Raema

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RAEMA

Raema appeared on WW back in Dec 2014, at the time Harold Kidd corrected as few discrepancies re her provenance , you can view that story here for more details & photos https://waitematawoodys.com/2014/12/22/raema/

She was built in 1923, most likely be Collings & Bell. She has a carvel planked kauri hull & zoom zoom comes from a 6cyl. 120hp Ford diesel. Thanks to Ian McDonald for the trade listing

MAHURANGI REGATTA PHOTOS

A FEW TECH GLITCHES MEANS THE MAHURANGI PHOTOS WILL BE ON WW ON WEDNESDAY. 

 

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  2. hi i have just purchased Raema from Melany and she will remain on her berth at Motueka Ive falllin in love with her and intend to continue the refurbishment mainly that of restoring bright work to that which has been painted
    I have been searching for her name meaning and the highest concentration of people with the surname Raema appears in Morrocco and the meaning seems to be “white antelope or white deer”.. the search will continue

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  4. Ray, my first thought was that it is a Maori name, but it isn’t, nor does it seem to be a Samoan/Tongan or Tahitian/Cook Islands name. Gordon Bartleet who had her built had only just arrived in NZ from England after service in the British Army in WW1. In 1938 he had REHIA built by Colin Wild, and that’s a pukka Maori word.
    He married in 1927 so it’s not a daughter’s name.

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  5. Can anybody tell me the origin of the name,I had an old uncle, a kauri bushman all his life and one of the pastimes in the bunkhouse was speaking “esperanto” he named his only daughter “Raema” and his son “Seiva” but I forget the meaning of each. Would there be any connection??

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