2015 Mahurangi Regatta Weekend – 70+ Photos

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2015 Mahurangi Regatta Weekend – 70+ Photo Parade

The photos tell the story of the weekend – perfect weather, stunning boats & nice people having a great time. Todays post is just a slice of the 3 days of classic wooden boating. I have 100’s of photos that will filter thru into ww over time. Not all are ‘picture perfect’ – its hard to helm the boat (solo) & take photos in a very congested waterway.
As always you’ll see a mix of motor-boats & yachts because even though some people seem blind to the world of classic launches – the weekend is in fact the biggest collection of classic wooden boats afloat in one place in NZ. Remember people – its all about wooden boats 🙂
Saturday nights prize giving & dance ashore at Scotts Landing was one of those evenings out of the bag – a perfect sunset to cap the day off, the panoramic photo above was sent to me by Mark Lever (owner of the very smart 1926, B.J.L. Juke designed launch – Nereides) & portrays the scene perfectly.
I counted 30+ classic CYA launches around the bays – I’m sure there were more, just didn’t see them all. The launches had a wee parade around the bays on the Saturday to fly the flag for the CYA launch fleet. There was a ‘names in the hat’ draw at the prize giving & one of our newest members – Bill Mitchinson owner of MV Gay Dawn, who traveled up from Tauranga for the weekend, won the ‘Motor Launch Log Trophy’. Now all we need is for last years winner (a non CYA member) to play the game & return the trophy 😦
The trip north for me had one big objective – to see Pauline & Harold Kidd’s just re-launched classic launch – Romance II afloat. Harold & boat builder Marco Scuderi have rebuilt R2’s dog-house & tram-top to pretty dam close to the day in 1919 she slipped down the Bailey & Lowe ramp. In my eyes her lines & proportions are spot-on. There is a photo of her in todays post but I will feature her in more detail on ww tomorrow.
Winners Are Grinners – the CYA boats, skippers & crew cleaned up all the major sailing races at the regatta – photos from the prize giving at the end of the post.
Enjoy & remember you can enlarge any photo by clicking on it 😉
Romance II
Weena
Wenna
Tuna
John Dory
John Dory and Ferro
Gay Dawn
Manapouri
Una
Duetto
Kiwitea
Orari II
Orari II
Tiromoana
Strathalan and Allergy
Mahanui
Mahanui
Kailua
Darleen
Tawera and Darleen
Lillian
CYA Launch Parade
CYA Launch Parade
Karros II
Korama (Thetis)
Shuh-Shuh-Gah
?
Lady Adelaide
Akarana
Raiona
Allergy
Kayla Rose
Zeltic
Ballerina
Kairanga
Matanui
Raindance
John Dory
Rainbow
Ngatira and Breeze
Ngatira
How you win – its all in the detail
Tawera and Peg
Scot
Thelma
Frances
Jessie Logan and ?
Jessie Logan
Frances
Frances
Rainbird
Breeze
Wairiki
Tawera (L) Thelma (R)

 

This is what makes the regatta racing so special – where else do you get sailing like this?

Yes, there were life jackets on-board for everyone

Saturday Night Prize Giving & Dance

 

Grinners Are Winners

Hamish Ross – Rainbow
Steve Horsley – Ngatira
Mike Mahoney – Tawera
Chad Thompson – Prize

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8 thoughts on “2015 Mahurangi Regatta Weekend – 70+ Photos”

  2. I just have to say it is unbelievably heart warming & a great delight for me, to see our family’s much loved timeless classic GAY DAWN, which we were privileged to be the custodians of, from 1956 to 1970 being so loved, & so enjoyed, by so many, so often, for so many years, & still being immaculately kept, & virtually the same as the day I saw her go in to the water for the first time, at Okahu Bay, in September 1953, when our very close friend Bill Waters, the original owner, from whom my dad bought her 3 years later, launched her, after building her on his front Lawn, at Tawawera Tce St. Heliers Bay, over 3 years.
    I am sending Alan a pic of her as absolutely original, taken c1956, so a direct comparison can be made.
    Bill M ., contacted me when he bought her & stated at that time, it was his intention to look at re-graining the cabin sides, as she was when built & as she remained for a good many years, so if this does happen, she will be absolutely perfect, & as original as she can possibly be.
    There is no doubt in my mind, that my dad is looking down from up there, & smiling. — KEN RICKETTS.

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  3. “Bill Mitchinson owner of MV Gay Dawn, who traveled up from Tauranga for the weekend, won the ‘Motor Launch Log Trophy’”
    Bill will be pleased to know that the ‘Gay Dawn – Walker Log Trophy’ actually come off the Gay Dawn. Martin Howson Presented the trophy to the club when he owned the Gay Dawn.

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  4. Photo No. P1170576 is KORAMA.
    Obviously a great weekend — am feeling very sad nostalgic I was not able to be there. KEN RICKETTS

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  6. Hi Alan,

    I have some photos of Scott’s Landing back in the day, also Robyn Gae, Estevan before and after rebuild and Yvette and Kiwitea on the hard.

    Would you like them?

    Juli

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  8. Awesome weekend. What a shit of a race up- took us 6.5 hours and it wasn’t actually that slow so fa as boatspeed goes, just at demoralising angles. It would have been nice to anchor up earlier and enjoy the evening. Saturday’s race went great, Corona put in an impressive performance! We dropped our dinghy off to Rakanoa for the day and were pleased that it had not been sold on as he suggested. Great shore based goings-on for the evening, lucky with the tide too that it didn’t go out on us! The sail back to Auckland went very well with the Lombardini breese 😛

    Next year I’ll be in a launch

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