Designed by a noted American Naval Architect – in continuous production since 2000
Mid-displacement monohull specifically designed for offshore use, generous water/fuel capacity
CE certified, specifically to Category A for offshore sailing, suitable for handling challenging offshore conditions. Single owners since new: Hull # 33 of a total of 80 built to date, many circumnavigating.
Stern swim step, walk through transom, three-step companionway access.
Standing room forward chain/storage locker with watertight bulkhead, generous storage throughout
Standup port garage/workshop with tool & liquid supply storage and critical system access.
Full suite of light, moderate and heavy weather sails for all sailing conditions
Emphasis on owner serviceable installed equipment for remote cruising independence
Sold GRP below the water line
Hull and keel molded as a single lamination (Encapsulated keel)
Large watertight bow locker / crashbox to preserve buoyancy in case of collision
Bowthruster
Reliable Yanmar 75HP religiously maintained, low hours at only 2100 hours
Electric Primary Winch
Huge water and fuel capacity (770L and 780L)
Watermaker
Kubota Diesel Genset
Stainless steel and reinforced glass portholes throughout
New standing rigging 2023
Running rigging recently upgraded and in excellent condition
Removable inner forestay, hydraulic backstay, removable running backstays, double runner for storm sails
Full suite of sails in very good condition, including Hood Genoa, main sail and Solent, asymmetrical Spinnaker, multipurpose Gennaker on continuous Furler and storm sails.
Retractable bowsprit
OC tender with both lithium electric and petrol outboard
Davits
3 x 200 Victron NG LIFEP04 – 200AH lithium batteries (new 2025)
Victron LynxSmart BMS 500 NG – GX Touch 50 Display – Cerbo GX MK2 Remote Monitor (new 2025)
1075 watt solar power with separate MPPT controllers for safety
110V and 220V shore power for cruising anywhere in the world
B&G cruising electronics including B&G Zeus 3S 12” MFD (Chart Table), B&G Zeus 3S 9” MFD (Helm), (both new 2025)
Full survey report available on request
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Outbound Yachts need no word of introduction. Celebrated by world cruisers and featured consistently on such sites as Practical Sailor (who dedicated one of their Youtube Video to the Outbound 46 - Lady K Sailing), or Attainable Cruising with a lengthy and wonderful report by John Harries, or Bluewater Sailing Boat Reviews, which you can also read online, plus numerous publications and owner's reviews.
The Outbound 46 has a well-deserved reputation as the gold standard of blue water cruising sailboats. Designed by renowned US naval architect Carl Schumacher, built to the highest standards and continually refined over more than 20 years in production, the Outbound 46 will take you comfortably across any ocean. Her solid GRP hull, encapsulated keel and high righting moment, she is also a nimble, quick but stable boat that is specially designed and built for serious offshore voyagers.
Yet, when many go-anywhere yachts compromise on deep, cave-like interiors, sluggish pace and more classic lines with closed-in cockpit and steep companionway, the Outbound 46 bring you all the comfort and feeling of a modern yacht, with a wide sugar-scoop transom and open cockpit for easy access, bright and airy interior with large windows, beautifully handcrafted cherry wood interior and top quality stainless steel portholes, this yacht combines the best traditional ship building can offer, while offering a modern sailor what they need to feel comfortable.
Built by Outbound Yachts in Xiamen City, China, next door to the Nordhavn and HH Catamaran factories, amongst others, the Outbound 46 is still in production. So far 80 Outbound 46 have been built, with many orders continuing into the future. Bright Moments is hull number 33.
All Outbound Yachts are semi-customised and built to order, with each owner working with the factory to refine their yacht around their needs.
For Bright Moments’s owners, years of research and discussions with Bluewater cruising specialists, this meant designing the interior of their yacht with a view to live on board in comfort and independence in the most remote parts of the world and cross 30,000 nautical miles. Storage and intelligent weight distribution were taken into consideration, with every space used for dedicated storage for supplies, personal items, tools, spare parts, sailing and safety equipment. Bright Moments is a work of art with few equals around the world for anyone looking for the perfect world explorer.
