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Sail to Sell Down Under
Years before we even contemplated a Pacific crossing, we had heard the rumors. Buy a
boat in North America and sell it - maybe even at a profit - in Australia. The idea of a one-
way Pacific crossing certainly has its appeal: all those idyllic islands, all that enjoyable
trade-wind sailing. And so we started to plan and scheme, though concrete information on
selling a boat on the other side of the world was hard to come by. By the time we set our
plan into motion and transited the Panama Canal, we found ourselves in good company
with several other crews who had the same idea. But no one had anything better than anec-
dotal evidence to go on. How easy would it be to sell a boat in Australia? What are the
myths, and what are the realities?
Now that we have the experience behind us, we and our fellow cruisers are happy to report
a smooth, easy process. Most of us were able to sell our boats within two months of putting
them on the market, and at reasonable prices, too. Cruisers hoping to do the same can cer-
tainly take heart, if not entertain fantasies of netting huge profits.
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