Hi I’m Andrew from Oz

I’ve been a fan of Archer since reading “Seaworthiness the Forgotten Factor” about four years ago. A bit of Googling led me here, followed by a whole lot of keeping my eye on the market and lurking in the background, learning things here and there...

After hearing so many conflicting opinions about seaworthiness, and because I love the motion of a heavy boat, I think I’ll start with a boat that sits at the absolute extreme end; so here I am...

My experience is mainly in dinghies, about 5-700 races as a kid. I now want to live aboard... But there aren’t heaps of Westsails here, so we’ll see. A low maintenance Archer boat in some form is what I seek for my first cruising boat!

Clearly a massive part of what makes these boats so brilliant, here, now, today, is this site and all the after sales support; Bud’s contributions in particular... So for whatever boat I end up with, a big thanks to all involved!