AUSTRALIAN SUPERYACHTS | CASE STUDY
75 Metre Expedition Yacht
Four Australian calls for a 75 m expedition yacht, 2015 to 2018
Facts
| Vessel | Private expedition yacht of about 75 m, name withheld, Lloyd’s Register class |
|---|---|
| Visits | Sydney 2015 and 2017; Cairns and the Gold Coast 2018 |
| Our role | Australian agent and project manager: maintenance projects, clearances, berths, fuel, duty-free imports, trades and logistics |
| Support between visits | Spares and equipment to the yacht in Fiji, Vanuatu and the Seychelles |
The problems we solved
A maintenance period at short notice
The problem: In April 2015 the yacht needed a maintenance period in Sydney at very short notice, with annual safety inspections, tender repairs, engine work and shipwright work all to be done in about two weeks.
What we did: ASY was appointed to manage the project. We had the trades on standby before she arrived, ran the annual safety servicing, tender and tender garage repairs, and had her anchors and chain galvanised, then lodged the duty-free fuel paperwork and delivered 66,000 litres before departure.
The result: The work list was completed and she sailed for Port Vila on schedule.
A class survey without a dry dock
The problem: In 2017 the yacht needed her Lloyd’s Register survey items completed in Sydney, and the captain wanted to avoid a dry docking if possible.
What we did: We lined up a slot in the naval graving dock at Garden Island as a fallback, and at the same time arranged a Lloyd’s-approved diving company to carry out the in-water hull, propeller and shaft inspections, with the permits for work alongside at Glebe Island.
The result: The diver’s survey data went to the captain on departure day, and the yacht sailed for Vanuatu with 55,000 litres of duty-free fuel aboard.
