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David Bradburn - Owner/Managing Director
David Bradburn, aged 44, founded Bluewater Cruising Yachts Pty Ltd some 20 years ago. He is a passionate sailor and loves everything about boating in particular cruising yachts. Since the age of 14 David has dreamed about cruising designs and their suitabilities and compromises. He has been living his dream building the best cruising yachts in the world for their class.
David has built or been in charge of over 60 builds throughout his business career to date. His hand on speciality is GRP laminating as well as project management, design, customer liaison, staff training, and quality control. He has spent many thousands of hours enjoying sailing yachts in enclosed waters as well as many thousands of sea miles cruising the Australian East Coast.
David is always humbled by the great responsibility that customers place in his leadership, company, ability to deliver the ultimate cruising yachts and the trust they place in him.
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Brent Coulter - Ship Fitout and Engineering
Brent Coulter, aged 35, has been with Bluewater for 17 years. He is a qualified Shipwright and specializes in every aspect of building Bluewaters including laminating, structural, fitout, engineering, fitting electronics and basic electrics, cabinet making, final finishing and coatings, commissioning systems, customer liaison, quality control and staff training.
Brent is very passionate and takes great pride in every job he does or oversees. He also is a keen cruising sailor and has many thousands of sea miles under his belt. Brent has an excellent rapport with Bluewater customers and thoroughly enjoys the challenges they throw at him.
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Gary Mackaway - Electrics
Gary, aged 55 was an important member of the Bluewater Cruising Yachts team. He worked for Bluewater from 1996 to 2009 as an electrical contractor until he sadly fell ill and subsequently passed away on 9 July 2009. Gary will always be remembered as an all round nice guy, conscientious and professional.
A few comments from the owners of some of the boats Gary worked on:-
- All were very saddened to hear of Gary’s passing
- He could turn the spaghetti of wiring into a work of art
- Nothing was ever too much trouble and he made you as a customer feel special
- It has been 10 years since the launching. If a job is not done properly it is about now the defects start to show up. It was always on my mind to thank Gary again for his excellent work the next time I saw him
- His workmanship was second to none and to this day “Celay’s” electrics have run perfectly
- It was always a pleasure dealing with him
- He was always helpful, no problem too great. He was there when you needed him
- His accurate, careful and clear job have given big confidence for long ocean cruising during over 12 years. We will really miss a great person and his gentle smile
- And as one customer so eloquently stated “Every Bluewater has the pulse of Gary”
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Howard Mitchell - Carpentry and Cabinet Work
Howard’s association with the ship & boatbuilders industry started at an early age at Cockatoo Dockyards in Sydney where he trained in Engineering, Toolmaking, Drawing Officework and Contract Administration.
Shortly afterwards Howard broadened his horizons traveling extensively abroad for 11 years. During that time he worked on several large engineering projects, firstly in administration and then at on site supervision and management.
Returning to Australia to settle, and following his dream of having a specializing woodworking workshop, he took to making furniture and restoring antique furniture. However, his love for sailing drew him back to boating, boat building and boat restoration.
Howard took time out to retrain as a shipwright at TAFE where he gained highest pass for each year, and overall highest pass over the 3 years of training.
It was during that time in early 1994 that Howard joined Bluewater for their first full fitout.
When Bluewater relocated to Lake Macquarie Howard chose to build his new workshop at his home bordering the Blue Mountains National Park, and manufacture exclusively for Bluewater. He has continued to do so for the past 16 years.
For 7 years he simultaneously taught Boat & Shipbuilding trade at TAFE College.
Howard is an important member of the Bluewater team and brings a higher than average quality of finish and detail to the cabinet work of our yachts. |
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The Bluewater 420RS
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The Bluewater 420CC
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The Bluewater 450M
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The Bluewater 520PH
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