Careel 18 

Hi Mark, Thank you for the kind words. I too grew up through the 70's (in Sydney) sailing and several of my school friends were Careeler kids, I always like them. Due to COVID the Grafton to Iluka Clarence River cruise for Oct is postponed but I am looking forward to doing that, love Lake Macquarie, itching to do the annual Myalls cruise and next year the bay to bay. Log onto the Careel web site as it is the 50th anniversary and the association is calling for all Careeler's old current and Careel kids to join in the celebrations. Whilst not to the same size as yesteryear it's still a great association.

Hi Thomas, thank you for the reply and WOW you have one of the very original boats. They are a great little boat that still has a very active and supportive Class Association. You need to sign up as a member (Sydney $50 elsewhere $30) and get access to the monthly newsletter and Facebook pages and more. There is always a good contingency of Careel's at all major trailer sailer events like the Marley Overnight Race in Victoria and the Bay to Bay in the Great Sandy Straits Qld and elsewhere. On the 4th Oct a number of Careels are cruising the Clarence River for 6 days which is a real hoot. It was always said when you bought a Careel you weren't just buying a boat but you were buying yourself into an extended family. log onto careel.com/ and on the front page click onto the membership application...... I don't think you will be disappointed. Kind Regards Nick

Hi Keanu, congrats on your purchase, do you know what the sail number is which is the build number. There should be a builders plaque in the aft port locker that will give you the build no. Join the Careel Association as they are a great source of info.

The boats hull identification number is au-wwa142238

Thankyou for your comments, I will probably upgrade at some stage in the future to a Mark 3, the extra 5 " head room makes quite a difference. I had a stalwart of the Careel Association Vern Mould make up my mast raising system. In the last 3.5 years since I have had the system I would have put the mast up and down at least 40 plus times and always by myself with no assistance. Happy to discuss, best to contact me through the Careel Association ( yes it is the CCYA) or Careel Facebook, I am C53. Careel Cruising Yacht Association @Careelers · Community. Kind Regards Nick.

@@wilsnich02 Thanks Nick, I had read a description of Vern mould's system on an old Careel forum but couldn't open the photos attached, so it is very handy to have your video. Regards Mike