RETRO SAILBOAT RESTORATION

Join me as I tackle the resurrection of an iconic 1960's fiberglass yacht & go sailing! 

PANACEA is a CAL 40, a class of yacht which took the world by storm in the 1960's due to their radical design which featured a flat bottom hull with separate rudder and keel, making them extremely fast downwind in surfing condition. The Bill Lapworth design was large departure from the long keeled, timber boats of the time. 

CAL yachts were built in California and PANACEA was sold in 2000 by a couple who cruised her through the pacific and eventually landed in Coffs Harbour, a small town on the East Coast of Australia. Unfortunately the boat feel into a very poor state of condition and I purchased the boat on ebay for $11,800 AUD. 

Any enquires please reach out!