Picture: Gift of sail for young matelots

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The tall ship R Tucker Thompson has been gifted to Northland's young people as a sail training ship.

The 26m gaff-rigged schooner was handed over yesterday to an Opua-based charitable trust by its builder, owner and master Russell Harris.

The trust aims to run six training voyages a year with a crew of up to 10 young people on each trip.