Other Adams Yacht

The yacht was designed by Joe Adams.  David Bradburn purchased a mould of the 40ft and started to make yachts in Sydney.  For some reason he moved to Cardiff and set up a factory to build these yachts under the name Bluewater.  The original design was known as a Naut 40.  David extended the hull to put a suger scoop on the transom which extended the length to 42ft.  This put the length over 12 meters which put it in the big vessel category for NSW survey requiring and the skipper has to have a Master 5 certificate.  It was the most expensive 3 inches added to any vessel.

Here are some of the last vessel David built before he sold the mould due to lack of orders and other factors. He has subsequently repurchased the mould and built a few vessels.  Not all went to plan but his vessel China Girl has been over specified with a taller heavier mast and other additions to suit a particular type of client.  An article about China Girl is here...

Here is a story about a vessel named Malua being stolen in 1888  Read here.....

My Malua was also stolen but in very different circunstances and the thieves have not as yet been brought to justice.  That little exercise has cost the perpatrators thousands of dollarrs and will continue to haunt them for years to come.

Adams Bluewater 400 and 420 Yachts