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Varuna – Sailing Sunday

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

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VARUNA – Sailing Sunday

I have been following the re-fit of Varuna on James Dreyer’s fb page (Seven Oceans Boatworks) for several months. Varuna is owned jointly by Barry, Judy & James Dreyer.

Varuna is a 1939 Yankee One Design, by Starling Burgess. She was built by the well known yachtsman/ boat builder – George Andrews at Redcliffs, Christchurch in 1938/9. She is two skin kauri french carvel construction, unlike her sister ships, the US built Yankee One Designs that are single skin.

Varuna has undergone a major re-fit at the Shelly Park Cruising Club, yard in Howick, Auckland.

You can see more of the project by clicking the link below 😉

Varuna facebook photos

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1 thought on “Varuna – Sailing Sunday”

Barry Dreyer on December 30, 2018 at 9:57 pm said:

She is owned jointly between Barry & Judy, and James Dreyer.

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