Preserving history and tradition

Waiheke Working Sail has been a registered charitable trust (NZ Charities Services Reg No. CC50233) since 2014 and aims to preserve the tradition of seafaring, seamanship and boat building in the Hauraki Gulf and beyond. Devoted volunteers and our trustees have donated countless hours to this cause, bringing an array of valuable skills to help the organisation stay afloat. We’ve been very lucky to have generous monetary donations and fundraisers benefit Waiheke Working Sail from the wonderful Waiheke community, but our work is an ongoing task that requires ongoing support.

How you can help

We are grateful for any form of help that is offered, whether it is offers of tuition and instruction for our apprentices, donations of parts/labour, or monetary donations. Refitting a piece of New Zealand shipping history is an expensive task in both time and money but through donations the job has been made much, much easier. Depending on what you can afford to give, you can help us out in several ways.

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Giving through Givealittle.org.nz means that you can donate in only a few quick steps and easily share what we’re doing – and how you’ve helped – with others. Leave a message or be totally anonymous. You can donate to our main Waiheke Working Sail donation page at any time by clicking the banner below, even after Mike’s journey has finished.

Donate to WWS through Givealittle.org.nz