Newsletter October 2021.

We managed 17 days of sailing since New Year, for a total of 87 person-trips. 6 of us spent 3 days aboard on a voyage to the Mahurangi Regatta. We now have 9 competent crew including 2 skippers. We have compiled a draft Safe Operating Plan, and were beginning to…

Annual Report 2020 – 2021.

Progress steady but slow. During the Covid lockdowns, I (Bernard) was able to continue working alone on the accommodation. Fortunately, the Trust has very low overhead costs, so we were not too badly affected financially.  Crew training. In July we organised a day sail for crew training. In light winds…

The KATE update 16/03/20

Check out our latest video.. https://vimeo.com/398121337 The Kate is sailing! Actually we’ve been out twice with the mainsail. The first time was forecast wind E. 15 – 20 knots, so we put a reef in as a precaution. As well we did, it blew up to 25 kn plus! We pushed her hard,…