Mystery Location With Lots of Woodys at Anchor
The photo above was sent to me by Heather & Keith Nicholson, it was originally posted on the ‘Whangarei Way Back When’ facebook page – Heather thought it might be Mansion House Bay but it could also be Russell.
Whatever the location, there is a great collection of launches in the bay.
Can we confirm the location & ID a few of the woodys at anchor?
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Maybe a comverted mullety and also Amakura II and maybe Moeraki?
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Nice cold moulded dinghy on the beach. Mosquito Craft?
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that’s Russell, the two scow barges in the background are ,left “Alice M” and right is ” Lorna”
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Hi, Russell .
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Dean Wright is on the money.
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OK, my guesses are, Russell, & definitely either MAKURA or KAWHITI, immediate left of 3 rafted boats, & either KITTY VANE or LADY DOREEN, 1st rafted boat, & 3rd of these 4 probably LADY JOAN. The next 2 to tied together to the right of these, is a Roy Parris c 28 feet & then either TAIPARI or WHAKATERE, & then MENAI on the far side — KEN R
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Kitty Vane first of the rafted boats out the back on the left. Looks like Russell.
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I vote for Russell too. Doesn’t look like Mansion House Bay to me.
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It certainly looks like Russell to me, judging by the vista and the pebbly beach. Third from the left is possibly Tiromoana ?.
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I will go with Russell…
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