Wellington Classic Yacht Trust

Wellington Classic Yacht Trust Dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and sailing of significant vessels of the Wellington region.

If you would like to sail on a classic yacht, or do some hands-on restoration please get in touch!

Lizzie sailing in the pre-start of the EBYMBC Opening day race on last Sat 26th.We started but it was a bit windy and a ...
28/09/2026

Lizzie sailing in the pre-start of the EBYMBC Opening day race on last Sat 26th.
We started but it was a bit windy and a longish course for us so we put in another reef, withdrew and sailed home.
Another 6 boats also DNF.

A photography group visited the hardstand earlier this month and sent us some images of Atalanta. Nice to have some diff...
26/09/2026

A photography group visited the hardstand earlier this month and sent us some images of Atalanta. Nice to have some different perspectives of Atalanta. Thanks to Mandy, Robin and Moira for their images here.

We glassed the cabin top on Atalanta today. Thanks to Matthew Underwood, Ben Amor and David Fisher .Ie sheathed in fibre...
24/09/2026

We glassed the cabin top on Atalanta today. Thanks to Matthew Underwood, Ben Amor and David Fisher .

Ie sheathed in fibreglass cloth and epoxy resin, with peel ply over the top.

We finished the beads around the top of the cabin on Atalanta this afternoon.We also added some fairing over the nails a...
23/09/2026

We finished the beads around the top of the cabin on Atalanta this afternoon.
We also added some fairing over the nails and joins in the ply. With Ben Amor and David Fisher .

We glued on beads around the cabin top on Atalanta today. These cover the end grain of the ply cabin top. With David Fis...
21/09/2026

We glued on beads around the cabin top on Atalanta today. These cover the end grain of the ply cabin top. With David Fisher and Ben Amor .

We finished the ply cabin top on Atalanta today. It feels great to have achieved this significant milestone.
15/09/2026

We finished the ply cabin top on Atalanta today. It feels great to have achieved this significant milestone.

Thanks to Larry Paul and Iain of the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust, for the donation of a set of used sails for Atalant...
14/09/2026

Thanks to Larry Paul and Iain of the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust, for the donation of a set of used sails for Atalanta. Also to the many folks involved in their transport to Wellington: Charles, Joss, Martin, Matthew Underwood and particularly James for driving them from Auckland to Wellington for us.

We glued on the first 2 pieces of ply on Atalanta's cabin top this afternoon, after cutting the last 2 pieces for the to...
11/09/2026

We glued on the first 2 pieces of ply on Atalanta's cabin top this afternoon, after cutting the last 2 pieces for the top layer this morning. Cabin front masked to keep the epoxy glue off it.

We cut the ply for 1st layer on the cabin top on Atalanta today, and 2 pieces for the top layer. Glued in the fore and a...
09/09/2026

We cut the ply for 1st layer on the cabin top on Atalanta today, and 2 pieces for the top layer. Glued in the fore and aft supports that we finished off yesterday.
With Ben Amor and David Fisher. Thanks to our visitors today for their moral and financial support.

This afternoon we finished fitting the underpinnings, ie the fore and aft framing, for the cabin top. Then glued in the ...
04/09/2026

This afternoon we finished fitting the underpinnings, ie the fore and aft framing, for the cabin top. Then glued in the 5 cabin beams. With Ben Amor and David Fisher

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