EXCLUSIVE: Tafadzwa, the yacht which went missing en route from Tauranga to Gisborne 17 days ago, has arrived in the Chatham Islands, skipper less and in tow.
The 11m steel hulled yacht was found by chance by an RNZAF Orion on a training exercise about 110km off the Chathams late Sunday afternoon.

Tafadzwa, in tow to the Chatham Islands.

It was boarded by fishermen soon after 8am on Monday, but its skipper, Paul van Rensburg, was nowhere to be seen.
His dog, Juanita, was found alive onboard though.
The yacht was towed to the Chatham Islands by a fishing boat and arrived at about 3.45pm.

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