When he heard about Waterbird, and the asking price of zero dollars, amateur sailor Tomek Koman jumped at the opportunity. But he soon learnt there is no such thing as a free yacht.
“I will never forget that trip,” recalls Jacek. “I’m not sure we would go on that journey again.”The trio had set off on the tail end of a storm, hoping that’s sails could catch some wind. But they were becalmed and reliant on the engine for progress.After diagnosing a busted fuel pump, diesel was gravity fed through a hose to get it going again. But the repairs took time and the current dragged them towards the rocks.
It was dark when they gunned it through, with lighthouses offering a kaleidoscope of colours guiding sailors through the different channels.“Apparently they can tell when you’re nervous,” says Koman.Then Petrasek made a decision that still puzzles Koman. He still doesn’t know why Petrasek took the action he did.Pat Howman sat in his office on Percy Street drafting an unusual legal letter on behalf of Petrasek, his client.“It was very unorthodox,” Howman says.back.
“In my view the breach of the agreement can be remedied by an award of damages,” the magistrate said. Some think he was trying to avoid paying an allegedly outstanding customs bill; others believe it was to have“You don’t give a boat away if it’s worth something,” says Garry McKechnie, who sailed with Koman as captain of the catamaran“The conditions were unmeetable. I feel some regret about it all because it’s been such a nightmare for him.”
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