Start of a cruise down the gulf. Barbara, Dick’s elder daughter at the tiller.
Jeanette cruising. Ngataringa coming up astern. Takapuna shore in background.
Wet decks from stiff westerly. Running close during race to Islington Bay. Dinghy lashed on deck for more speed. Rangitoto on port bow.
(This picture dated 28 January 1961, so must have been sent to Bob when he’d returned to the UK. ) Jeanette at the start of the Trans Tasman Race. Bob. Bill Patterson at tiller. Bob Watham in the cockpit. Harry Pope up forward.
JEANETTE C23 – Updated Story
Back in June 2019 I did a story on the 1933, Ted Le Huquet built yacht Jeanette, WW link below, this prompted Drew Glasgow to send in the photos above taken in the early 1950’s by his late father Bob Glasgow, who often sailed in her, together with Dick and Barbara Bakewell, who bought the yacht off Ted Le Huquet.
According to Bob’s description, written on the back of one photograph, she was a 34′ marconi-rigged cutter.
I have captioned each photo with text supplied by Drew from the back of the photos, penned by his father.
Question of the day – any one able to tell us how the above yacht ended up in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA? Is it a Kiwi boat or just been named by a Kiwi?
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Possibly was originally Aqua Vita
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“Kiwi Magic” appears to be one of the Brookes designed Export Yachts, I doubt that is her original name
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Great to see the pic of JEANETTE in the Bakewell era with Barbara at the helm. They were very enthusiastic members of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club in the 1950’s era — KEN R (edited by Alan H)
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