KYC has been a fixture on the Waitemata harbour’s waterfront for around 85 years. Renowned as a family-oriented club catering mainly to young sailors (Optis, P Class, Starlings and 29ers), it has launched the international careers of hundreds of kiwi sailors. Launched in 1978, the 7.2m Marama has witnessed the progress of many of those journeys.
After nearly 50 years of start duties the old lady was looking a little jaded and forlorn, says KYC president Andy Kensington, and though she’s had sporadic TLC over the decades, “she was due for a serious overall. We tried to tackle the job two years ago but Covid scuppered that plan.