Please read on and click on the Additional Descriptions for the detailed inventory and list of recent upgrades. This truly beautiful yacht is continually maintained and improved at no expense spared. Her owners are on board and will welcome you for an inspection or via video call if you wish. To make sure she is fully checked and ready to go, they have also commissioned a full in and out of water survey with Don Buckley, a well-known Australian surveyor dedicated to the Bluewater cruising community who flew to Fiji to inspect Bright Moments on the 10th of September 2025, just as we prepare to launch the boat on the market.
Please get in touch and we will send you the report.
Bright Moments comes turn key and with everything on board for you to start your journey now.
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For a bit of info about Nautilus Yacht Management, we are a boutique-style brokerage devoted to high quality cruising yachts and to the cruising community since our launch in Sydney, Australia in 2011.
With several offshore branches from French Polynesia to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia to assist cruisers along South Pacific route, we are here to help both sellers and buyers with the logistics involved from registration to insurance, delivery, import, survey, storage and crewing if required. Ex- cruisers ourselves we just strive to help others begin their journey on the ocean.
If like us, Bright Moments has become an obsession for you, get in touch! Our team can organise a private video viewing, discuss the purchase process with you as well as answer your questions, put you in touch with the owners if you wish, assist with organising your visit, purchase, delivery home if needed, insurance, berthing, crewing, etc.
History and details of the Yacht: A note from the Owner
"Outbound Yachts have been part of our lives since 2006 when we were first introduced to the brand. We weren’t sure where we wanted to sail or for how long, but after examining the thoughtful design, high quality of build, and consistent attention to detail of these yachts, we were certain that an Outbound could take us wherever our dreams might lead. As we reflect the remote places we’ve travelled, the many lasting friendships we have made, and the life-changing personal growth we have experienced as a result of owning Bright Moments, we realize that investing in her those 17 years ago was the best choice we could have made.
We took delivery of our very own brand new Outbound 46 (hull #33) in 2008 after an inspection trip to Xiamen, China, where she was built. We commissioned her in Seattle WA, USA and sailed her to Mexico the following year where we cruised intermittently in the Sea of Cortez. When the time was right for us to live aboard full time, we first sailed to San Diego to prepare her for crossing the Pacific and extended offshore cruising in the tropics and beyond.
Leaving from Mazatlan, Mexico in 2017 and arriving in the beautiful Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia twenty-one days later, we spent the rest of season following the milk run route through the Cook Islands, then Tonga, and on to New Zealand where we remained for the cyclone season. With two interruptions (during COVID 2020-2022 and for nine months in 2024) we have happily and continuously lived aboard since 2016, typically passaging to the tropics in the Southern Hemisphere’s winter and summering in amazing New Zealand during the tropical cyclone season. We’ve hauled out annually for routine maintenance in Whangarei, New Zealand. Bright Moments rested on the hard in the good care of Norsand Boatyard during our above absences. Cruising over 40,000 nautical miles in the Pacific Northwest, Mexico, the South Pacific Islands and New Zealand, we have not harboured a moment’s doubt in Bright Moments’ capacity to carry us safely to our far-flung destinations.
Our seventeen years of boat ownership make us appreciate the fine balance involved in creating the ideal boat. Over the years, we’ve taken every opportunity to tweak this already impressive sailing craft and make adjustments, upgrades, and additions to enhance her convenience, safety, and efficiency. As a result, we feel Bright Moments exemplifies the balance all boat owners strive to achieve: day to day cruising comfort and safety for us and our guests, impressive passage performance, and that luxurious feeling of being home.
