Elwing is really a small ship – 14 metres long (46 feet) on deck.
She sails (cutter rigged), has an auxiliary engine, and is a very capable vessel. Aboard are a range of ‘toys’ (activity items) including kayaks, rubber dinghies and outboards, depending on your requirements.
Elwing Has a Spacious Foredeck
Elwing is licensed to take up to 12 passengers on overnight adventures and 22 passengers for day excursions although we find that 8 adults on a voyage is a comfortable number.
She is named after Princess Elwing in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. In short Elwing means “Star Spray” of a waterfall glistening in the moonlight. So… a very fitting name for a beautiful ship! And in the context of Elwing Discoveries so “at home” with her voyages in southern New Zealand.