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Woodys Cruising The Bay Of Islands – Summer 2019/2 – Part 2

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

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WOODYS CRUISING THE BAY OF ISLANDS – SUMMER 2019/20 – Part 2

Yesterday we featured a gallery of classic wooden launches that photographer Dean Wright has snapped over the xmas / new year period in the Bay of Islands.

Today we get to view some magnificent examples of ex work boats, now enjoying their twilight years as leisure craft.

Meola steals hearts where ever she goes and has made numerous appearances on WW.

Donna Maree was built by Jorgensens at Waipawa, Picton for Charlie Hebberley for the Tory Channel- not sure of the date. Now owned by Cal Crook.

I’m in the dark on details on the other to boats – Liberator and the unnamed one.

All the boats featured yesterday and today are stunning examples of why we love classic boats – the photo below unfortunately is an example to what we see hanging out in the Bay of Islands at this time of the year – “a face only a mother could love” 😦

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4 thoughts on “Woodys Cruising The Bay Of Islands – Summer 2019/2 – Part 2”

Jean Semmens on January 21, 2020 at 11:56 am said:

The” Liberator” owned by Grant & Jean Semmens

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Jean Semmens on January 21, 2020 at 11:53 am said:

Now owned by Grant & Jean Semmens.

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Cameron pollard on January 7, 2020 at 12:08 pm said:

Bram hasn’t owned Meola for some years.
It’s all about the right details.

That it is. Corrected. Alan H

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Dick Hall on January 7, 2020 at 10:36 am said:

Liberator also built by Jorgensens for Paul Fishburn and converted for pleasure some years ago. other vessel looks like Santa Maria that was also converted to pleasure here in Picton by then owner Clive Barlow

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