Hi there! This is a website to provide updates on the restoration of the yacht Wyruna, and in time, provide more on what we hope will be continuing adventures for this more than 100 year old classic wooden vessel.

Wyruna was constructed in Sydney during 1912 for the Dutton family of South Australia. It has passed through a number of hands over the subsequent century, and while we know much of it, the full history is still being assembled. It has spent the last three decades residing in an Altona back yard, waiting for the right circumstances to present for a restoration.

Briefly, Wyruna is a 36.5 ft ‘auxiliary’ yacht originally built as a gaff sloop, apparently altered to a gaff cutter in its early years, and then re-rigged as a ketch shortly after World War II.

The intention is to restore the vessel to sailing condition.

This restoration is made possible through the knowledge, craftmanship, patience and passion for classic timber sailing vessels of Ferdi Darley and his team at FJ Darley Shipwrights in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.

We also update on Instagram – sbinder190.