The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.

RESTORATION, ADVENTURE Sal Balharrie RESTORATION, ADVENTURE Sal Balharrie

The Rebirth of Whitney Rose

“The final tally - twenty two years dreaming, three years courtship, four months work, six dozen beers, 40 pies, 2 sanders, five rolls of sand paper, fourteen brushes, twelve rollers, two pairs of overalls, one iPhone dropped twice from the scaffold, much profanity, lots of advice, unexpected help from great people and in the end a beautiful boat.”

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RESTORATION Mark Chew RESTORATION Mark Chew

DARING 158 years later

After almost 160-years, an ill-fated unique vessel has returned to its final resting place of Mangawhai, NZ. Built from Kauri by a Nova Scotian boat builder in 1863 and used to transport goods along the coast, only eight months later the the 17m schooner was stranded and reported, wrecked.

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FLOTSAM Mark Chew FLOTSAM Mark Chew

What’s Happening? where And When?

SWS is 5 months young and as we Grow, we’re also evolving. Our aim is to continually offer our readers rich content and to involve more voices. this week we are delighted to launch a new section - EVENTS.

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