North Star of Herschel Island was built in 1935 for two Inuit trappers in the Canadian Arctic. She is 78' LOA and 58' LOD and carries 3 masts with four yards crossed on each with new sails bent on last year as well as 9 fore'n'aft sails. She is double hulled with 3 1/2" 1/4 sawn edge grain fir on 3 x 3 oak frames on 12" centres on the inner hull and a second hull of ironbark from the waterline down for ice sheathing. She is copper clad below the waterline. Originally she was rigged as a gaff sloop but was re-rigged in the early '80's as a full-rigged shi... read more

Brother Wind is a carefully maintained and well-appointed Island Packet 45. A British Registered Yacht which would suit long-term cruising liveaboards. The experience of her owners has ensured this Island Packet 45 has been adapted and upgraded for offshore passage making and living. Two owners from new, the current owners have circled the Pacific ensuring Brother Wind is fully equipped for sailing offshore and has consistently reaffirmed her seaworthiness and liveaboard credentials. Featuring; air-blown diesel heating, air-con, watermaker, solar panels, Raymarine electronics, a varied sai... read more