Many of the reades of this magazine will probably have heard of Off Centre Harbour, but for those who haven't, Off Centre Harbour is best described as an American membership website covering any and all topics of interest to boaters.
Traditional Piner's punt on Strahan foreshore. Photo Jonathan Wallis
The west coast of Tasmania is splendid in its isolation, being, even today, quite remote from either Hobart or Launceston, and that by very winding and hilly roads means a lengthy car trip. But the very wildness of the area with its lakes and mountainous terrain is also a great attraction for old sailors like myself who delight in the wind-blown expanse of its Ocean Beach, the breakers combing in through ‘Hell’s Gates’, the narrow perilous entrance to Macquarie Harbour and to Strahan, the indigo stormy skies and the wind tossed Pacific Gulls and the Shy Albatross wheeling on the updrafts.
Some years ago, as a project to ease my way from full-time work to retirement, I was inspired by my late friend and mentor Rob Ditterich to build a John Welsford designed Navigator. It was a demanding but ultimately fulfilling exercise which taught me much and reminded me that it’s as much about the journey as the product: a magnificently versatile and trailerable boat.
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