Barbary conducts daily scenic boat cruises and is available for private yacht charter sailing on Lake Taupo, in the Central Plateau of New Zealand.
New Zealand Sailing
Scenic Cruise Lake Taupo New Zealand


In 1905 Barbary's hull was designed in Scandinavia and by 1926 she was built, launched, and raced in California, USA.

12 years later, a young man, Errol Flynn had a very good hand in cards and became the new proud owner of Barbary. Up until 1945 Barbary cruised the world and many adventures were had.

In 1947 Barbary had a New Zealand owner who had purchased her in Fiji. In 1973 Barbary was refitted and joined the Greenpeace anti-nuclear protest to Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, but in 1976 broke moorings in a storm and became wrecked in Auckland.

Between 1981 -1983 Bill Dawson salvaged and restored Barbary… and the rest as they say is history…

1983 - 2006 BARBARY SAILING FOR YOUR PLEASURE ON LAKE TAUPO.


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