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September 2023 Update
Back on land we are getting down to business to get funds together to prepare Delight and Glyde time for spring and summer sailing...
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Another Ship Joins The Fleet
December 2022, plans are in place to get back to Northland and bring the Never Ending Story to Christchurch where she will get her final...
Dec 4, 20222 min read


First Sail The Never Ending Story
The First Trip! The Failed Mission Home! The Full Story After nearly two years and multiple trips to Northland to fix this old boat, it...
Nov 16, 20225 min read


Looks Like The Trip Is On !
After doing a lot of work on The Never Ending Story ( 39 ft RORC) we are about to be finally ready for the trip down the coast. I scored...
Nov 7, 20223 min read


Sailing Delight 251022
Delight has been berthed at Te Ana Marina, this is the first time really this season we have managed to get her out and about. She...
Nov 7, 20221 min read


The Heat Exchanger is Repaired !
While fixing the boat Never Ending Story, we had been told by mechanics Opua that the engine was broken beyond repair and not worth...
Oct 28, 20222 min read


Bycatch limits in Hector's dolphin protection plan 'far too high', advocates say
Check out this article on plans for protection of our local dolphins. This weekend we have finished some maintenance on Delight and will...
Oct 12, 20224 min read


Want to go sailing this summer?
Come hang out with us on Sailing days! Never Ending Story and Delight will be out on a number of excursions over the next six months...
Sep 17, 20221 min read


Monitoring Dolphins
One of our missions for the summer is to sight, photograph and report dolphin sightings to DOC. Because Māui dolphin are found close...
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Sailing Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary
This summer we will do a lot of exploration of the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary promoting its existence and counting wildlife....
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Meet Artificial Reefs Sama
Eco Pirates is passionate about ocean conservations. When we move the ships to Samoa HQ we seek to establish coral nurseries to replant...
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Sailing Vessel Delight
While waiting for the big boat to be ready, the CHCH based crew took Delight out for a twirl. It had been some months since she had been...
Sep 14, 20221 min read


ECO PIRATES UPDATE SEP
Eco Pirates September 2022 Update It has been a busy time and here is an update on where we are up to ! Find out more about ECOPIRATES at...
Sep 14, 20224 min read
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