Malua - an Adams cruising yacht
Welcome to the sailing yacht Malua and her master Harry Watson Smith and crew.
Malua is the culmination of my life-long dream to build a boat and
sail into the sunrise,
visiting distant shores, and experiencing new cultures.
Where are we now?
Malua is at: Bermagui Australia since end 2014 having
crossed the Pacific. Back at home where we started a rejuvenation.
Short cruise to Gippsland Lakes and Houl-out
The built started in Cardif Australia about 2000 and was commisioned in 2004, Malua undertook an extensive cruise through the Pacific - New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, before being shipped to the Mediterranean in February 2007. We sailed extensively throughout the Med and in year five we tried to pass through the rivers and canals of France to Paris but had to turn back. In 2012 I sailed through Gibraltar to Portugal, Madeira, and Morocco before crossing the Atlantic from the Canaries to Barbados. From there north through the Caribbean to Cuba and on to the USA as far north as Rhode Island. I put Malua on the hard in the Chesapeake Bay. In February 2014 I arrived back to find Malua covered in snow in Deltaville. It was time to sail south to the warm waters of the Pacific and towards Australia. That would be the end of the world cruise.... for now.
After some internal work or rather rejuvenation and some on-land difficulties Malua was ready for a short summer cruise to Tasmania then the Pacific called again. In 2018 I sailed from Coffs harbour for New Caledonia where Denny joined me to sail in the French territories. On to Fiji for race week and a haul-out then return to Australia.
COVID arrived and we were all locked down here in Australia but in
April 2022 I sailed south past Gabo Island to Lakes Entrance to the
Gippsland Lakes for a leasurly cruise. Here is a short description here...
My family tells me I an too old to continue to sail the oceans alone
and I must settle down so Malua is for sale. She is located
in
Bermagui but this web site will give you the details of her features
and her strengths. Go to the sale page here...
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