RAIDER
One of my roaming woodys sent in yesterday the above photos of the launch – Raider, on the hard at Okahu Bay. I imagine the Harbour Master has parked her there. Anyone know what happened to her?
She appears to be a Parris or once was before someone got creative with a few sheets of ply. Perhaps a sister to Cherokee / Mistral?
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I went down to Okahu Bay today and Raider was gone, does anyone know what became of her?
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PLEASURE LADY used to moor at the city end of Hobson Bay by the AMOKURA in the 1950s, & used to have a group of later teens or early 20s young chaps who used to go out on her regularly with the owner, & who were later seen out on her on their own. — KEN R
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PLEASURE LADY was first owned by Monty Rae of Bassett Road and is (or was recently) owned by his grandson Tony Rae of Team New Zealand.
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There was also a slightly longer boat called PLEASURE LADY — she was 32 feet, the the CHEROKEE was 28 feet & RAIDER & INVADER 30 feet & one was owned by Bert Costello a car dealer in the 1950s/60s
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She is a sistership to CHEROKEE & MISTRAL & INVADER. Built by Roy Parris – photo below (added by AH) as a comparison of CHEROKEE — KEN R
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