Hi Poh

Rather then 'reinvent the wheel' here, there are some very good threads about your plans, e.g. "importing a boat to australia" !

If there's something specific of interest or concern, why not post it there...and we'll 'chirp in' along with many others with similar experience?

Good luck with your plans!

Hi - have seen some of your comments about purchasing cat & sailing back to Oz.

My fiancee and I are going to head to Caribbean in September to look for a cat (probably ex charter Leopard 40 or Lagoon 380/410, though looking hard at everything on the net) and then sail back here via Panama Feb/March 2013. Goal is to cruise for the year back, not buy just to deliver back here to Oz.

In fact, we're probably going to try and sell once we get back here as it'll be most of our assets as we're young (33 each) - so we'll need the $$$ to start our family.

Anyway - would love to hear any advice/guidance on your trip/fitting out the cat/importing back to Oz.