Today we sold the original mast and boom off or our beloved Passion. They had been sitting in the back yard since we upgraded the rig on Passion in 2010 and in our rural environment they have not deteriorated.
Now that Passion is sold and the original mast and boom have gone there is not a lot to remind us of this stage of our life. We enjoyed many cruises up and down from Sydney to Port Stephens and in between and had many fine days in Newcastle and Refuge Bay. It was through Passion we found the Sail Port Stephens regatta to which I have become addicted. We are already booked in for 2018 but I digress. From the Port Stephens regatta we have some fine photos of Passion and some very good memories.
I did spend too much money on Passion and I have no regrets in deciding that the only way to go faster was to invest in a new yacht. I do not regret all the improvements we put into Passion including the bigger rig, the extra keel floors and the sealing of all the plywood end grain in the floors and lockers. We enjoyed these improvements ever time we went away and i have tried to have all these improvements incorporated into Passion X right from the beginning.
We will forever be comparing our new Passion X with the old Passion and it is fitting that the layout of Passion X is the mirror image of the layout on Passion.
Newcastle from Passion on a visit to family.
Two of the sons taking Dad for a sail on Passion
Passion’s crew circa 2008??
Classic photo of Passion from out first Sail Port Stephens Regatta
Proud new owners in 2006 at Gladesville Bridge Marina
Is that spinnaker too tight?