I am sorry to hear that Pierre has resorted to this. You have read all the previous letters written by Pierre and should find it quite strange after all the praise he bestowed on us and our boat. Let us not forget that Pierre and Linda have completed over 8000 miles in our Aventure 46 in just 2 years which is probably more miles that a normal yachtsman does in a lifetime. The problem stems from the following: our contract is quite clear, 2 year hull warranty, all the equipment is under USA warranty and the balance under 240 days (8 months) You will see by Pierres letter posted on his website he changes the 240 days to 24 months, to suit his claim, therefore he has publicly perjured himself. I am quite willing to send you a copy of the contract. Our contract is clear and the same as all USA boat builders contracts, that all quotes for warranty work to be from a qualified shipyard. This has never been the case when dealing with Pierre. I have personally attended to their first maintenance service. Prior to that I also spent 10 days assisting him in the art of skippering his own boat, at my own cost. I apologise to my clients and potential client for misinformation from Pierre concerning our company. Further, I cannot condone the remarks he previously made about Endeavour Yachts. Now I can clearly see why Endeavour Yachts cancelled Pierre's contract to purchase. Please bear in mind our boats are designed by Lavranos, engineered by High Modulus, and built under stringent EU and USCG rules. Additionally we make sea trials around the Southern Cape point (documented by Pierre ) before delivery to the USA. Quite a test. Tim Jordaan Project Manager Aventure Catamarans http://www.aventure-catamaran.com/ > Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 07:53:18 -0500 > To: Power Catamaran List <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> > From: "Pierre Barrette" <pierrebar@comcast.net> > Subject: [PCW] Aventure 460 Yum Yum/Warranty issues > > > Our warranty experiences with the Builder Aventure Catamaran are > factual and fully documented. We can't change that. And it's true, > Aventure Catamaran as of this date, February 24, 2006, has not paid > one red cent in warranty expenses. In fact Aventure Catamaran has > not paid for our initial trip to South Africa as they promised! > > There are positive things about the Aventure 460 see complete website > at <http://www.yumyum1.info/>http://www.yumyum1.info but warranty > experiences with the builder is not one of them