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Story: 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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Harold Kidd, Sailing and windsurfing – The early years, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7113/xarifa (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Harold Kidd, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2016.