The Bedroom is near Jumpinpin on South Stradbroke Island. It is only accessible to shallow draft vessels like Little Dragon and, unfortunately, a host of stink boats. Friends tell me that during school holidays it is packed out, but the day we were there we had the place to ourselves. It is only a couple of hundred metres walk over one sand dune to the surf beach. There is a track the ranger uses to drive in and maintain the toilet/shower block, rubbish bins and BBQs, but otherwise it is only accessible by boat. We'll be back...
Often described as "Bruce Farr's baby" - the smallest of his yachts. He says it was designed to provide "an economical, easily handled, strong yet light boat, capable of being towed by the average family car"
Little Dragon was built in New Zealand in 1986. She came on a tilt trailer and with a 5 hp 2 stroke Mercury outboard, a mainsail and jib.
CLASS SPECIFICATIONS LOA 5.09 m DWL 4.62 m Beam 2.25m Draft (board up) 0.3m Draft (board down) 1.24 m Weight 483 kgs Ballast 170 kgs
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