A woody reports in from Italy

Well so much for spring – here in Auckland its just foul today so I thought I’d brighten things up a little with a report from ww follower Bruce Rowe. Bruce owns the classic bridge decker – Ngarimu, photo here https://waitematawoodys.com/2013/09/06/the-tale-of-two-ngarimus/
Bruce is currently holidaying in Italy enjoying some time on the Amalfi Coast which has a very old rich history of boating. The photos were taken while in Procida, an island in the Bay of Naples. A quaint little place and as you can see still a little fishing village. Bruce says he & Lyn spent days just wandering around the foreshore & sitting in cafes checking out the many different and interesting boats and the on the water boating activity. The rich had their launches (yachts) outside the breakwater but lunchtime saw flash tenders come in, throw a line to a waiter, then swagger up to a dining table. Of course dressed for the occasion.
Some of these boats were glass hulls but mainly wood. They had beautiful trim finished in wood and all typically followed a similar design.