Cavalier 26 (Quarter Tonner) in Queensland's Whitsunday Islands.
UPDATE:
A couple of years after I wrote this post the Whitsunday Islands were hot by another cyclone, this time, cyclone Debbie swept through and among other things, tore a huge floating office structure off its moorings.
When it broke loose, the 500mm anchor ropes dragging behind it tore a few other vessels from their moorings, among them, Shepherd Moons. I first learned about the damage when I saw an article about the cyclone in the U.K newspaper, The Daily Telegraph (from memory) and immediately recognised my yacht, lying on her side in the mangroves in the photograph.
During an inspection the next day I cut my hand in the wreck, and a few days later I was rushed to Townsville hospital suffering a very severe (llife threatening) infection.
Eventually, Shepherd moons was recovered and scrapped. A sad end to a wonderful sailing yacht.
Because there are quite a few old Cavalier 26 yachts for sale in Australia and New Zealand, instead of deleting this blog, I will consider modifying it with whatever information I can think of for people who are looking for information on what the Cavalier is like as a small cruising yacht.
