OH NO! - 'WAITANGI' (the boat) HAS A PROBLEM

[Ponsonby Cruising Club 11]

 

OH NO!!! - 'WAITANGI' HAS A PROBLEM. IT'S A SERIOUS ONE - A BROKEN MAST.

 

IT'S COSTING A LOT TO FIX IT SO THE FRIENDS OF 'WAITANGI' ARE FUND RAISING TO PAY FOR IT.

 

SO WE ARE HOLDING A SPECIAL AND INTERESTING VIDEO NIGHT. YOU WILL HEAR AND SEE:

 

1. JIM THOM, A PAST CAPTAIN OF THE CLASSIC YACHT 'MARIQUITA', A FIFE 1912 92 FOOTER PLUS A VIDEO OF HER RESTORATION AFTER A SAD AND ALMOST FATEFUL JOURNEY.

2. ANOTHER STUNNING VIDEO - THIS TIME OF A 1913 FIFE 72 FOOT CLASSIC 'THE LADY ANN' - HER RESTORATION AND INAUGURAL RACE.

3. FINALLY - 'AROUND THE HORN' - YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS BUT IT'S ONE TO WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN AND ADMIRE THE FORTITUE OF THOSE SAILORS OF YESTERYEAR.

 

WHEN: WEDNESDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2017.

WHERE: PONSONBY CRUISING CLUB. WESTHAVEN

 

TIME: 6.30 pm FOR 7 pm.

 

A DONATION OF $20.00 pp.

PIZZA/PASTA AVAIL BY PRE ORDER.