<p>R Tucker Thompson
New Zealand
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The R. Tucker Thompson is Tai Tokerau Northland's own tall ship, held in a charitable trust on behalf of all Northlanders. During winter, she takes young Northlanders on 7-day youth development voyages and in summer operates day sails for visitors to the Bay of Islands. She is a traditional gaff-rigged top'sl schooner started by R. Tucker Thompson in the late 1970s as a project to embody the best features of a traditional design, married to the materials of today. She was launched in 1985 in Mangawhai and has sailed round the world, to Japan and Korea as well as the west coast of America. She now operates out of Opua in the Bay of Islands.
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