Pittsboro, NC, Feb. 8, 2021 WaveFront, Inc. has added a well-established Australian marine company, Harts Chandlery – Captain Sturt Boat Supplies, to its growing list of national and international retailers marketing the WaveFront TillerClutchTM .
The TillerClutch is a simple, robust and intuitive tiller-control accessory that gives short- and single-handed sailors moments of hands-free steering with the simple click of an on/off manual lever mounted beneath the tiller. It has been praised for its ease of installation and use, one-handed operation, and the minimum cockpit space it uses.
“We are very excited to become the Australian distributor for the TillerClutch,” said Don Hart, who owns the chandlery in Goolwa, South Australia with his partner Linda. The marine supply store has been trading in Goolwa, South Australia for more than 25 years, and the Harts purchased it in 2019. Goolwa, near the South Australian capital of Adelaide, is a vibrant yachting community. It is home to one of Australia’s oldest yacht clubs, the Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club founded in August 1854 and hosts a bi -annual wooden boat festival.
“We are always seeking ways to make sailing an easier and more pleasurable experience for sailors of all levels,” said Don noting that his business caters to a fleet of trailer sailors and vintage-timber boat sailors. ”The WaveFront TillerClutch can help us do that. It is an efficient, sleek and stylish system with favorable user and magazine reviews since 2015 (e.g. Practical Boat Owner). Customers have been discussing this product with us, and we have many solo and short-handed sailors who will benefit greatly from it.”
“We are very pleased to work with Don and Linda to ensure that Australian sailors have easy access to the TillerClutch,” said Pete Crawford, inventor and WaveFront co-owner with his wife Katherine Smart. “We think the Goolwa community, in particular, will enjoy having a product that makes sailing tiller-steered boats more enjoyable. We also believe that the Harts are an excellent addition to our fleet of retailers, based on their boating experience.”
In addition to Australia, WaveFront has retailers in the UK, Canada, France, Japan and United States.
More about Harts Chandlery – Captain Sturt Boat Supplies
Located at Captain Sturt Marina at 237 Liverpool Rd, Goolwa, the chandlery provides a broad range of quality marine supplies, yacht fittings and nautical decor. The company prides itself on assisting customers with high-quality service and creating an environment that invites people to call them to see what they have in store and to discuss their boating needs. “Our approach is, ‘If we haven’t got it, then we will do our best to get it, at the best price we can,’” said Hart.
Don Hart has a lifetime history in yachting, having sailed and competed locally, nationally and internationally in dinghies, skiffs and small keelboats. He has worked in the industry in retail, wholesale and manufacture. Through the chandlery, he is helping boat owners and sailors repair, renovate or update their yachts.
For more information, visit www.hartschandlery.com or email hartschandlery@gmail.com.
