Magic has arrived in Australia
Mads and his family have safely returned Magic to her owner
In October of 2017, we had the pleasure of meeting Mads Toft.
He had decided to purchase a sailing yacht to take his family sailing as he'd been diagnosed with cancer and this was an as yet unfulfilled dream of his as well as being a way to spend some quality time with his family.
He had made an offer on a Hanse 505 that was listed in Antigua with another broker and on viewing it, discovered the mast had a major kink near the top and decided to walk away from the deal. He then approached us to view a Hanse 540e that we had listed but alas this vessel was on the hard in Panama. The seller had sustained damage to the main and foresail while taking it back to Australia and had to return to Singapore for business. Mads asked if we would approach the seller with the following offer:
- He'd deliver the boat to Australia after cruising the Pacific
- Put new jib and main-sail on the vessel
- Take out insurance on the vessel for the duration of the
delivery
- Pay all other expenses associated with the delivery
(Fuel, general maintenance etc.)
We've just received the following wonderful email from Mads advising us that they have arrived safely in Australia and have also had the opportunity to meet the seller Paul who will now take his boat on to Singapore.
Email from Mads
Dear Karen and Mike,
After a year underway the family and myself have arrived safely in Australia.
I wanted to thank you both for being so kind and generous in connecting Paul and myself to make this trip on board Magic possible. As you are aware the boat deal already signed in Antigua went sour and without your assistance I could not have realized my life-long ambition of sailing across the Pacific.
I met Paul for the first time in Queensland a couple weeks ago and handed back Magic to both parties satisfaction. She will remain there until May after which she will move to Singapore.
Merry Christmas to you both and again thank you for your help.
Mads Toft
