Jane Gifford Ship

tourist attraction — Warkworth · Warkworth

About Jane Gifford Ship

Jane Gifford Ship is a historic sailing scow moored at Warkworth Wharf, Warkworth, Rodney, rated 4.7 on Google. The website describes it as the last remaining rigged sailing scow in New Zealand. The website says the Jane Gifford was built in 1908 at Whangateau, is 19.8 metres long on deck, and carried cargo such as granite, shell and road metal around the region. It is available for charters, educational trips, special occasions and as a training ship, and the society plans public sailing trips on the Mahurangi Harbour. The website also says funding is still needed to finish the restoration. For visitors to Warkworth, the Jane Gifford at the wharf is a piece of working maritime history worth a look, and possibly a trip on the water.