Now that Bright Moments is in top form - better than new, we believe! - we have reached a point in our lives when it’s time to look at next steps. We have loved our nine incredible years of dedicated cruising and living aboard. However, we are not getting any younger. We feel the demands of sailing -especially while passaging- more keenly than before. We wish to transition off the boat while we are in control of our circumstances - as much as one ever is! - rather than in response to events that necessitate change. Bright Moments is not simply a superb cruising yacht; she is an adventure waiting to happen. She has a lifetime of cruising and passage-making ahead of her. We have brought Bright Moments here to Fiji, our favourite tropical cruising ground, where new owners can explore the region’s stunning beauty and warm hospitality with confidence, in a tried-and-true vessel. " Jim and Linda, Fiji, September 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION:
FACTORY EXTRA AT THE TIME OF BUILDING:
TANKAGE:
All tankage is located below the cabin sole, deck vented w/bolted access ports
ENGINE AND MACHINERY:
DECK HARDWARE AND FITTINGS:
ANCHORING:
Ground Tackle:
Windlass:
RIGGING AND SAILING HARDWARE:
SAILS:
Mainsail control lines are turned at the mast base and run through port & stb. deck organizers to two sets of cabin-top clutches. The boom vang operates from the inside port clutch. Color coded reef point clew lines run inside the boom and terminate at the 3 outside port clutches, tightened by a Lewmar 48 two speed self tailing winch. The main sheet, main halyard, topping lift, starboard spin. halyard and bowsprit tack sheet terminate at a 5 clutch bank on the stbd. cabin top, assisted by a Lewmar 48 two-speed electric winch. The main traveller control lines are outboard of either clutch bank on cabin top Harken captive jam-cleats. All control lines can be led to any of the 3 winches located on their respective sides.
The mast port side Lewmar 40 two speed self tailing winch supports a 4 clutch bank which operate the solent halyard, port side spin. halyard, whisker pole halyard & baby stay (storm sail) halyard. The stb. side Lewmar 40 two speed self tailing winch supports the genoa halyard and the stb. spin halyard (operated at the mast or cockpit).
The pole track car halyard/haul-down operates from the stb. side mast, the StakPac tensioning controls are accessed on either side of the mast.
Custom Phifertex line storage bags at the mast base corral all halyards not in active use
Hood Mainsail: 53,6 m2 (577 ft2) 7.7 oz Hood Cruising Dacron Cloth with Vektron re-enforcement , Antal lo friction track & full batten cars, triple reef points c/w horn tack, aft led cockpit reef clew lines, UK StackPac 2018
Garhauer MT UB3 Traveller System on custom deck mounts, Harken 57/75 mm Carbo Low Friction AIrblocks on traveller control and boom mainsheet. Sparcraft outhaul track car: triple-purchase boom forward adjustment 2025 refurbish
Hood Genoa 140%: 67.5 m2 (726 ft2), 6.0 oz Hood Cruising Dacron Cloth with Vektron re-enforcement 2008. Recut foot for offshore use, install Sunbrella tan UV protection 2017
Harken MK IV furler & twin slot foil, Garhauer stanchion mounted furling line guides, toe rail clutch with Antal turning blocks
Hood Solent 90% : 41.9 m2 (451 ft2) 7.7 oz Hood Cruising Dacron Cloth with Vektron re-enforcement 2008. Recut foot for offshore use, install Sunbrella tan UV protection 2017
Harken MK III furler & twin slot foil, Garhauer stanchion mounted furling line guides, toe rail clutched with Antal turning blocks
Asymmetric Spinnaker: 180 % 126 M2 (1 350 ft2) 1.5 oz Nylon. 2016
Tri-Star panel layout, 70-1700 wind angle Spectra luff line/tape, Spectron 12 leech/foot limiting lines
7 m tack pennant, sail panels laser cut-glued and five step stitched, square turtle sail bag
Multi Purpose Gennaker (MPG): 150% 72 m2 (771 ft2) 2.2 oz Nylon 2016
Tri-Star panel layout, white UV furling cover on the leech and the foot,
double stitched luff-leech-foot tapes, (3) sets of luff telltales, sail bag.
Both light air sails set on the Selden retractable/removeable bowsprit with a Colligo Code 0 top down continuous furler, 15 mm torque rope, 30 m of 10 mm endless furler line, (6) Selden stanchion mount double line furling line fairleads, Selden tandem Cam block for the furling line. The bowsprit stows inboard, on deck at the bow when not deployed
Storm TrySail: (control sheets stored with sail)
Port Townsend Sails – Carol Hasse OB 46 custom built trysail – sets on secondary mast track
Vertical cut, visibility patch, external boltrope – luff/foot, leech reinforced webbing/runner
Slides doubled – head/tack, webbing strain relief- head/tack, primary stainless steel super rings
Storm Stays’l: (control sheets stored with sail)
Port Townsend Sails – Carol Hasse OB 46 custom built storm jib – hanks on removable babystay
Scotch cut, reinforced hank patches, bronze, hand-tied piston hanks, leather chafe protection
Internal bolt rope served/seized at both ends, bolt rope tensioned, cast bronze thimbles at head/tack, leech runner, webbing reinforcement at foot.
