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

FESTIVALS Mark Chew FESTIVALS Mark Chew

SWS @ AWBF

Mark and Sal will be in Hobart on the waterfront for all four days of the festival. Don’t hesitate to come up and say hello, (especially if you’ve got a good story to tell in future pages of SWS!)

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RACING Mark Chew RACING Mark Chew

Auckland to Melbourne. the Second Trans- Tasman Race.

The race for both vessels was fraught . TE RAPUNGA had to beach their yacht in the Bay of Islands, due to extensive leaks. They recaulked as necessary, floated off and continued the race. They won the race from NGATAKI , who arrived nearly two days later, after weathering a horrendous storm passing through Bass Strait.

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