GAZA (Astra)
Mooching around the wharf at Sandspit a few weeks ago, I spied Gaza tied up alongside the Kawau Island ferry berth.
Any Sandpit woodys able to enlighten us on her?, she appeared to be a well looked after classic. Next week I’ll do a story on the woodys berthed at the new (ish) Sandpit Marina.
Ken Ricketts believe’s Gaza was previously named Astra & most likely a McGeady design.
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Have just cross referenced her to the images I took in 2015, & she has the mast in the same place, no portholes in the flair, (unusual for a McGeady boat), the name on the tuck in the same colour & style, & her windows are the same shape, placing, & number, with the sweep in the deck starting at the same place. There is no doubt she is the ASTRA. — Much prefer the original name. Must be some personal association for the present one I would say. KEN R
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Ken is correct she is the Astra and very tidy for her age.
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I’m going to guess she is a Mervyn Ryan (Whangarei) creation because she looks like a sister ship to our 1956 era Marie-J https://waitematawoodys.com/2017/02/09/marie-j/
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Little doubt to me, she’s one of the smaller McGeady’s & probably ASTRA with a rename — she’s lived up there for many years — KEN R
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