We Are Selling the Slow Boat in Indonesia (1987 Island Packet 31’) Make an Offer

We are selling our beloved 1987 Island Packet 31', CONTANGO, which sailed from New Orleans, USA, through the Panama Canal, across the South Pacific to Australia and Lombok, Indonesia. It is loaded with redundant gear and spares. The engine was in good working order the last time we were on it in June 2023. It was appraised for $51,000 USD in Cairns, Australia on June 2, 2022. We are asking $9,999 or best offer in an as is condition. Buyer will have to cover storage fees, inspection fees, moving expenses, and insurance. We are selling due to changes in family circumstances.

 

Contact Captain Linus Wilson, USCG OUPV at linuswilson@yahoo.com for serious purchase enquiries. CONTANGO, the slow boat, was the subject of two books SLOW BOAT TO CUBA, SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, hundreds of YouTube vlogs on the Slow Boat Sailing channel, and scores of episodes of the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast.