13 Nov 2023

School children sailing the Cook Strait in dinghies, hoping for good weather

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 13 November 2023

A group of Marlborough school children are planning to cross Cook Strait in dinghies this month.

Aged between 11 and 15 they're hoping for a weather window to sail 2.3-metre Optimist dinghies and two slightly larger Starlings from Wellington to the outer Marlborough Sounds towards the end of November.

Six young sailors preparing to cross the Cook Strait in dinghies later in the month.

Six young sailors preparing to cross the Cook Strait in dinghies later in the month. Photo: Supplied