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SAONA is for Sale
In 1942 she was bought by Mr. Len Nettlefold who held the agency for General Motors in Tasmania. He had the quaint ‘dog house’ build aft of the mizzen mast and it is said that the design for this was drawn from the cab of a Chevrolet truck.
Nevil Shute-ing the Breeze - The SAONA connection
“I came to understand that life is best to be lived with many adventures, preferably enjoyed on or by the water.”
Books, Sailing & a tenuous Australian Connection. RUNAGATE Sinks
The vessel has long held a place in the imagination of Shute fans who embarked on a search for the yacht several years ago, tracking it down to a harbour in Newcastle where its owner lived on board with his parrot.