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.
Donate through Givealittle.org.nz
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.
Buy a limited edition fine art print
Renowned fine artist David Barker has created an incredible piece of what the Kate would look like fully-restored and sailing on the high seas again. A limited run of only 100 signed and numbered prints from David himself were donated to help fundraise for the Kate’s restoration and many of them have already been sold. These prints are extremely high quality and ready for framing, an immaculate gift for any classic boat lover. If you’d like to purchase one of these very special archival prints for $225.00 (NZD), you can email Bernard Rhodes directly.
If you would like to help out Waiheke Working Sail in any other way, please do not hesitate to contact us via the form on our contact page.Photo of David Barker’s original oil painting of The Kate at 2019’s Three Seven Two fundraiser courtesy of Peter Rees Photography.