Last year Dalmeny residents Donna Anderson and Michael O'Connor decided to donate a boat that was sitting in their front yard "wasting away" to Eden Marine High School.
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After seeing pictures of the the 22-foot long yacht complete with a stove, radio, toilet and sleeping quarters, Twofold Bay Yact Club's Robyn Malcolm graciously accepted the gift.
"It was no clunker - this boat would give the kids an entirely different sailing experience - they would be able to sail comfortably," she said.
Read more: Eden Marine students gifted a yacht.
Ms Malcom travelled to Dalmeny to pick up the boat. Perfect ending right? Wrong. This is where the story begins.
The trailer, unlike the prized jewel it was carrying, was actually a bit of a "clunker".
When travelling home the trailer began to fall apart and the boat had to be left in Narooma.
To make a long story short Andrew White from Kings Smash Repairs in Eden picked it up, South Coast Engineering restored the trailer with parts supplied by Eden Marine, and retired shipwright Morrie Lynch polished up the boat and got her into ship-shape condition ready to sail in her first regatta in February at Wallagoot Lake.
Not only did she sail well she took home first place in the trailable yacht division.
Maybe it was meant to be? Or maybe it was a well-deserved prize after a long journey of community generosity? You see, everybody who had a hand in the yacht's revival did it free of charge.
When Andrew White from Kings Smash Repairs heard about the stranded boat, he jumped straight to the job.
"No questions asked. It's just what you do, no worries about that," he said.
So last Friday, June 28, Eden Marine High Year 12 catering students cooked up a storm and all who generously helped out with the yacht were invited to a celebratory luncheon on the school oval.
Everybody, including the yacht's original owners sipped on the finest water and nibbled on Eden's freshest fish all mingled around the yacht christened "Wave Breaker" who took centre stage on the oval on her shiny and sturdy trailer.
"From woe to go the whole story of the boat has been one of generosity and community spirit, "Ms Malcom said amidst the festivities.
And that is where the story ends... or so we thought.
There is a whisper that a windrush 14 catamaran has been donated to the school.