The Vos and Ostick clan launching the book in true Percy Vos style. This flag has launched may boats from the P. Voss yard

M.C. Rod Jenden

William Ostick, Percy Vos’s great grandson and John Harvey, Ernie Harvey’s Grandson.

Jocelyn Skinner, Percy Vos’s daughter

Jocelyn Skinner, Percy Vos’s daughter

Sir Bob Harvey

John Street

The crowd. Model of Paul Markson on the bar and Rod Jenden.

Model of Korea (courtesy of Monty Jones. Note the period cars

Guy (Mink) Goodman and Fishing boat Sandra modelled by Bruce Tantrum. Mink worked of Sandra throughout her construction.

San Elizabeth (model by Peter Peal)

The man – Baden Pascoe

A Special Woody Weekend

Today was a special day on the woody boating front – Baden Pascoe officially launched his book ‘Launching Dreams – Percy Vos – The Boat & His Boys’ at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. We saw over 300 of the classic boating fraternity & people connected to Percy Vos – family, friends & ex work mates join together to celebrate the event & rub shoulders. Great speeches but the key message of the day came from John Street to Sir Bob Harvey (Chairman of Waterfront Auckland) & that was that the Vos Shed project was LONG over due & action was need NOW. Todays audience certainly agreed 🙂

A few photos from the launch / morning tea.

Copies in your local book-store now or from Baden on badenhp@xtra.co.nz