CORROBOREE (custom 35 free-standing sloop) will be For Sale soon!

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CORROBOREE (custom 35 free-standing sloop) will be For Sale soon!

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We are approaching the end of our circumnavigation with Corroboree. We hope to “tie-the-knot” on our round-the-world route in Grenada come mid- to early June 2023, just three months away. Corroboree is my very first professionally commissioned design (1984-85) and is very similar to and of the same vintage as the Gary Mull designed Freedome 36. As many of you know, I was Chief Engineer at Tillotson-Pearson for a few years (1980-81) and have been responsible for some of the technology, care, and maintenance of the carbon fiber masts on Freedom Yachts. I have been a member on this forum for just over 10 years.

We intend to pick up our shore lives again, and that means that Corroboree should pass onto a new and caring owner. While Corroboree’s availability for sale begins in the Caribbean, we understand that a buyer may want to see her back in the US before committing to a sale. We are prepared to deliver Corroboree to south Florida if necessary to facilitate that process.

We have written out the “Corroboree For Sale” specifications in the attached document. Our asking price of US$64,900 is comparable to similar Freedom yachts of this size and vintage. Corroboree was built in New Zealand in 1986-87 of wood-epoxy, Western Red Cedar and Kauri. Kauri is a type of pine indigenous to New Zealand and is now quite rare. Kauri is no longer available for boat construction. Corroboree is quite well equipped, and we do expect to negotiate a suitable final price based on a qualified marine survey and inspection.

You will see that we do not expect Corroboree to necessarily go onto anyone who has dreams of circling the globe. Corroboree was designed for relatively protected waters such as the Great Lakes, and she would be quite suitable for calmer regions along the east coast of the US. Corroboree has been a remarkable boat and has served us well for our 6½ year voyage. But it is now time that she goes to a new home, to someone who will take good care of her in a welcoming environment.

We will be leaving Cape Town soon (early March 2023) to cross the South Atlantic Ocean. We will be out of conventional internet range for the next 5,700 miles, but from mid-March we can be reached through our satphone by text, voice, and email as follows:

Satphone: +8816-52426206 (text)
To speak by voice, send your telephone number in a text, and we’ll call you back. It is cheaper for us to call you than for you to call us at this number.
Primary At Sea email: corroboree827@myiridium.net
Back-up At Sea Email: sponbergryan@myiridium.net

You can track the final stages of our voyage in real time on these websites:

PredictWind: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracki ... ORROBOREE/

Garmin: https://share.garmin.com/CORROBOREE

Cheers,

Eric and Arliss
SY Corroboree
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town mobile: +27 663 871390 (text and voice)
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Eric W. Sponberg
Naval Architect (retired)
SY Corroboree
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email: eric@ericwsponberg.com, ewsponberg@gmail.com

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Re: CORROBOREE (custom 35 free-standing sloop) will be For Sale soon!

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ATTENTION--NEW REDUCED PRICE FOR CORROBOREE: $59,000

Corroboree is now located at Brunswick Landing Marina in Brunswick, GA. This is a great liveaboard marina with a lot of adventurous sailors here. Corroboree has traveled just over 32,000 miles on her circumnavigation, and now we are through with adventure sailing and will remain here until Corroboree sells.

We "tied the knot" on our outbound track at Grenada on 5 May 2023. We continued on across the Caribbean to spend a week in the USVI, and then sailed up the outside of the Bahamas and crossed over to Bimini. A day later on 11 June 2023, we returned to Florida and the mainland US. During the next 4 months in Florida we arranged new insurance for Corroboree, and that required a new Condition and Valuation (C&V) Marine Survey. The survey stated that Corroboree is in "above average condition" with a market value of $61,500. So we have lowered the price accordingly to make Corroboree attractive to a new owner. Remember, Corroboree is a very rare boat, not only because she is the only vessel to this design, but because of her unique construction in Western Red Cedar and Kauri. Kauri is a type of pine indigenous to New Zealand that is a beautiful boat building wood. Corroboree's entire internal structure and decorative woodwork is all solid Kauri, which is now a protected species and is no longer available for boat construction. Copies of the revised Spec Sheet and the marine survey are available on request. We can also direct you to advertisements at WoodenBoat Classifieds and Facebook Marketplace.

Our new contact info is:
Mobile: (904) 522-7714 (voice and text)
Email: eric@ericwsponberg.com
Email alternate: ewsponberg@gmail.com

EXTRA NEWS:
My wife, Arliss Ryan, is a writer and novelist, and she wrote a blog about our trip, called "The Old Woman And The Sea," which you can read here: www.arlissryan.com/blog.

In addition, we have developed a PowerPoint Presentation called "Around The World in 60 minutes on Corroboree," which we are happy to present to yacht and sailing clubs, schools, libraries, and social clubs of all types, FOR FREE, if you would like to hear more about the nitty gritty of our trip. We expect to be travelling around the country in 2024, so drop me a line if you would like us to make an appearance with your favorite group when on our travels.

Thanks to everyone for showing your interest.

Cheers,

Eric
Eric W. Sponberg
Naval Architect (retired)
SY Corroboree
Tel. number on request
email: eric@ericwsponberg.com, ewsponberg@gmail.com

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Re: CORROBOREE (custom 35 free-standing sloop) will be For Sale soon!

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Corroboree is still for sale. The price has gone back up to $64,900 to reflect some of the maintenance and upgrades we are doing. We also have a new video about her on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Plo_YiOujw.

Still open to inquiries.

Eric
Eric W. Sponberg
Naval Architect (retired)
SY Corroboree
Tel. number on request
email: eric@ericwsponberg.com, ewsponberg@gmail.com

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