The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
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.”
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.
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.
Magical Mahurangi
The mid 1990’s. Two locals begin rowing round a few of the older boats asking if anyone might be interested to participate in the revival of a Regatta based at Mahurangi. The rest is history.
Endless Sea : A Book Review
I refuse to call THE ENDLESS SEA a coffee table book. It’s so much more than what that mildly derisive term implies. Once in a while a beautifully designed book such as this, lands on my desk, and …
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