All hands! Drew Gardenier has started building Hooligan, a George Buehler Ellemaid design, at a yard in Turkey with a launch expected near the end of this year. http://www.georgebuehler.com/ellemaid.html http://www.asboat.com/ Once Hooligan is in the water, Drew will be taking the boat home to Singapore. Routing for the delivery will be Izmir - Port Said - Suez Canal - Red Sea - Djibouti - Sri Lanka - Phuket - Singapore. Drew explains: "A mate of mine will be skippering the total delivery as he moves racing sailboats between Australia and Asia and Asia and the Med, he reckons mine might be a little more comfortable. The Insurance company is demanding competent crew of four to issue the trip insurance. The pro skipper carries one full time assistant and the other two usually casual. "I will be in Izmir for the commissioning and then miss the canal - red sea run, (been there, done that). I will be joining the boat in Sri Lanka for the last three weeks of a 6 or 7 week delivery. "Nothing is totally definite yet but there should be crew slots open for 2 or 3 folks from Izmir to Said through the red sea- Indian ocean, Galle - Phuket- Singapore. We would prefer people who are a bit salty and who definitely understand what 6 weeks to weather is all about. We kind of figure this is an experience cruise, so basically anyone who wants the experience will get fed extremely well on the trip and get a ride on what we figure is going to be a great boat. The ocean work may be a little rough but the Turkey side to Said will be nice and Galle - Phuket should be pretty decent also, Phuket to Singapore is easy and pretty nice also." If you're interested in discussing crewing aboard Hooligan, contact Drew offlist at <drewg @ franksintl.com.sg>. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997 Site see: <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com>