1994 "Blue Bonnet" Clansman 30

at RQYS Manly, Queensland, Australia
Our previous boat, the Cole 23, with its lifting keel, proved to be slow in the choppy waters of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, so we moved on to a deep keel boat, which would handle the conditions better.

We sailed "Blue Bonnet" 1994-1996, cruising from RQYS Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly.

Clansman 30 - Built by Bruce Fairly at East Coast Yachts

The Clansman 30 is a 30-foot class of narrow-beam full-keel yacht manufactured on the New South Wales Central Coast of Australia. Production ran from 1965 through 1985, with hull numbers from 1 to 108. The last Clansman was launched in 1994.
The Clansman was one of the first fiberglass production yachts in Australia and arguably was one of the strongest.
It is an exceptional sea boat that has stood the test of time in performance in adverse conditions, with one of the class (hull number 7) having been sailed from Australia to the east coast of the US. An active class association still exists.
Wikipedia