amazing ride and it corners 'like it is on rails'. Wake jumping... not really, the boat blew through some boat wake from some large boats and it was barely noticeable.
Amazing technology and it is now available to be licensed for construction right here in BC. Contact Colin to learn more! Oh, and don't forget that Cooper is happy to help you arrange all details of your BVI experience as well. Contact Marla for more information - she just got back from checking out all the favourite sites down there!
The first of two Dufour 425's arrived very, very early this morning at Granville Island. Arista is destined for the Vancouver charter fleet and features some of the coolest items we've yet offered in the charter fleet. In addition to a propellor that looks more like of a work of art than a working piece of equipment, Arista is the first boat we've ever offered with a retractable bow thruster - that's right, a bow thruster that sucks itself back up into the hull to make an incredibly easy boat to dock with no sacrifice to sailing performance.
Being that Granville Island is not always the easiest place to dock, we're sure this feature will be a hit! Book today to avoid disappointment.
Being that Granville Island is not always the easiest place to dock, we're sure this feature will be a hit! Book today to avoid disappointment.
As 2009 drew to a close, a lot of folks here could not help but notice the dramatic difference between the end of 2008 and 2009. A year ago, we wondered if the docks could continue to float under massive snow loads.
Some of us were housebound - others of us planned to move back to the prairies where less shovelling is required and snowblowers are readily available and cool to own.
Remember the favourite saying for weather in BC - if you don't like the weather, wait an hour. In this case the general trend is great year over year in that we all get to enjoy some very pleasant time on the water. For amusement, take a look at shots of the same boat a year apart:
No wonder we're seeing more folks here... hope to see you soon!
Some of us were housebound - others of us planned to move back to the prairies where less shovelling is required and snowblowers are readily available and cool to own.
Remember the favourite saying for weather in BC - if you don't like the weather, wait an hour. In this case the general trend is great year over year in that we all get to enjoy some very pleasant time on the water. For amusement, take a look at shots of the same boat a year apart:
No wonder we're seeing more folks here... hope to see you soon!
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