Ego has come in as the cheapest, just under $70, 2300 long 5kgs.

Any tips on other companies worth a try?

I got an online quote from Ego for a 7.3 race Sail from Hunter Valley @ $80 odd dollars. When my nephew took it into the Freight Company Depot ( Hunter Valley Express Newcastle) they only charged $39. So Depot to Depot is way cheaper. (Adelaide's Ego Depot is also Hunter Valley Express ).

just had an old 80's Panam board with fin still attached freighted from Perth to Melb for $380.
They picked it up from the seller, packed it and delivered to my door!
Pack n Send

alot cheaper than Ego in this instance & far more convenient too

Here is my recent experience with e-go... ie in the last 3 weeks. I shipped two sails in two separate identically packed boxes sails from Perth to the East Coast. One arrived within a few days without problem. The other the tracking stopped at the Sydney depot. That was about 10 days ago. Both myself and the recipient have since been trying to track down the wereabouts of the package but the Sydney depot is saying they can't find it even though their tracking system said it was recieved at their facility.

It took a lot of repeated emailing just to get someone to respond. Eventually the operations manager from their Sydney depot responded but with the same line "we don't know were it is and we are trying to find it."

The shippment is insured and at this point I am giving them another 24 hours before I'll request full replacement value plus refund of shipping cost.

I have since learned from Google reviews that other people have had similar problems. Next I'd probably be wary of using them.

Just so you know, E-go is Hunter express.

Can't help
but the prices are about double of US shipments. From the U.K. To US a sail is about your quotes. considering size

Jacko51 said..
344 Findon Road, Kidman Park 5025.
I notice they also have an agent in Kadina.

Have used them before through the local Kadina Freight outlet, just keen to see what the saving may be if I can get it collected from Adelaide depot.
Thanks.
msg'ed them via there facebook page and got reply saying they don't have Adelaide depot ???

I think you get what you pay for, maybe chat to your local shop to see who they recommend. I've had a board and a sail (completely separate transactions from the same shop) shipped over to the east coast from the west coast. The shop used Toll for the sail ($50) and Startrack for the board ($150) and there were no hassles and they were both delivered to my door. The point I'm trying to make is to use a reputable transport company and expect to pay appropriately if you want to minimise the risk of something going wrong and then being messed around.

Had some probs with Ego
Transdirect has been fine
TOLL good

blazing928 said..
just had an old 80's Panam board with fin still attached freighted from Perth to Melb for $380.
They picked it up from the seller, packed it and delivered to my door!
Pack n Send

alot cheaper than Ego in this instance & far more convenient too

I note that it was Toll that delivered my board from Pack n Send.
I would have no idea if that's their normal freight carrier or they use various companies to suit.