The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
Meeting TOROA
What I’m personally more interested in is the mentality… the relentless determination.. that drives this group of volunteers to show up every week and chip away at what must at times seem like an infinite task.
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.
SWS IS A SURPRISING SUCCESS STORY
BUT TO CONTINUE, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Your donation will help us to publish your weekly source of
woodenboat inspiration and grow this unique community.