Explore/dive Fiordland and Stewart Island aboard Talisker

Explore Stewart Island and Fiordland with Peter & Iris Tait aboard their comfortable 17 metre steel motor sail ketch Talisker. They are Department of Conservation Concessionaires and Peter is a former Stewart Island Forest Service Ranger. With 30 years experience in these southern waters they can make your visit to Stewart Island or Fiordland the trip of a lifetime.

Whether your interest is natural history, bird watching, scenic, historic, diving, photography or research, you can do it in style aboard Talikser.

Explore Historic Stewart Island & Fiordland

Visit Historic Stewart Island and Fiordland under sail. From Astronomers Point in Dusky Sound to the gold mines of Preservation Inlet and the old settlement sites around Stewart Island Talisker offers the romance of sail with the convenience of a modern comfortable cruising yacht.

Dive Stewart Island & Fiordland

Stewart Island and Fiordland waters offer unsurpassed opportunities for the diver. The seas around Stewart Island or the black coral and delicate marine life of the Fiord walls will make your dive holiday aboard Talisker an experience to remember. Aboard Talisker we can take you into the most remote of our waters in comfort and style. You will dive kelp forests with schools of trumpeter and giant moki or perhaps visit the old Waikare at Stop Island or even dive our newest wrecks the Marine Maid or the Dong Won. Play with blue cod and terakihi and catch (depending on season) crays, scallops or oysters for the table.

Between dives we can take you to points of historic and natural history interest. Whether you want to visit "Captain Cooks Stumps" at Astronomers Point in Dusky Sound, visit Herrick Creek "Moose Country". All the crew are PADI qualified either Open Water, Advanced or Instructor and Iris is a registered nurse.