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10 reasons​ why Life’s Better ​with a Wētā
  • Solo and Family Friendly (up to 3 adults)
  • Incredible Stability – Capsize Resistant
  • Portability – Lightweight Construction and Compact Storage (2x4m)
  • Easy Rigging and Setup – Stow To Go In 25 Minutes
  • Capability – Light Or Big Winds and Waves 
  • High Performance – All Speed No Drama
  • Durable One Design – Low Maintenance
  • Sailability for All Skill Levels – No Abs of Steel and Very Forgiving
  • Self Tacking Jib for Hands Free Turns
  • Multi-Use: Cruising, Racing or Just For Fun
  • Active Community and Manufacturer Support with State and National Titles
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A boat for all reasons
Unlike other dinghies, the Wētā is the boat everyone can use  – in any conditions – all in the one compact, easy package.
Fun
​​​The Wētā is a very social boat.  So while we are serious about design, craftsmanship, and the materials we use, the objective is fun. Even if you’re racing your Wētā in serious competitions, we want to make sure you’re enjoying yourself.
 
And if you want to introduce kids – or any novice  – to the joys of sailing, a Wētā is the perfect boat. Deliberately crafted for stability and versatility, the Wētā is easy to sail with the family. The kids feel safe, and they learn the most important thing about sailing: that it’s loads of fun!
 
Fast

​One of the greatest feelings when you’re out on the water in a Wētā is exhilaration. Everyone loves to go fast!

But unlike tippy dinghies, the  Wētā provides stable speed because of the floats.

And it’s built from lightweight, high tech materials, meaning a Wētā is sturdy, stable, but light, ensuring even in gentle winds this beautifully balanced and responsive boat can provide sensational speeds, while still giving you complete control.

With a bit of a breeze on you can reach stable speeds of 20 knots but without the knife-edge drama or gut wrenching efforts of other performance dinghies. Now that’s some serious fun.

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Easy

One of the driving aims when designing the Wētā was to build it from materials that were robust, but lightweight, so that a Wētā could be assembled, sailed and rigged easily by one person. The custom aluminium beach trolley and 6kg, two-piece mast make moving, launching, rigging and storing a Wētā a breeze!

The fun bit – getting out on the water – is easy, too, with the boat designed for ease of handling whether you’re a seasoned skipper or an enthusiastic novice. The three-sail design, boomless rig, furling gennaker and minimum control lines mean you can make the most of the wind single-handed, and even with the family on board, you can tack like a monohull but speed like a multihull, with absolute ease.

And if you sail solo, there’s a self-tacking jib kit available which allows anyone to tack and gybe like a pro – even those with limited mobility.

When you’ve had all the fun you can take, everything packs down quickly and easily and stows on a surprisingly small footprint (only 2x4m).