PURUWAI

Sometimes the odd email in the WW inbox sips between the cracks – today woodys is one of those, back in June 2022 Mike Ogier pointed me to a fb marketplace post on the yacht Puruwai – a kauri planked 40′ restoration project. Her story stated that she had been ’sailed internationally.At the time she was in s yard in Te Puna, Bay of Plenty.

Question of the day, did she sell and what became of her.

18-09-2026 UPDATE ex ANDREW HALL – She’s been spotted. Anchored pretty comfortably and looks all ship shape (despite missing her mast) in a well protected harbour, the north of port Havana, efate, Vanuatu. A local said she arrived around June ‘26, this winter sailing season and the owner has returned to nz to sort some rig issues. Which looks like was dropped intentionally.