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Peter Brookes, master mariner, master crafts

A life less ordinary: restoring wooden boats. On July 12, 2025 between 150 and 200 wooden boat en...

1 April 2026

Youth Sailing: A Manly Effort

Most of us realise that Russell Coutts, founder of the Youth Sailing Foundation, contributed financi...

30 July 2024

Over 100 Wright yachts lined up under the Auckland Harbour Bridge for the inaugural Alan Wright Day 41 years ago. // Photo courtesy of Alan Wright

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Inaugural Alan Wright Day: 100+ boats, one designer

Forty-one years ago, one man was amazed to observe over 100 yachts of his own design gathered on the...

29 July 2022

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