undine ................. in folklore, female water sprite who could acquire a soul by marrying a human being.

Built in 1887 at Tangitu Bay, Undine, a 35ft gaff cutter, is the only surviving sailing    
example of the small ships that serviced the remote Northland communities in   
the late 19th century. Originally built by the Fuller brothers to carry   
Kauri gum, in her first 50  years she started the now    
famous "Cream Trip",  went to the Thames gold   
rush, took materials out  to the construction of   
the Cape Brett lighthouse and carried coal    
from Ngunguru.    
She remained in the Fullers family until    
the mid 1930's when she began a slow   
slip  into decay.    
Purchased by the current owner,    
Pete Richards, in 1998 she has been    
slowly and lovingly restored to her   
former glory. And she can once again   
plough her home waters with pride.    
Pete says, "I love taking people sailing    
aboard Undine, to see them experience   
the serenity of sailing on a classic boat.   
It is wonderful to have the feeling of    
Undine's rig towering above you as she slips    
silently through the water, listening to the sound    
of wood creaking against leather".    

Undine will give any sailor, however seasoned, an unforgetable experience   
from a by-gone era    

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