How long have you owned the boat? Simon and I bought her last November, and she will have a summer facelift soon What kind of boats did you have before? Simon grew up sailing dinghies and went on to sail bigger yachts, becoming a grinder during New Zealand's first America's Cup challenge on KZ3, 5 and 7. My family and I have a 29ft double skin kauri called Turakina, built in 1949 by my uncle. We hunted it down 10 years ago and restored it What motivated the purchase? We wanted a boutique heritage boat to run a charter business in New Zealand that offered something unique. We envisioned family holidays cruising around, and with a combined family of eight, we needed a boat to accommodate our whole tribe and their mates
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