Blue Moon (DH)

Blue Moon is an Adams 16.4, purchased by father and son duo Ken and Tristan Gourlay. Between them, they’ve cruised the Mediterranean, Caribbean, North Pacific and made several trips around the South Pacific, yet both still agree that Tasmania offers the best cruising – and they are not the only ones who think so. They’ve also competed in numerous Tasmanian offshore races, including the Three Peaks, Launceston to Hobart, Melbourne to Hobart and the Sydney Hobart. Notably, they secured line honours racing Double Handed in the 2004 Melbourne to Launceston. The 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart will also qualify them for the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka race.

Notably, Ken was this year recognised in the King’s Birthday honours list with an Order of Australia for his services to sailing and charity, after sailing his 42ft Spirit Silver Edition single-handed around the world in 2006, pipping the 2001 record, making him the fastest and oldest Aussie to circumnavigate the globe. Along the way, he raised over $100,000 for medical research into eyesight disorders and diseases in children.

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