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Kōrero: Sailing and windsurfing

Xarifa

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<em>Xarifa</em>

The Xarifa, approaching the wharf at Nelson in 1892, is a good example of a classic 19th-century yacht. It is a decked craft with large sails and probably some accommodation below.

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Museum of Wellington City and Sea

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Harold Kidd, Sailing and windsurfing – The early years, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7113/xarifa (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Harold Kidd, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2016.