DINGHY:
Dinghy:
Offshore Cruising Tender - 0C 300 : 3.0 m long hardshell fibreglass construction c/w aluminium bottom skid plate, Beachmaster pneumatic nobby wheels, full non-skid package on sole/gunwales, grey Phifertex chaps. Full one-piece rowing oars, double tie/tow painters, security chain, 3 kg folding anchor with 2 m chain/10 m rode 2018
Outboards:
E-propulsion Spirit 1.0 electric outboard, 1 x 1200 w battery 2023
Mercury 9.9 M four stroke outboard, integral shift 2008 serviced 2024 < 50 hrs total
SAFETY:
ELECTRICS:
The main electrical panel is located aft of the nav. station seat, protected by an acrylic cover
All AC/DC circuit breakers, nav. instrument, bilge pump indictors/switches & lighting controls are located on an easily accessible pivoting panel for quick inspection/troubleshooting. Labelled 12V DC junction boxes from the main panel are located on the back wall of the pantry for circuit testing & addition.
Batteries:
Battery Chargers:
Charging systems:
Shore Power:
Inverters:
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION:
Navigation Station:
Situated adjacent to the companionway, the navigator is in close proximity to those on watch, allowing for clear communication with the helmsman. The top-opening, angled chart table easily accommodates all necessary navigational equipment. A 12” B&G Zeus 3S MFD is mounted above the table in a forced air ventilated cabinet The Fusion stereo is mounted above it. VHF radio, Iridium Go, Lacrosse weather station display, Weems and Plath electronic barometer and Prosine 2.0 invert/charger and four USB charging ports are easily viewed and reached to starboard. Three center opening drawers offer copious room for storage of winch handles, small tools, The Wifi router, hard drive rack and 500 w inverter are located in a well-ventilated storage area beneath the chart table.
VHF:
Satellite Communication:
Weather:
Inverter Communication Display:
WIFI:
Batteries Display:
All Victron equipment can be accessed/monitored/programmed via Victron Connect App
MPPT Solar Charge Controllers & Balmar Regulators are controlled by the LynxSmart BMS
Navigation:
(Each ZEUS 3S MFD is ethernet connected, has integral GPS, WiFi Modules, Autopilot and Fusion Stereo Controls, Routing and Predict Wind Weather Integration)
ACCOMMODATION:
One enters Bright Moments’ cabin face forward via an easily accessible, three-step companionway. The interior is beautifully finished in satin varnished teak with a teak and holly sole. Four long salon windows fill the living area with natural light. Opening ports and hatches with integral teak insect screens provide excellent ventilation, and there are continuous, well-placed handholds to ease one's passage through the cabin when the conditions require. She sleeps six very comfortably in this two-cabin layout with a space-efficient pullman berth forward and quarter cabin aft, plus a convertible settee. The salon table lowers and converts to an additional Full XL berth.
All access hatches in the teak and holly cabin sole are locking and drawers and louvered cabinet doors have positive latches to keep gear in place.
The master stateroom is located forward of the main salon through a locking privacy door. Bright Moments features a portside tapered Queen-sized pullman berth fitted with a thick foam mattress resting on a custom Froli Sleep System set for extra comfort and ventilation. Two reading lights are mounted on the aft bulkhead. The bed hinges up to access a spacious storage area. Four drawers slide out from the open side of the berth. On starboard, there are five drawers topped by a pop-up mirrored vanity and flanked by two cedar-lined, shelf-topped hanging lockers. Long, closed shelves with sliding doors run portside above the berth, with a small open nook adjacent to the head of the berth as a handy bedside shelf. A large overhead hatch, four opening ports, two dorade vents, three dimmable dome lights (one is red/white), 110V and 12V outlets, and a removable lee cloth complete this stateroom.
