Bit of a long shot Selkie, but, could Pottgier be a corruption of Pilot House. There are several designs designated as such.

looks /sounds german ...dutch ?

oh yeah thats even better ..... sounds looks french !!!

Crusty, you're a genius!!

That's THE boat. It's in Ballina now.

Thanks so much

I'm glad that's sorted for you selkie.

Yara said..
Actually I think he is South African. The name Potgieter means I think a pot foundry man. The design looks interesting but has been over priced for a one off.

He may have a background there or he may not but the info I saw showed him at YOTI and mentioned this actual boat being listed for sale with YOTI at the time. It also mentioned that he or someone with the exact same name was the designer and builder. Is he Australian? How many centuries do you need to be here to be considered Australian these days? A name does not make you belong to a nationality though.

Oh and the correct spelling which I typed wrongly above is Michael Potgeiter not Potgieter.

I ended up finding an article he had written for, um, I think it was Sail Magazine many moons ago. Then a very critical reply by a reader.

He is described as a bit of a Renaissance Man dabbling in not only yacht design, but many other things. It stated he lived in Margate, Australia, which is, I'm assuming, the Tasmanian Margate rather than my neighbouring Margate here in Qld.

At the end of the day, I think there's better out there and the vendor is dodge!! with a capital D!!! Tells me he will only supply part of a survey report until a deposit is paid; won't provide HIN and rego to do an encumbrance check. Sufficient red flags to say, "run away"

Thanks anyway for all your help. And so the search continues