Thursday 26 May 2011

Got it!

I have it. It's a bit damaged. But I have it.

Loaded and ready to go.
Damaged transom.
It looks like something bounced into the transom on the way over or while in the freight forwarding warehouse's either in NZ or UK. One of the bars that holds up the box trailer cover and the mast cradle on the box trailer were also crushed. So something must have fallen on it as well. But hey, that's why these things are insured. Although as expected, when dealing with staff of the UK freight forwarding company communication only started to improve from noises closely resembling 'grunts' when I pointed out the damage to my boat in there warehouse.



Monday 16 May 2011

It's here...well sort of!

Yep, "Sacré Bleu!" is in the UK. I have received the - "Advice of Arrival". But I can't go and get her yet. She has to be off loaded from the ship and taken to the Depo in Essex.

And then there is the VAT curve ball! I have just found this out after speaking to 'Oceanbrigde' UK agents. I did make it clear that the boat was built in New Zealand and was secondhand. They are going away to check if VAT is needed to be paid! If anyone reading this knows what the VAT situation on dinghies built outside the UK and imported secondhand is, please leave a comment in the comment section. It would be most helpful!