The main salon is aft of the owner's cabin. There is a 2.5 m (7 ‘) long U-shaped dinette to port with height adjustable drop leaf table, and a straight settee to starboard. The cushions are upholstered in durable burnt orange Ultrasuede with a wheat-coloured accent. Spacious storage is located under all settee seats and behind outboard settee backs. The table lowers to transform the dinette into a Full XL berth. The mid-section of the back rest of the starboard settee drops down to reveal bottle storage behind, and becomes a small table, great for cards or drinks! Bookshelves with adjacent lockers run above both settees, port and starboard. The starboard settee converts to a comfortable sea berth with lee cloth when underway. Teak framed windows run the length of the saloon. Three overhead dome lights (two are red/white) are on a dimmer switch, with four reading lights providing additional illumination. Two adjustable electric fans, one large, screened hatch and two small ones and a central solar fan provide ample ventilation in this comfortable area.
The guest stateroom is aft of the nav station and is comprised of a comfortable Full XL berth with firm covered foam mattress resting on custom Froli Sleep System set for extra comfort and ventilation. A storage cabinet with sliding doors runs above and outboard of the berth with another along the aft bulkhead. For additional storage, there is a hanging locker, louvered shelves, and a bedside nook as well as a drawer below the berth. Two ports and a small screened hatch open into the cockpit, with an additional port above the hanging locker on starboard for excellent ventilation. Two reading lights, a red/white dome light, two fans a 12V outlet provide additional comfort.
One of the unique aspects of the accommodations aboard Bright Moments is the space dedicated to the engine and mechanical systems. The companionway stairs lift easily on gas struts to provide access to the well insulated front end of the engine compartment. Additional panels in the head and guest stateroom provide excellent access to either side of the engine. A dedicated shop and mechanical room is accessed via the aft head. The port cockpit seat opens into this ‘garage’, providing standing headroom, when the hatch is open, at a workbench that runs along the port side. A door in the workbench provides access to a top-opening freezer (or fridge depending on the set temperature.) Shelves, drawers, and cabinets provide storage for tools and spares. A Kubota 120 amp DC genset in sound enclosure is located inboard on the centerline just aft of the main engine. There is also excellent access to the propeller shaft seal in this well-conceived space. Further aft, the steering quadrant can be easily accessed through a hatch in the aft bulkhead. While there is plenty of room for all the gear necessary for long term cruising, there is also space available to service these systems in conditions better than most stand up engine rooms.
Heads:
Forward of the master stateroom, with its own privacy door is the forward head with separate curtained shower. This space is finished in white fiberglass for easy maintenance with a drain in each section and select teak trim around the mirror and shower enclosure. A 25 cm (10”) round stainless sink is inset into the Corian countertop beneath a long medicine cabinet with sliding mirrored door. The manual toilet is on the centreline. There is a light over the sink and 110V GFI outlets. The floor is textured non-skid fitted with a drain for easy cleaning. The shower enclosure features an adjustable showerhead on a flexible hose with well-placed bracket, a shelf for toiletries, a fold down seat, removable teak grate in the sole with a drain. Each area has its own frosted opening port and Hella touch red/white dome light.
Forward of the head is a watertight bulkhead separating the forward & main cabin from the bow, protecting it in the event of a breach.
Aft of the galley to port is the aft head, finished in molded white surfaces that are both bright and easy to clean. The compartment is well situated next to the companionway, the perfect place to shed salty foul weather gear before entering the main cabin. The stainless-steel sink is set into a Corian countertop outboard with a light above. A cabinet above the vanity has sliding mirrored doors with further storage in the cabinet below. The head faces inboard along the hull side aft of the counter. The sink faucet is on an extendible hose and together with the removable teak grate in the sole and floor drain, allow this head to double as a shower stall.
The PH II Raritan manual heads forward/aft had all sanitary transfer hoses replaced 2025
GALLEY:
The well-designed, U-shaped galley is located on port and includes polished Corian counters, forward facing Scandvik double stainless-steel sink and ceramic tile backsplash. The central faucet swivels to either sink. Filtered drinking water flows on demand from a dedicated faucet. Jabsco fresh and saltwater foot pumps augment the pressure hot- and cold-water system. There are separate spouts for watermaker output and water tank vent overflow.
The Force Ten three-burner propane stove with oven, broiler, and locking door is gimbled and features a fitted galley strap and fiddles for safe and confident cooking at sea. Nesting stainless pots with lid and sturdy clip-on handles store neatly in a locking drawer beneath the stove. A 18/10 Stainless Fagor six litre pressure cooker makes meal preparation fast and efficient.
