BEVERLY ANNE
photos & details ex Stuart Johnston
Beverly Anne was owned by Stuarts family in the early- mid sixties. She was built by Roy Parris for the late Bill Doherty who owned Christopher Bede Photography and was moored in Stanmore Bay over several summers. She was either 21 or 23 ft in length (depending on who was talking) and was powered by a flat 6 Gray Marine of 120hp and in Stuart’s opinion a very pretty little boat although at flat out pushed a heck of a lot of water. She was sold to Ron Neil when Bill Doherty had a larger version built a ‘Chris Bede’ of 26/28 ft, also Gray powered. Later she was sold to Alex Gemmell who refurbished her adding the fixed dodger and bilge keels (work done by Hart Bros Marine). The bilge keels worked a treat and enabled her to plane and was capable of close to 20mph, fast enough to ski behind.
Stuart’s father Gilbert Johnston, was the last Stanmore Bay owner who sold her about 1969, Stuart believes to an owner based in Helensville and was trucked to the Kaipara. Last time Stuart heard of her she was reputably moored at Waitangi and sported a superstructure unbecoming such a pretty vessel.
(the photos above are a mix of as originally built & balance post modifications)
It would be interesting to know if she is still afloat and what she now looks like.
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So did I 🙂
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This is even better than I thought it would be. 🙂
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Nnnnnnnooooooo I’m probably not sorry Ken, that fell by the way side about forty or fifty boats, yards and smoko rooms ago BUT George lives in hope!
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Then I’ll keep reminding you when it becomes necessary.
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I really think Pam was referring to Alan.
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Thank you Pam, you are a gracious & lovely lady
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I didn’t know that!!!
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I haven’t seen her at Waitangi, Celine was there though? Mind you perhaps I wouldnt have looked twice if she has a really bad cabin now…. Probably my favourite designer of small launches
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Perhaps one should call it a mullion.
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Anyway, she is nicely proportioned but fancy laminating a shapely pilar like that. Certainly sets her apart from the others.
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Such a gentleman!
Now what do really think? : )
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You ramble on about boats 🙂
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You let me ramble on but not Ken?
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Lloyd George knew my father, Father knew Lloyd George.
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What a beautiful little boat!!! — Superbly proportioned with real balance. Hopefully someone can tell us where she is & if she is, (hopefully), still alive & well. — A great credit to Roy P., & Bill Doherty.
edited by AH
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