The Corian countertop forward of the stove hinges up in two sections to access the large, top-opening fridge with small freezer located inside. A separate temperature adjustable fridge/freezer is located in the maintenance area. All are cooled by Frigoboat 12V systems with keel coolers. A teak storage shelf mounted overhead above the sinks makes dishes accessible while holding them securely in place. Secure storage cabinets surrounding the stove and fridge have plenty of space for additional dishes and cooking essentials. The Corian countertop extends into a peninsula to complete the U-shape of this elegant galley and provides extra workspace. A stack of four drawers with a full set of stainless cutlery rest beneath the peninsula, and an additional storage cabinet opens on the aisle side. On starboard aft of the nav station, a locking pantry with a deep shelf and four spacious drawers has ample room for ship’s stores. Whether at dock or in a seaway, the galley meets the varied demands of ship’s cook and her hungry crew.
Two fans, a screened hatch over the stove and a closable dorade vent provide ventilation. There are two red/white dome lights, and a light each over the stove and fridge.
COMFORT:
Interior:
Exterior:
ENTERTAINMENT:
Audio:
Fusion Marine AM/FM Stereo MS-RA670 2023 – Located at the chart table hub, control the three zone audio output control from the head unit, smart devices or the MFD chart plotters at chart table and helm station. Sound delivered via wired connection to the 4 x Orb main cabin and/or the 2 x Bose 131 cockpit speakers, bluetooth to your favourite portable speakers.
Video:
Samsung 43” QA43Q60 OLED Smart TV – Mounted on the main cabin forward wall, with a daytime arty cover, wired via 4K Hi Speed HDMI cable to the chart table electronic hub. Play audio over the 2 x 20 w integral TV speakers or bluetooth source to the stereo/portable speaker.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:
SPARES AND TOOLS:
Spares:
2-3 fuel & oil filters for each motor, 10 lit motor oil, 3 lit hydraulic fluid, 1-3 replacement zincs (each unit), freshwater system pump, autopilot hydraulic pump, 2 x Balmar 120 AH alternators, 1 x Balmar 614 alternator regulator, 1 x Yanmar starter motor, PSS shaft seal bellows, freon refrigeration gas and gauges, 2 x blower cooling fans (engine compartments) watermaker membrane & prefilters, carbon water filters (house & watermaker), multiple hose types/sizes/clamps, large assortment of electrical wire, fittings and tools, brass & plastic plumbing fittings, paint, varnish and solvents.
Tools:
Makita 18 V Drill, Driver, Multitool c/w cases, Bosch Jigsaw w/case, Dewalt 400 pc Ratchet & Toolset, Fluke 88 HD Voltmeter, Dremel 4340 Multitool, HD orbital polisher, Dewalt 4.5 “ Angle Grinder, 3 x drill bit sets
RECENT UPGRADES:
Bright Moments resided in the Sea of Cortez & Mazatlan, Mexico from 2009 to 2016. She did 4- 6 week, twice yearly excursions in the Sea & West Coast of Mexico whilst we worked on our cruising kitty & planned our migration to the South Pacific. We added a solar arch & panels in Mexico but otherwise cruised light & fast.
In anticipation of moving on full time and sailing west, we sailed to San Diego in late 2015 where Jim oversaw & assisted in a 5 month, NZ $ 90 000 refit and upgrade to all systems interior/exterior all noted in the equipment installation summation above.
We departed Mazatlan May 6, 2017 arriving in NZ late November after visiting French Polynesia, the Cooks and Tonga. We spent the summer in Northland East coast, adding a UK StacPac & replacing the dodger canvas windows & rainfly. Maintenance & upgrade costs totalled NZ $ 15,500 and included a new Rocna 33 kg anchor, 2-3 coats of hard ablative Interlux Micron 2 bottom paint, re-applied annually since that time.
Recent upgrades since 2020 have included new rudder bearings and seals, hi-efficiency solar panels & controllers. a Force 10 Stove, dual router wifi system with long range antenna, audio & video system installs, electronic barometer and weather station, upgraded exterior nav. & work lights, full standing and partial running rigging replacement, custom mast seal & mast boot replacement, bilge pump upgrade, an AGM, then LIFEP04 battery & control system upgrade, new masthead wind instrument & chartplotters, > NZ $ 30 000 in 2025 alone.